BBC Weather app lands on Android
posted by Victor H.
/ Jun 10, 2013, 8:12 AM
Design is clean and light, there is a widget and weather forecasting is accurate down to the hour (weather information is available for the next 48 hours).
Tapping on a weather reading shows details like the pressure, visibility and humidity. Neatly, you also get a day overview with sunrise and sunset times, UV and pollution information.
It’s also free on the Google Play store so it wouldn’t hurt trying it, would it?
source: BBC
BBC Weather app lands on Android
6 Comments
1. scriptwriter
Posts: 396; Member since: Nov 13, 2012
Its got nothing on Accuweather. The BBC should of made this app years ago. There are too many alternatives for weather apps. Another sign that the BBC is way behind the times.......
posted on Jun 10, 2013, 8:46 AM 0
2. scriptwriter
Posts: 396; Member since: Nov 13, 2012
Also, from past experience, most BBC made Apps are battery killers. Including iPlayer which just opens the browser version of iPlayer, making the App completely pointless and useless and just another thing to unnecessarily eat your battery.
posted on Jun 10, 2013, 8:54 AM 0
3. illiad
Posts: 132; Member since: Feb 07, 2012
try again, BBC.... I am in Twickenham, UK - and the android app says I am in Whitton, 5 miles away... :( well at least it does not think it's LA!!!
VERY basic settings, and the widget cannot communicate with the app, when you tell it 'Twickenham'... :(
Its a pity, the BBC weather website is the best....
Un-installed after 10 mins...
'Transparent Clock & weather' app + widget is much better, hundreds of settings to 'lock' town, short-cuts to set timers, appearance and customisation, moon phase, hi/lo temps, sys info, batt level, etc, etc... :)
posted on Jun 10, 2013, 10:59 AM 0
6. scriptwriter
Posts: 396; Member since: Nov 13, 2012
Point proven.
posted on Jun 11, 2013, 8:08 AM 0
