WDSU News and Weather
Get real-time access to breaking, local and weather news from WDSU News
HTVMA Solutions, Inc. · com.hearst.android.wdsu
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v5.8.74 (50874)
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2026 (1 month ago)
- APK size
- 68.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 9+ (API 28)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Aug 20, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 44 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- hearsttelevision.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
WDSU News and Weather is an app by HTVMA Solutions, Inc. in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least August 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 44 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, location in the background and approximate location. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v5.8.74
We update the app regularly to keep things working smoothly for you!
Like us? Give us five stars! Have feedback? Use the in-app contact screen in the menu or send us an email at [email protected]
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Get real-time access to New Orleans, Louisiana local news, national news, sports, traffic, politics, entertainment stories and much more. Download the WDSU News app for free today.
With our New Orleans local news app, you can:
- Be alerted to breaking local news with push notifications.
- Watch live streaming breaking news when it happens and get live updates from our reporters.
- Submit breaking news, news tips or email your news photos and videos right to our newsroom and it could be featured on air.
- Share stories with email or on your social media pages.
- Check out current New Orleans weather conditions, hourly and 7 day forecasts wherever you might be.
- Our interactive radar lets you zoom in and out to street level and watch storms as they approach. Move the map around to see major weather activity.
- See weather alerts and updates, watch videocasts from your favorite meteorologists and more.
No matter where you are in the New Orleans local area, you can stay up to date on the latest news and weather information with the WDSU News app.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 3, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Greg” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review Sep 3, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Sep 3, 2026
- Signed byCN=Greg
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)78:F8:91:9D:F2:0B:BF:A0:9A:86:54:EB:E7:79:5E:89:CC:57:4F:16
- File MD5a09a84fd79cb04c714b658c7cb53972c
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (44)
WDSU News and Weather requests 44 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- 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
- Ad services config android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Attest (custom) com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.hearst.android.wdsu.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Physical activity recognition com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Remove home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
- 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
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
- Webview android.software.webview
WDSU News and 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 WDSU News and 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. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is a09a84fd79cb04c714b658c7cb53972c.
