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I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I venture between Seychelles and Australia often and I desperately need a weather application that is accurate. I have tested many and I cant seem to find anything with the info I need.
I am looking for:
Estimated Rain Volume
Current Temp
Weather warnings
Nice looking Widget for my homescreen
Have you tried weather bug? It's on the market and I think it has all the bells you need.
zamolxees said:
Have you tried weather bug? It's on the market and I think it has all the bells you need.
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I actually bought this ages ago, we had 30mm of rain on Saturday and weather bug reported zero. I wonder what the ozzies are using
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I am affraid we have no good weather app for android yet. Had Weather Pro on iPhone which was state of art - still no alternative on market
I was just watching the Google IO Keynote live stream (I know, everyone's ideal way to spend a nice afternoon), and I saw this company that was getting featured by Android called Ekata Systems who launched their app Tapestry at the show. It seems to be a synchronized slideshow between JB devices with some snazzy twists that I've never seen any app do. It works best when you're trying it with a friend/family member so there are at least two devices (phone and/or tablet) to highlight the features though. You can check out the interview here, and the app here.
Talk about bleeding edge...only available on Jelly Bean. It uses this new feature called WiFi Direct that creates a local P2P network between 1:N clients. I'm playing with it with my co-workers and it is pretty sweet.
Is it for sure only for JB? The image in the app info shows a GSII and a Droid RAZR.
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You've got a good eye! Since I have a JB Galaxy Nexus and an N7, I can see the app in Google Play. But my friends who run an older distribution, can't even search for the app in the app store. As far as I know it only runs on JB.
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You've got a good eye! Since I have a JB Galaxy Nexus and an N7, I can see the app in Google Play. But my friends who run an older distribution, can't even search for the app in the app store. As far as I know it only runs on JB.
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ewwwww, you said app store
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ewwwww, you said app store
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Thanks that made me laugh!
I tried the app w/ my wife, who has a GNex running JB, and I have a brand spank'n new N7. It was awesome seeing the phone control a slideshow on the bigger screen of the N7, and we were scrolling through her pictures. It is almost like a mobile power point slideshow. There is a nifty feature we discovered, where if you do a swipe gesture on the viewing device, the image downloads directly to the device...which is weird because my N7 was not connected to WiFi at the time. Anyone know how it could've gotten the file without being connected to a WiFi AP? I heard something about WiFi Director but don't know what that is.
I did a quick search, and WiFi Direct is essentially a P2P protocol over WiFi. It doesn't required a live WiFi AP connection, so it works pretty much anywhere. I don't think I've seen any app use WiFi Direct, so thought it was pretty neat.
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I tried the app w/ my wife, who has a GNex running JB, and I have a brand spank'n new N7. It was awesome seeing the phone control a slideshow on the bigger screen of the N7, and we were scrolling through her pictures. It is almost like a mobile power point slideshow. There is a nifty feature we discovered, where if you do a swipe gesture on the viewing device, the image downloads directly to the device...which is weird because my N7 was not connected to WiFi at the time. Anyone know how it could've gotten the file without being connected to a WiFi AP? I heard something about WiFi Director but don't know what that is.
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It's either WiFi direct or NFC
Not to squash innovation but doesnt Instagram already kinda suit the need? I clearly see the differences but I think its splitting hairs in the solution dept. New App, less community, faster death. Unless its truly compelling.
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Not to squash innovation but doesnt Instagram already kinda suit the need? I clearly see the differences but I think its splitting hairs in the solution dept. New App, less community, faster death. Unless its truly compelling.
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Less community....watching the guy talk about it in his Google IO video...I think that is almost the point. It is not to go wide and online and asynchronous....but closer and more intimate and more synchronous. A completely different approach to the experience of photo sharing.
Wifi direct been available since ICS.
slayr76 said:
Wifi direct been available since ICS.
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But with no settings...
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Dude I was watching All About Android #69 last night, and guess who they did an exclusive feature on? @ ~10:45
That's one of the cool features of galaxy s3, share shot, was wondering when it will be out for all, and here it is.
