# FOX 4: DFW WAPP - Weather

> FOX 4 Dallas (KDFW) real-time weather and video forecasts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kdfw.android.weather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kdfw.android.weather)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.kdfw.android.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Fox Television Stations, Inc.
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 1,234,956
- **Rating:** 3.77 / 5 (8,677 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.520
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-07
- **First published:** 2012-02-24
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 125 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kdfw.android.weather)
- **Website:** [https://www.fox4news.com/](https://www.fox4news.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.fox.com/privacy-policy](https://www.fox.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

FOX 4 DFW WAPP delivers real-time weather for Dallas, Fort Worth and North Texas with exclusive video forecasts from the FOX 4-warn weather team.

Features include a highly responsive interactive map optimized for 3G and WiFi, NOWrad radar, high-resolution satellite imagery, a 10-day outlook, and location-based alerts. Save favorite locations, use geolocation for precise data, and enjoy a full-featured weather experience.

## Rankings

- #60,418 — Overall
- #198 — Weather (Free)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.kdfw.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

The FOX 4 WAPP app delivers solid radar data and detailed weather information with a generally clean presentation, but users widely report crashes and instability after updates, along with intrusive alerts and a degraded feature set. Warnings often fail to appear as expected, and the new UI/overlay changes make viewing warnings harder. Some users still value the core data and the 10-day forecast, but the post-update experience is frustrating and unstable for many.

### Pros

- Radar and weather data remain detailed and reliable (radar accuracy remains good; radar maps handy).
- The app has a well-designed, clean presentation when it works.
- Detailed weather information is strong, with features like the 10-day forecast layout that some users find usable.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and overall instability (crashes on open, apps restarting, device battery drain).
- Intrusive and excessive notifications/alerts that interrupt use (audible alerts, frequent 'news station alert' messages).
- Update degraded the experience by removing or complicating features (new interface, overlays change, need to create maps to view tornado warnings).
- Critical weather warnings unreliable or missing (tornado warnings not appearing, warnings not delivered).
- Performance/resource issues (high battery drain, slow/clunky behavior).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kdfw.android.weather)