
WESTSOUND (Dumfries)
The official app from WestSound – The Greatest Hits for Dumfries and Galloway
Bauer Consumer Media Ltd · com.bauermedia.westsoundfm
- Same certificate as the other version checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v9.27.890.2264 (2264)
- Updated
- Jan 8, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 42.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Music & Audio (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 18, 2022 (at least)
- Permissions
- 22 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- planetradio.co.uk/westsound
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
WESTSOUND (Dumfries) is an app by Bauer Consumer Media Ltd in the Music & Audio category, listed since at least February 2022. 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.
Since version 9.21.701.1974, the minimum Android version rose from 6.0 to 8.0. It asks for 22 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read phone status and identity. Compared with version 9.21.701.1974, it adds 2 new permissions: “Foreground service media playback” and “Post notification”. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v9.27.890.2264
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v9.21.701.1974. Since v9.27.890.2264 it requires Android 8.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Bauer Media” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jan 8, 2025
- Signed byCN=Fahmida Raquib, OU=Digital Dev Mobile, O=Bauer Media, L=Camden, ST=London, C=UK
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)7B:C6:49:E7:AC:56:5B:D8:41:30:51:C5:21:BD:56:B6:D1:C5:D3:21
- File MD5c011b766dc6caee154c88f3dd08d0f63
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (22)
WESTSOUND (Dumfries) requests 22 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.bauermedia.westsoundfm.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Post notification android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- 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
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
WESTSOUND (Dumfries) APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of WESTSOUND (Dumfries) for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 9.21.701.1974 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 9.21.701.1974 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is WESTSOUND (Dumfries) free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the WESTSOUND (Dumfries) APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c011b766dc6caee154c88f3dd08d0f63.