Is this feature not available on the Nexus S? I tried the app, but it didn't seem to work. It does seem to work on my wife's Galaxy Nexus, but without a second device, it's hard to actually test/enjoy it.
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Is this feature not available on the Nexus S? I tried the app, but it didn't seem to work. It does seem to work on my wife's Galaxy Nexus, but without a second device, it's hard to actually test/enjoy it.
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Yeah, sounds like from the feedback of another member that the Nexus S, although running JB, doesn't support WiFi Direct so it may not work. Pretty sweet when you get it going though. Time to buy a Nexus 7 so you can hook up with your wife's GNex!
My sister-in-law got the JB update on her Sprint GNex phone and is trying out the app and having problems. Anyone else try downloading/using the app and have a Spring GNex w/ JB? Kindly advise if you're having problems using the app.
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Is this feature not available on the Nexus S? I tried the app, but it didn't seem to work. It does seem to work on my wife's Galaxy Nexus, but without a second device, it's hard to actually test/enjoy it.
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Crittias. I just got an auto-update notice a few days ago that Tapestry has updated, and supposed it supports all the way back to Gingerbread. Sharp move, since not everyone is going to have JellyBean devices, so with Gingerbread, 85%+ of Android users can finally use the app. Should come in handy this holiday season when using the app, since nobody else in my entire family has JellyBean. Cromagnons! =)
I went to try out the Note II in store today - and couldn't believe how laggy it was... I have the Original Note, which feels much faster in comparison.
I noticed lag on
Home Screen - jerky movement
App Drawer - jerky again
Gallery - Took 10 seconds to open, very jerky scroll
Home Button - 3 or 4 seconds to return to home
My note doesn't lag on any of these, even with the new 3D Gallery app.
This was in the UK, O2 store. I even tried it on two display models and they were just as bad
I reminded me of the horrible lag I used to get on the old Galaxy S with 2.2
Anyone else noticed this?
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I went to try out the Note II in store today - and couldn't believe how laggy it was... I have the Original Note, which feels much faster in comparison.
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I have 245 apps installed on my Note 2 and it screams.
I showed to one of my coworkers, who has the S3, and he was commenting on how much faster it was than his phone.
So I'm not sure what the problem is there. Some sort of horrible bloatware?
- Frank
ChodTheWacko said:
I have 245 apps installed on my Note 2 and it screams.
I showed to one of my coworkers, who has the S3, and he was commenting on how much faster it was than his phone.
So I'm not sure what the problem is there. Some sort of horrible bloatware?
- Frank
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This phone is like the Buggati of smartphones. It cant get faster than this atm....
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Take the trolling else where... We all know how the Note 2 actually functions!
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I went to try out the Note II in store today - and couldn't believe how laggy it was... I have the Original Note, which feels much faster in comparison.
I noticed lag on
Home Screen - jerky movement
App Drawer - jerky again
Gallery - Took 10 seconds to open, very jerky scroll
Home Button - 3 or 4 seconds to return to home
My note doesn't lag on any of these, even with the new 3D Gallery app.
This was in the UK, O2 store. I even tried it on two display models and they were just as bad
I reminded me of the horrible lag I used to get on the old Galaxy S with 2.2
Anyone else noticed this?
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Nope... its superfast!
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zongamin said:
I went to try out the Note II in store today - and couldn't believe how laggy it was... I have the Original Note, which feels much faster in comparison.
I noticed lag on
Home Screen - jerky movement
App Drawer - jerky again
Gallery - Took 10 seconds to open, very jerky scroll
Home Button - 3 or 4 seconds to return to home
My note doesn't lag on any of these, even with the new 3D Gallery app.
This was in the UK, O2 store. I even tried it on two display models and they were just as bad
I reminded me of the horrible lag I used to get on the old Galaxy S with 2.2
Anyone else noticed this?
