WhatWeather

Useyouroldandroidphoneortabletasaweatherstation.Allyouneedistoinstallthisapp.Thedisplaystaysalwaysonandthecontentisautomaticallyupdated.Youcanseecurrentweather,hourlyforecastsforthedayanddailyforecastsforaweekataglance.Alsoyoucanseethetemperatureandtheairpressurevaluesofthelasthours-absolutelyfreeandwithoutannoyingads.


FAQ

Whatisthisappgoodfor?
Theinitialideawastoreviveoldtablets,thatarestillworking,butbecametooslowortooinsecurebecauseoftheoldAndroidversion.UsuallythesetabletsarestillgoodenoughtorunWhatWeather.

Howcanyouofferafreeversionwithoutads?
AslongasOpenWeatherMapoffersweatherdataforfreeIcanofferWhatWeatherforfree.Otherweatherdataproviderscostmoney,thereforeIcannotofferthemfreeofcharge.

Doyouoffer24/7support?
Wegiveourbesttochecke-mailsdailyandtoansweryourrequests.

WhyisfeatureXYmissing?
Tocontactusisabetteridea,thantowritea1-starreview.Giveusachancetoputitonthelistortoexplain,whywedon'twanttoimplementit.

Whydon'tyousupportAndroidversionsearlierthan4.0?
Weuselibraries,thathavetheirownAndroidversionrequirements.Wehavetofollowthem.MoreoverGoogledemandsusageofmodernversionsofitslibraries,soweperiodicallyhavetoupdatethem.Ifthenewlibraryversiononedayrequiresi.e.4.4,wewillhavetosettheminimumversionto4.4too.

IpurchasedProwithmysmartphone.CanIuseitonanotherdevice?
Yes.ThewholepurchaseprocessismanagedsolelybyGoogle.Youcaninstallpurchasedappsonanydevice,whereyouareloggedinwithyourGoogleaccount.Youcanevenshareitwithyourfamily.Ifyouhavetroublestoinstallthepurchasedapponanotherdevice,pleasegotoadesktopPCandinstallitfromthebrowser,selectingthedesiredtargetdevicefromthedrop-downlist.Pleasecontactus,ifthisworkarounddoesn'twork.

ApplepurchasedDarkSky.WhatdoesitmeanforWhatWeatherPro?
TheDarkSkyAPIwillremainworkinguntiltheendof2021.WearecurrentlyofferingAccuWeatherasareplacementandevaluatingfurtheroptions.

Whydoesn'tWhatWeatherhaveawidget?
WhatWeatherisn'tyetanotherweatherapp.It'ssupposedtobeaweatherstation.Itsmainscreenshouldalwaysremainon,soyoudon'tneedawidget.

Thereismuchemptyspaceonthescreen,whydon'tyoufillitupwithbiggerfontoradditionaldata?
Thereisonelayout,thathastofitallthedifferentaspectratios,timeanddateformats,languagesandoptionaldata,thatyoucanturnonandoff.OurreferenceisanoldGoogleNexus7.Weareimprovingthelayoutcontinuously,butitwillpossiblyneverfityourparticulardeviceperfectly.

WhatWeatherasksfortheGPSpermission.Whatdoyouuseitfor?
Theweatherdataprovidersneedyourposition.WhatWeathertriestolocateyourdeviceautomatically.Ifyourejectthepermissionorturnoffthedevice'slocationservice,youhavetoenterthelocationmanually.Therearenopersonaldatabesidesthecoordinates,languageandappversionsubmittedtothebackendserver.Thereisalsonobackgroundpositiontracking,becauseyourweatherdataareupdatedonlyifthedisplayisonandtheappisintheforeground.


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