{"id":642917,"date":"2013-02-19T08:46:58","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T13:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betanews.com\/?p=130999"},"modified":"2013-02-19T08:46:58","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T13:46:58","slug":"the-weather-channel-will-now-tell-your-android-when-rain-will-start-and-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/642917","title":{"rendered":"The Weather Channel will now tell your Android when rain will start and stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-40503\" title=\"cloud and rain\" src=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cloud-and-rain-e1318549655848-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" \/>There are no shortage of weather apps for Android devices, but many of us are already familiar with the Weather Channel, making it a fairly easy choice &#8212; I switched to that app a couple of years ago after leaving Weather Bug. Now the TV network has issued a major overhaul of its <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.weather.Weather&amp;feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd\" >mobile app for Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing you will notice in the update, which began rolling out late yesterday, is a completely revamped user interface. The Now screen, which opens by default, still shows the temperature and current conditions, but comes with an ad background &#8212; which is a bit annoying. Still the additional information is useful. For instance, my Now screen is currently telling me: &#8220;Rain likely Tuesday at 11:15 am EST&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The menu has moved from the bottom of the screen to the top and now has fewer options. Social, for instance, has gone, replaced by four simple choices &#8212; Map, Now, Videos, and Forecast. Above these are icons for Search, Share and Settings.<\/p>\n<p>Share is a new and much welcome addition because it has been an inclusion in the aforementioned Weather Bug <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-131044\" title=\"weather channel\" src=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/weather-channel-168x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/>for some time and allows users to share their local conditions, forecast or maps via a number of options, including Facebook, Twitter, cloud services, and a lot more.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the forecasts now offer more detail, the app has been optimized for tablets, there is a refresh button, and users can set up favorite locations to take full advantage of weather widgets and notifications.<\/p>\n<p>All of the updates, with the exception of the ad background on the Now screen, are very welcome in my opinion. New users get walked through a series of tutorial-type screens when the app first launches and you will also need to reset your home location, but after completing these minor tasks I think most will find the updates very rewarding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo credit:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/gallery-60559p1.html\" >Ralf Juergen Kraft<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/\" >Shutterstock<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.betanews.com\/~ff\/bn?a=QlJTcuw2z0c:mJ0iQJyQhC8:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/bn?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.betanews.com\/~ff\/bn?a=QlJTcuw2z0c:mJ0iQJyQhC8:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/bn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/bn\/~4\/QlJTcuw2z0c\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are no shortage of weather apps for Android devices, but many of us are already familiar with the Weather Channel, making it a fairly easy choice &#8212; I switched to that app a couple of years ago after leaving Weather Bug. 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