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I hate lag & hope the reviews are correct that the Note2 is a game changer for Android sans the dreaded lag but did notice some YouTube Videos on ways to address stock device lag:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=samsung+note+2+speed+up
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=samsung+note+disable+s+voice
How to Remove Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Home Button Lag. S Voice Tips
I'd also recommend people reboot the device if possible when testing it in stores..
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I went to try out the Note II in store today - and couldn't believe how laggy it was... I have the Original Note, which feels much faster in comparison.
I noticed lag on
Home Screen - jerky movement
App Drawer - jerky again
Gallery - Took 10 seconds to open, very jerky scroll
Home Button - 3 or 4 seconds to return to home
My note doesn't lag on any of these, even with the new 3D Gallery app.
This was in the UK, O2 store. I even tried it on two display models and they were just as bad
I reminded me of the horrible lag I used to get on the old Galaxy S with 2.2
Anyone else noticed this?
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maybe it had all those app runing in the background since most ppl never close them
Mods please close this thread. The Note 2 is the smoothest phone I have ever held. A pure joy to use.
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Pathetic topic i hv ever seen...
Totally a waste of time reading this topic..
Fired From My FireDevice.
I have close to 150+ apps and widgets on my home screen and I have yet to experience what you are talking about.
But again in stores everyone mess around with a phone and God knows what they do it.
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Mods please close this thread. The Note 2 is the smoothest phone I have ever held. A pure joy to use.
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Not sure why the thread would need to be closed. The Op was simply asking a question based on his experience in a store. Some people need to relax!
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Not sure why the thread would need to be closed. The Op was simply asking a question based on his experience in a store. Some people need to relax!
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I agree, some people take things a little to close to heart. But anyway in reply to the OP, I think that it was most likely because of everyone that uses the phone that goes through the store. I guarantee that thing has so many apps running in the background. If you go again, I say try to reboot it, and if you can't do that, try and close out as many apps as possible.
Obvious troll thread imo or the OP is a typical iPhone user in wich case he is not to blame as iPhones prevent you from using your brain
In defense of the OP I would say that I have noticed a very occasional lag once or twice when something has been running. For example running the premium version of printer share caused a massive drain on resources including battery and caused my device to hiccup. Also, I have noticed slowdowns with s-planner and netflix - both have frozen on me forcing at the least a force-close of the app and once a force reboot.
So, before too many people start jumping on the 'It's a troll, run for the hills' bandwagon, perhaps take a minute to realise that the stock device, while being simply awesome, fast, smooth and generally amazing is not completely bug free.
Just a thought.
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kinsago said:
In defense of the OP I would say that I have noticed a very occasional lag once or twice when something has been running. For example running the premium version of printer share caused a massive drain on resources including battery and caused my device to hiccup. Also, I have noticed slowdowns with s-planner and netflix - both have frozen on me forcing at the least a force-close of the app and once a force reboot.
So, before too many people start jumping on the 'It's a troll, run for the hills' bandwagon, perhaps take a minute to realise that the stock device, while being simply awesome, fast, smooth and generally amazing is not completely bug free.
Just a thought.
Stock and Unrooted GNote 2 (for now.......)
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Can you name one perfect and flawless man-made item?
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Can you name one perfect and flawless man-made item?
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My point exactly...
I had the same experience in the Vodafone store, the note 2 on display almost came to a halt. I tried holding down the home button to see if there were many apps running but it wouldn't even bring up the task manager. Now I KNOW the note 2 is a beast but an 'average' consumer might have been put off by it.
I still can't make my mind up between this and the S3 LTE version that also comes with 2GB RAM.
Oh come on guys, these in store demo unist are left on for days and days and days without reboot, people mess around with them all day, they are a prime example of a phone at its worse, ram usage will be high, apps won't have been closed properly or at all etc etc.
Dude, turn off Power Saving mode.
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Dude, turn off Power Saving mode.
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I use my phone most of the time with power saving mode, I have about 100 apps and my free ram is about 100Mo and I'm yet to experience any lag at all.
