WeatherBug Elite

by Earth Networks

Product Details

• ASIN: B004R6DMHQ
• Original Release Date: March 29, 2011
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 29, 2011
Rated: All Ages This app may include dynamic content. What's this?

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (678 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,310 Paid in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Paid in Appstore for Android)
  • #10 in Appstore for Android > Weather

Product Features

• Ad-free experience!
• Pin-Point Visual Forecasts - The industry's most accurate current, extended and hourly weather forecasts for your community in an easy to read, at-a-glance format. And only our network updates this information in real-time.
• Enhanced Interactive Maps - Press and hold anywhere on the map and drop a pin to view current conditions from our exclusive network of weather stations. Enjoy multiple map layers such as Doppler radar, lightning strikes, alert vector polygons, humidity, pressure, wind speed, high/low forecast, traffic, satellite imaging and more!
• Exclusive DTAs for Severe Weather Alerts - Minutes Matter. Our Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts (DTAs) provide you 50% faster warnings to severe weather than the competition's weather alerts, so you know about impending high winds, hail, heavy rain, lightning strikes and tornadoes. Plus, you get National Weather Service (NWS) warnings and watches to stay informed of severe weather conditions at all your current and saved locations.
• Spark Alerts - Our Spark lightning alerts turn your smartphone into a personal lighting detector. WeatherBug brings minute-by-minute, mile-by-mile Spark lightning strike alerts to you, in real-time, for your exact GPS location.
• Lifestyle Forecasts - Is today a good day to golf? Should I cancel tomorrow's picnic? Our new Lifestyle Forecasts identify and analyze specific weather parameters to advise you on how best to stay comfortable and have fun!
• Live Weather Cams - View live images from more than 2,000 weather cameras across the U.S. to get a better picture (pun intended) of the weather at destinations near and far.
• My Location - Automatically updates your weather information based on the closest weather station to you in your neighborhood through GPS. Get the latest temperature, precipitation, wind, sun, humidity and pressure information from the largest network of real-time weather sensors in the world.
• Social Sharing - Knowledge is power, so share current conditions, forecasts, live cam images and severe weather alerts with your social network to empower your friends and family with meaningful weather information so they can make the right decisions.
• Available across Android operating systems, including Ice Cream Sandwich and Jellybean. (Also available on iPhone, iPad, Windows 8, BlackBerry, Kindle Fire, Nook and Chrome.)

Technical Details

• Size: 7.8MB
• Version: 3.0.147
• Developed By: Earth Networks
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • Read only access to phone state
  • com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
  • Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
  • Open network sockets
  • Write to external storage
  • Access fine (e.g., GPS) location
  • com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
  • Access the vibration feature
  • Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location
  • Access information about networks
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.2
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 1 minute

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 66 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars love the app hate the Amazon app store December 19, 2012

By 1pilot

Amazon Verified Purchase

The app is updated on the play store but not here. Like other apps here always behind.i no longer but apps from Amazon.

79 of 87 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Where is the update? December 17, 2012

By Nilvio E. Del Rosario

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a great application, however, it hasn't gotten updated whereas the Google Play Store version is up to date and running! Please update!

146 of 172 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Why no update love for this? December 12, 2012

By Chondog

Amazon Verified Purchase

I so regret buying amazon apps. They never get the updates like they do through the google market. Case in point....this app just got a significant update with several improvements. Alas, we will be stuck with this version for a long time im sure.