WeatherBug has announced their new weather application for Google’s Android platform. The WeatherBug applications integrates itself with Google maps to give users GPS-enabled Severe Weather Alerts, Customized Forecasts and More from the Largest and Most Precise Weather Network in the World.
This weather application is ad-supported so it will be free to G1 owners. WeatherBug delivers accurate neighborhood-level streaming information and images for thousands of locations. With customized weather maps, daily weather videos, proactive location-based severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service and more, this application is all you need for tracking the weather.
“No other provider can match the pinpoint accuracy of our weather information,” said Chris Brozenick, vice president and general manager of mobile at WeatherBug. “Now, with our new application for the Android phone, we can combine the live, local nature of our weather information with easy-to-use interactive maps, and harness our network technology to enable proactive severe weather alerts that are sent out automatically. Consumers can have the added assurance of knowing they are protected from severe weather, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes or flash floods, whenever it is nearby.”
Users who would like to can customize the home screen with maps for multiple locations. WeatherBug provides detailed radar, live weather conditions, forecasts and the latest local and national weather outlook videos from WeatherBug meteorologists in an all-in-one application. There is also a feature that allows you to view snapshots of over 2,000 WeatherBug cameras.
Users can use the Google Maps integration to view weather at the street level and even later temperature and radar on the same map. In an effort to make this application even easier to use, you can setup new locations by selecting an address in your address book. One thing that G1 users are going to love is the fact that WeatherBug for Android has been fully optimized to reduce battery use.
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Just got a fog alert this morning from Weatherbug when I woke up here in NJ. Very handy. I love the radar overlay for the map.
by -=pestilence=-
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this is by far my favorite weather app.
by bizarro_stormy
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Downloaded the app and I love it!
by thelazzyone
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this app is indeed nice, but i have a quick question?
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love this Apps....now i know If I should wash and wax my car or not
by macdarwin
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I loved checking the weather all the time but since I live in Phoenix it just makes me sick, sad and depressed.
by refused9150
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WOOOH HOO!!! Spyware for my G1!!!!!
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I agree with the spyware comment. Weatherbug was terrible on the pc. And I care more about my g1 then my pc, so I won't be putting it on.
by Serial Thriller
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Nice functions, nothing for me to leave my Weather Channel App for ...
by Fujitsujeff
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This release is spyware free, obviously. There's a tiny ad at the top, but this isn't the piece of junk that was released on PC's a few years ago.
by DDM123
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will give it a try..
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I personally like it. Although some of the weather overlays aren't showing up. I like the sliding/scrolling interface that it has that Weather Channel and Accuweather lack. I like that it alerts me with weather reports from different spots i've marked (like a freind in California...i can check up on her to make sure she's OK).
by HeezDedJim
(12) comments | Add your commentsif this app can take screenshots. does that mean we might be closer to actually getting that functionality to be able to take screenshots anywhere on the device ? by ~LeX~
No thanks, I prefer stability of my operating system, if it is anything like the Windows version.
by joshtheitguy
tested weather channel app, and accuweather.. by kaysesoze