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I have tried multiple weather apps and most are slow as you click the widget to see the details. I wonder which one is fastest among these apps?
Eye in the sky weather.
Here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5jaXRjLndlYXRoZXIiXQ..
Eweather hd.
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I like weather bug. The widgets are reasonably fast and their network of weather sensors is great in my area. I have one about a mile from my house so I know the temperatures I see on my phone are correct. Other apps I have used did not have sensors near so their readings were always off from what I was seeing on my actual thermometer.
I use WeatherBug Elite. It's really fast, accurate, and has alerts. I love it.
Eye in Sky is excellent. Fanastic UI, fast - really nice to use. I don't use it any more though because the weather forecasts/predictions were a little off here in Australia - some times up to 5 degrees off. As soon as this is fixed, hopefully by allowing weather data to be pulled from multi sources (for us Aussies the BOM is best) I will be reinstalling it straight away.
No love for beweather??? I've been using it forever and I like it more than anything mostly because of how it looks and performs. There's a paid version which includes widgets I believe and free version to try it out. I have paid version and the widgets looks pretty awesome.
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I really want a weather widget myself and prefer rings digital clock widget but reviews say that it crashes on 4.2
I love fancy widgets. It's always accurate enough for me and has my favorite skins. So much customization you can make it whatever you want it to be.
I think it really depends on where you live. I used weatherbug in NY an now use eWeather HD in San Antonio, TX. I also use 1weather for my notifications even though eWeather has that option. I also use skymotion to check rain in the immediate area.
Everyone brings up a good point. It depends on where you are. I think accuracy is more important than speed. Whatever works for your area.
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Go Weather Ex
Amazing app specially live weather wallpaper .
1Weather, big fan
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I have been really happy with weatherbug elite. I also like notification weather pro for a quick forecast.
This not a "weather' app but I use it all the time. Especially in the summer. Damn t-storms.
Raindar. It is old but works great. Launch it and it goes straight to a radar. I have had it set to launch by double tapping with nova launcher. App has settings for storm tracks and info.
Another app that does the tracking of storms but better is storm eye.
I also enjoy the always overlooked stock news and weather app. The sliding graph with temp and precipitation chance is great.
I've been reviewing a whole bunch of popular Android weather apps over on Google+.
The best UI is Eye in Sky but as others have already noticed, the weather provider used isn't very accurate, which is a real shame. Also, the guy who develops it doesn't have much time to spend on it at the moment so I'm not sure updates are going to be forthcoming.
So far I've looked at Google Now, AccuWeather, WeatherBug, WeatherPro, UK Weather, Eye in Sky and I have lots more to cover (including Yahoo!, Met Office and others). The one I'm currently using is HD Widgets. Not only are the widgets excellent, with a big selection of sizes, styles, tablet and 4.2.1 lockscreen support, but you can choose from three different weather providers. I heartily recommend it. Not sure it's free though...
The most accurate so far is between Google Now and UK Weather. The former is obviously UK only though. I wish there was a Holo-style widget for Google Now Weather... that would be awesome.
The biggest providers for other apps seem to be Yahoo!, AccuWeather, WeatherBug and Weather Underground. Most weather apps seem to use one of these so finding one that lets you choose is a real benefit as accuracy may depend on your country.
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I've been reviewing a whole bunch of popular Android weather apps over on Google+.
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Sounds like you've done a bit of work.
Have you looked at Weatherzone or PocketWeather yet? Both are really nice. :good:
I'm always after new suggestions. But I do need to stop at some point and see if there is a clear winner!
So far though it's quite frustrating as some apps are accurate with a crappy UI or awful widgets, whereas others look amazing but their accuracy blow. Finding something that is good at both is harder than you think.
HD Widgets are experimenting with a new theme that looks like Chronus/cLock/Climaticons/Eye in Sky which could well be "the one" but if someone works out how to get a Google Now card into a choice of light or dark Holo widgets then I think I could stop looking.
PocketWeather and Weatherzone seem to be Australia-only though so not much use to me here in the UK.
