
At a glance
- Latest version
- v6.2.517 (602000517)
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026 (4 months ago)
- APK size
- 87.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 9+ (API 28)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 3.0+
- Category
- Weather (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 12, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 19 (4 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
WBOC Weather is an app by WBOC-TV in the Weather category, listed since at least March 2021. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
Since version 5.17.708, the APK grew from 54 MB to 87.2 MB. It asks for 19 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, location in the background and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 6.1.603. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v5.17.708.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 23, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Mobile” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 23, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jun 23, 2026
- Signed byCN=Rick Rodriguez, OU=WSI Corp, O=Mobile, L=Andover, ST=MA, C=Unknown
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)CF:16:D4:35:A6:6D:B7:B3:BC:FE:2F:10:97:31:3E:25:2F:9C:C2:54
- File MD50536e4bcdc56fd28e06515dd69f1eb90
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (19)
WBOC Weather requests 19 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.wboc.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Location android.hardware.location
WBOC Weather APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the WBOC Weather APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 0536e4bcdc56fd28e06515dd69f1eb90.