At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.4.2 (45)
- Updated
- Jan 24, 2026 (9 months ago)
- APK size
- 9.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Entertainment (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 2, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 22 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- jacapps.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
WGN Radio, Chicago's Very Own is an app by jacAPPS in the Entertainment category, listed since at least February 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 22 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including record audio, approximate location and read phone status and identity. Compared with version 3.4.1, it adds 7 new permissions (“Approximate location”, “Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and 4 more) and drops 2 (“Run at startup” and “Control vibration”). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v3.4.2
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v3.4.0.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jan 24, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Jacobs Media” 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 Jan 24, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jan 24, 2026
- Signed byCN=Jacobs Media
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)98:64:85:E2:B6:24:FF:0D:7C:3B:ED:B9:35:D4:A9:03:2E:63:1B:8E
- File MD5f9ae1af4e09f3d6decfd83efe0c1ec0d
- 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 (22)
WGN Radio, Chicago's Very Own requests 22 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Ad services config android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- 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
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.jacapps.wgn.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- 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
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
WGN Radio, Chicago's Very Own 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 WGN Radio, Chicago's Very Own 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 f9ae1af4e09f3d6decfd83efe0c1ec0d.