I have been a heavy ENDOMONDO user since 2012. I really like the software and how it works. That being said, I will be migrating over to Runkeeper because Endomondo is not moving in the direction of wearable stand alone technology.
too sad, I was also using Endomondo for running, biking and other activities. Now i will move to other software also.
As a premium (paying) subscriber, I feel let down. To say they have no plans to support stand alone Android Wear when clearly this is the direction that all devices (and software) will be moving is very disappointing.
They'll come around, remember when Sony said it wouldn't adopt android wear? How long did that last? Lol
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I have been a heavy ENDOMONDO user since 2012. I really like the software and how it works. That being said, I will be migrating over to Runkeeper because Endomondo is not moving in the direction of wearable stand alone technology.
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Get Ghostracer beta...works great for strava and is the best app for SW3 running I have found. Runkeeper works, but the display features and customizability of ghostracer is better
gs05 said:
Get Ghostracer beta...works great for strava and is the best app for SW3 running I have found. Runkeeper works, but the display features and customizability of ghostracer is better
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ghosttracer has standalone gps support for android wear? can you direct me to the beta apk?
I believe the OP is talking about is using the smartwatch without the phone present.
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ghosttracer has standalone gps support for android wear? can you direct me to the beta apk?
I believe the OP is talking about is using the smartwatch without the phone present.
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Yes, works great without phone. Go to the android original development thread of XDA under SW3 for details
Just waiting for my Ghosttracer beta download. I'll report back soon!
Thank you for the tip!
Have a chance to test Ghosttracer yet?
Not yet. Next week.
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I am so deep in Endomondo ecosystem I won't leave, at least yet. AW has only been out a very brief time, give it a little. I too was let down they dont do any standalone gps functions yet but it will come. Once everyone else goes standalone they will have no choice. Competition is a good thing kids.
I'm also hoping that Endomondo change their stance on this or I might also be saying goodbye. Wearables are the future, how can they neglect that?? Seems a little bizarre.
I've switch to also using Ghostracer's beta app. Wear stand-alone support (GPS, Bluetooth HR Monitors) and runs great. Developer seems to be very active and receptive to feedback, too. Uploads runs to Strava which you can sync with Runkeeper/Endomondo/MyFitnessPal/Garmin etc.
I have not had any issues. oddly enough the GPS in my SW3 actually is better at getting reception than my Note 4 (which has been having a notorious amount of issues).
There is an Android Wear support in free version of Endomundo Sports Tracker, can not understand why, but I have to have both versions of this app to use it on my Sony SW3
I love Runkeeper, just not for AW right now. I've been on 6 runs with Runkeeper using my Sony SW3. Twice, as I got back into range of my phone, data was lost. Like the time duration was there but the route data was missing. Two other times there were dual entries. One with the correct info and one with 0's. When I tried to delete the 0 entries, it deleted both. So I lost 2 recorded runs.
I'm going to try Google's My Tracks and Ghostracer. Hopefully Runkeeper fixes these issues.
Endomondo has just updated its app. Standalone Mode for the SW3 added!!!!!!
Haven't found any article about it (so no link), but i recived the update this morning
Basch88 said:
Endomondo has just updated its app. Standalone Mode for the SW3 added!!!!!!
Haven't found any article about it (so no link), but i recived the update this morning
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Going to give it a shot now! Thanks for the heads up.
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Just started endomondo at my watch. For me the font size there is too small. Even on ghostracer I set the font to 70. That is perfect for me.
timostr said:
Just started endomondo at my watch. For me the font size there is too small. Even on ghostracer I set the font to 70. That is perfect for me.
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Were you able to get a GPS lock? Just sat on loading screen for me, while ghost racer did lock.
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Were you able to get a GPS lock? Just sat on loading screen for me, while ghost racer did lock.
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I only tried starting it, but I got a GPS lock in less than 15 seconds. Haven't had the time to go on a run with it, though. Maybe tomorrow will be kinder.