AccuWeather for Android
Description
AccuWeather for Android is now available for both smart phones and tablets, including Nexus 10. Update 2.1.8 includes changes for tablets only.AccuWeather for Android users tell us it is the “best weather app ever”. This app has a “slick user interface,” “tells the truth,” is “AWESOME,” and “vibrant.” THANK YOU AccuWeather for Android users. We are glad you love it as much as we do.
Weatherproof your day for free with these popular features:
• Push notifications for severe weather alerts in the United States.
• For worldwide locations, when AccuWeather forecasts snow, ice, rain, wind, or the probability of thunderstorms, you will see an orange exclamation point displayed within the location’s current and 15-day screens.
• Exclusive Lifestyle Forecasts showing how current conditions affect specific health risks or even your favorite outdoor activities.
• Radar for all of North America and worldwide satellite overlaying interactive Google Maps™.
• Current news and weather videos, with many available in both English and Spanish.
• Social media sharing so you can share your location’s current conditions, hourly, or 15-day forecasts using the social media apps you installed on your phone.
• Customizable color themes.
• Optional home screen widget displays two-day forecast with severe weather warnings, and time clock – enabled through your device’s operating system.
You also get the accurate, local weather forecasts and customization you expect from AccuWeather:
• Accurate and local forecasts for 2.7 million locations worldwide. Forecasts updated each hour with information for the next 15 days – all in 27 different languages.
• Current weather conditions updated every hour with the very latest humidity percentages, visibility, UV index, wind speed gusts and direction, times for sunrise and sunset, and RealFeel® – AccuWeather’s exclusive weather forecasting system that analyzes multiple weather conditions to determine how the local temperature actually feels.
• Status bar on the home screen displaying the current temperature for your current or home location.
• Ability to store an unlimited amount of locations, with up to 10 saved as Favorites.
• Choice between metric or imperial units, and either a 12-hour or 24-hour time display.
• Available across Android operating systems, including Ice Cream Sandwich and Jellybean.
Download AccuWeather for Android for free and start experiencing the most accurate and local weather forecasts available!
App Screenshots
What’s New
What’s in this version:
Added support for tablets including Nexus 10. Existing phone users need not update.
2.1.5:
Maps are now translated
Fixed crashes
2.1.4:
* Now supports Nexus 7 !
* Includes a brand new (optional), beautiful, bigger widget with the clock !
* Fixed the rare maps issue on ICS devices
* Simplified permissions as per user requests !
* Several other defect fixes including notifications, display and performance
Send us your feedback of the new widget.
Permissions
THIS APPLICATION HAS ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING:
- YOUR LOCATION
APPROXIMATE LOCATION (NETWORK-BASED)Allows the app to get your approximate location. This location is derived by location services using network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine approximately where you are.PRECISE LOCATION (GPS AND NETWORK-BASED)Allows the app to get your precise location using the Global Positioning System (GPS) or network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power.
- NETWORK COMMUNICATION
FULL NETWORK ACCESSAllows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- PHONE CALLS
READ PHONE STATUS AND IDENTITYAllows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
- STORAGE
MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR USB STORAGE MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR SD CARDAllows the app to write to the USB storage. Allows the app to write to the SD card.
- HARDWARE CONTROLS
CONTROL VIBRATIONAllows the app to control the vibrator.
- NETWORK COMMUNICATION
VIEW NETWORK CONNECTIONSAllows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.VIEW WI-FI CONNECTIONSAllows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
- SYSTEM TOOLS
RUN AT STARTUPAllows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the tablet and allow the app to slow down the overall tablet by always running. Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.SEND STICKY BROADCASTAllows the app to send sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends. Excessive use may make the tablet slow or unstable by causing it to use too much memory. Allows the app to send sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends. Excessive use may make the phone slow or unstable by causing it to use too much memory.
- DEFAULT
TEST ACCESS TO PROTECTED STORAGE TEST ACCESS TO PROTECTED STORAGEAllows the app to test a permission for USB storage that will be available on future devices. Allows the app to test a permission for the SD card that will be available on future devices.
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CURRENT VERSION: 2.1.8
SIZE: 10M
