WBTV First Alert Weather

WBTV is proud to announce a full featured weather app.

Raycom Media, Inc · com.wbtv.android.weather

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v6.2.512 97.2 MB Android 9+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v6.2.512 (602000512)
Updated: May 30, 2026 (4 months ago)
APK size: 97.2 MB
Requires: Android 9+ (API 28)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 3.0+
Category: Weather (app)
Listed since: Jun 12, 2023 (at least)
Permissions: 19 (4 sensitive)
Website: wbtv.com/story/13804900/placeholder-story-for-weather-app
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

WBTV First Alert Weather is an app by Raycom Media, Inc in the Weather category, listed since at least June 2023. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

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 6.1.701. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Trust the only local weather app powered by Charlotte’s certified most accurate meteorologists. The WBTV First Alert Weather app includes: The Charlotte area’s certified most accurate forecast, featuring hourly and daily updates so you’re alerted first when there are changes in the weather! - Current conditions are updated multiple times per hour The Charlotte area’s most powerful radar, the First Alert Doppler Radar Network - The highest radar resolution available in an app (250-meter) - Future radar modeling to track where severe weather is going - High-quality satellite cloud imagery Opt-in and customizable alerts to keep you safe during severe weather FREE geotargeted alerts to your location include: - Severe Weather Alerts from the National Weather Service - Lightning - Precipitation - Important messages from the WBTV First Alert Weather team Ability to add and save your favorite locations – stay connected to the weather in the places you care about most! A fully-integrated GPS for current location awareness The Charlotte area’s most experienced team of meteorologists

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v6.1.402.

v6.2.512 LATEST May 30, 2026 97.2 MB TRUSTED v6.1.701 Mar 6, 2026 97 MB TRUSTED v6.1.402 Jan 14, 2026 93.9 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on May 30, 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 May 30, 2026
Validated against Google Play May 30, 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 MD5c86be890484b18031fd7d662ba954aeb
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (19)

WBTV First Alert 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.wbtv.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