Scanner Radio - Police Scanner Apk
Latest version 8.6.6
24 Jan 2025
Apk Infos
| Version | 8.6.6 |
| Rating | 4.5/5, based on 401,761 votes |
| Size | 34.4 MB |
| Requires Android | Android |
| Author's Notes | Live Breaking News & Alerts. Police, Fire, Weather Radios, Air Traffic, & more. |
About Scanner Radio - Police Scanner APK
Table Of Contents
Description
Listen to live audio from over 8,000 fire and police scanners, NOAA weather radio stations, ham radio repeaters, air traffic (ATC), and marine radios from around the world. Turn on notifications to receive alerts anytime a scanner has more than 2000 listeners (to find out about major events and breaking news).FEATURES
• View scanners located near you.
• View the top 50 scanners (those that have the most listeners).
• View scanners added most recently (new scanners are being added all the time).
• Add scanners you listen to the most to your Favorites for quick access.
• Browse the directory by location or genre (public safety, aviation, railroad, marine, weather, etc).
• Turn on notifications to be notified when major events are happening (details below).
• Add Scanner Radio widgets and shortcuts to your home screen for quick access.
NOTIFICATION FEATURES
Receive a notification anytime:
• ...any scanner in the directory has more than 2000 listeners (configurable).
• ...a scanner within a certain distance of your location has more than a certain number of listeners.
• ...a specific scanner has more than a certain number of listeners.
• ...a Broadcastify alert is posted for one of your favorites.
• ...a scanner within a certain distance from you is added to the directory.
Using the notifications feature is a great way to find out about breaking news events before they're covered in the media.
Below are the benefits of upgrading to Scanner Radio Pro:
• No ads.
• Access to all 7 theme colors.
• Ability to record what you're hearing.
The audio you're able to hear is provided by volunteers (and, in many cases, police and fire departments and 911 dispatch centers themselves) for Broadcastify and a few other sites using real police scanners, ham radios, weather radios, aviation radios, and marine radios and is the same as what you'd hear using your own police scanner.
Some of the more popular departments that you can listen to using the app include NYPD, FDNY, LAPD, Chicago Police, and Detroit Police. During hurricane season it can be useful to listen to ham radio "hurricane net" scanners which contain weather conditions and damage reports when hurricanes and tropical storms are approaching or making landfall as well as NOAA weather radio scanners. Browse the directory to find scanners from far away to hear what citizens in other parts of the country and the world are experiencing.
Interested in providing scanner radio audio for your area? If so, you'll need a real scanner radio, a computer, and a cable to get the audio from the scanner to the computer. Once you have that, program the scanner to monitor what you'd like to make available from your area (police dispatch channels, fire departments, 911 centers, ham radio repeaters, a NOAA weather radio station, air traffic control, etc). If someone near you is providing a feed that contains both police and fire you could provide a feed that contains only police, only fire, or one that covers only certain districts/precincts. Next, go to Broadcastify's web site and click on the Broadcast button to sign-up (it's completely free) to provide scanner audio for your area. As a provider you'll have complete access to the audio archives for all of the scanners they host.
Scanner Radio has been featured in:
• The "Amazing Android Apps for Dummies" book
• Android Police's "7 best police scanner apps" article
• Android Authority's "5 Best Police Scanner Apps for Android" article
• The Droid Guy's "7 Best Police Scanner Apps for Free on Android" article
• Make Tech Easier's "4 of the Best Police Scanner Apps for Android" article
The Scanner Radio app is a perfect companion to the Pulse Point, Mobile Patrol, and Citizen apps as well as weather, hurricane tracker, and breaking news apps.
Latest updates
What's new in version 8.6.6
Introducing the new Clips tab! You can now browse interesting audio clips from users of the iPhone app (the ability to create them in the Android app is coming soon).If you enjoying using Scanner Radio, please consider leaving a review.
Thanks!
How to install Scanner Radio - Police Scanner APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download Scanner Radio - Police Scanner APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Tap the APK file you downloaded (com.scannerradio-v8.6.6-ApkClean.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
Older Versions
| 8.6.6 (7352) | 34.4 MB |
| 8.6.6 (7349) | 35.5 MB |
| 8.6.5 (7348) | 37 MB |
| 8.6.4 (7343) | 37 MB |
| 8.1.2 (7264) | 41.5 MB |
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User's Reivew
5 ★A great app to stay tuned in to our county public service activities 24/7/365.
5 ★Good app. Had been contemplating on buying a CB radio but I'm able to listen in on my local PD and FD with no interruptions and the ads are annoying but I've dealt with way worse on other apps so i can tolerate it enough.
4 ★Don't know of a better app as far as scanning goes.. there is a delay though so if you are looking for real time scanning you may want to get a actual scanner
3 ★Used to love this app but the ads have gotten out of control! Can't even exit the app now without having to watch another ad! And u have to let it play,if u touch it it will take you to app..Gotta wait for that X at top of screen...Ridiculous!!!
3 ★okay the city that I live in I am unable to listen to Just there one near one police frequency has the sheriff fire and another police station all on the same channel that's my only dislike about it when all the other ones mainly have just one agency so it's hard to decipher what you're listening to when there's four different ones being broadcasted through
5 ★Brilliant app, have had this for a long time, friendly interface, comprehensive options/settings and information, this is a complete app which I can rely on, absolutely 5 stars.
5 ★It helps to know what's going on in the area. Wrecks that tie up traffic, structure fires, etc. that may affect traffic patterns in the area.
4 ★Great app, I really like it. But sometimes the alpha tags are way off. I'm a feed provider so I can watch the tags as they come up and sometimes they are off as much as 20 seconds. Is there a way to fix this?
3 ★this would earn more stars if it actually closed when you closed it. it keeps playing in the background no matter what you do.
3 ★The ads are rediculos! Trying to find out what's going on and the ad freezes my phone and an ad comes up and you cannot hear the call and its too late by the time you get rid of the ad and the scanner to load!there were banner ads but now the ad cuts off the scanner
3 ★I've only had this app for a day but so far so good except it drains the battery very quickly. If it keeps doing this well over time I'd give it a 4 star rating and if it didn't drain my battery so fast I'd definantly give it a 5 plus.
1 ★Good app, a lot of locations in it, just none for the towns I'm looking for. Uninstalling the app.
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