Appy Weather 2024.01.23

version 2024.01.23

Fixed weather not loading if location permission has been denied. In my checks at launch, there was an oversight scenario. Nothing sinister going on, trust me. So sorry!

The app now targets newer Android APIs: for the app to be allowed background location updates, give permission via the app’s system settings -> Location screen. You’ll need to change it so it’s allowed access all the time (not just when using the app). Also, you’ll be prompted to allow notifications if you’re a sub on launch.

version 2024.01.10

The app now targets newer Android APIs, which results in two important changes: for the app to be allowed background location updates, give permission via the app’s system settings -> Location screen. You’ll need to change it so it’s allowed access all the time (not just when using the app). Also, you’ll be prompted to allow notifications if you’re a sub on launch.

Additionally: Past hours showing incorrectly for certain users should be fixed.

version 2023.10.09

* Sunrise/sunset being misreported in UTC regardless of location in Apple Weather.

Also from recent update:

* For anyone who has continued to be impacted by misreporting of time with their Apple Weather forecasts, there should be a reliable fix now.
* Aeris Weather should work more reliably — when there was an active weather warning, there appeared to be an issue retrieving the weather before.

version 2023.08.21

* Potential fix for time inaccuracy with Apple Weather.

version 2023.07.22

* AerisWeather accessible from the bottom sheet’s fast source switcher.

version 2023.07.12

* AerisWeather is a new forecast source option for Pro subscribers! If you have any issues with it, please let me know at bardi.golriz@gmail.com.
* Better data source for lightning layer on Lightning Pro plan. Expect more Aeris maps improvements to come soon too.

version 2023.05.18

* Fixes day widget for Apple Weather.
* Falls back on Open Weather when Apple Weather’s servers are experiencing downtime, which is way too often it seems.

version 2023.04.03

* OpenWeather should be working again, and there’s also an attempted fix for the small subset of users experiencing issues loading the weather in general. If that’s you, if the update doesn’t result in an improvement, please clear your app’s cache/storage and restart. If however you still continue to have issues, please email me at bardi.golriz@gmail.com so I can personally assist. Sorry for any confusion/inconvenience caused.
* Removed all references to Dark Sky :(

version 2021.10.28

* Widget layout optimisations to reduce possibility of text clipping
* Wrong sun/moon icon should no longer ever be incorrectly showing by default for Dark Sky users (a refresh previously fixed this) - I think I finally cracked this one after managing to reproduce this!

version 2021.01.10

Google in an un-announced summer security update removed the ability for Android developers to use custom fonts for widgets. Fortunately, I identified a workaround that seems to be recommended best practice at this point. This should restore widgets’ intended appearance (and if you hadn’t seen this issue, then it will make sure you don’t after you upgrade to Android 12). If there are any problems or quirks you’ve noticed on the back of these changes, please email me at bardi.golriz@gmail.com!

version 2021.04.07

* Custom notification condition values won’t show a ? when added or restored (this was potentially preventing them being sent - if your existing conditions still show one, please manually remove any space and ? so only a number is displayed)
* Precipitation accumulation not repeated in day details
* Foreca precipitation accumulation forecast not incorrectly x10’d

version 2021.03.25

* Precipitation accumulation for any hour when snow is expected is reported using Dark Sky
* Precipitation intensity view on Next 7 Days chart displays correctly when there’s snow expected

Note from developer: I’ve begun development of the next version of Appy Weather that will meaningfully reimagine and level up the experience. It will reflect all the learnings from the last two years of close communication with my users. Coming later this year.

version 2020.12.26

. Fixed a weather alert being sent repeatedly when you have multiple active weather warnings - so sorry about this one, the fix eventually ended being literally a single character!
. Fixed wrong day/night variation of mostly-clear icon showing sometimes
. Feels like will display in the Next 24 widget/notification when you’ve set your temperature to default to it

version 2020.12.08

. New custom notification setting to only receive alerts when conditions are successful
. ⚡️Pro users’ radar can now play 3-hours at a time
. Attempted fix to prevent out-of-date Foreca severe weather warning notification to be repeatedly sent
. Weather should return from OpenWeather when there is snow predicted
. Shouldn’t display multiple alerts in non-English that look the same
. Drop shadow restored on Now card in Timeline

version 2020.11.25

. No crash when you add conditions to a custom notification
. Feels like shows on the widgets settings screen when it’s selected as the supplementary data point
. When it’s snowing on a day, precipitation accumulation will appear on a widget if precipitation (intensity) is set as the supplementary data point

version 2020.11.18

. Feels like can be added as a supplementary data point for widgets
. Swiping between fullscreen cards less sensitive and should move +- 1 card at a time
. Next 24 widget/notification has unique colours restored, albeit much more subtle than previously, for clear (light yellow/purple), mostly clear (less yellow/purple), partly cloudy (least yellow/purple) weather in the day and at night
. Foreca & OpenWeather users will have max precipitation intensity (and time) for days

version 2020.10.25

. More tweaks for more accurate precipitation intensity reporting
. Potential fix for rare issue of time being out-of-sync, particularly on Foreca users' widgets
. Temperature comparison for Fahrenheit users on Timeline and notifications should be consistent with what’s displayed on the Next 7 Days chart (🤞)
. Shouldn’t see a string repeated on severe weather alert card/notification
. Text shouldn’t ever get clipped in Next 24 widget/notification in the far right

version 2020.10.22

. Now + Today visual tweaks
. Now + Today’s clock + date are permanent elements, otherwise its layout & structural integrity is compromised
. Potential fix for Foreca users having issues with weather updating reliably in the background
. More tweaks for more accurate precipitation intensity reporting
. When precipitation expected for Foreca users, 15-minute chart should always appear (as opposed to a blank card when you expand it)

version 2020.10.21

. Now + Today 4x1 widget added
. When reporting temperature difference for later in the day, for Fahrenheit users it needs to be greater for weather to be considered much warmer/cooler
. Weather not being misreported as dry for Celsius users

version 2020.10.13

. All data points should be showing correct values irrespective of unit - pressure wasn’t temporarily, and perhaps others
. String stating whether temperature will be cooler/warmer compared to tomorrow/yesterday will show space and degree symbol once again between temperature difference & description
. Shouldn’t receive more than one precipitation notification in 30 minutes

version 2020.10.10

. Added setting to hide current location on Now widget (this one is for you Juan Carlos!)
. Temperature comparison with yesterday, whether in-app or a notification, should always be accurate
. Font on widget should be displaying correctly irrespective of phone's system font setting
. Widget shouldn’t run into any issues if supplementary data set wasn’t found

version 2020.10.05

. Notifications should be working again for everyone - a few users had reported not receiving them after the last update
. Shouldn’t receive a repeat notification on the same severe weather warning
. Next 24 widget/notification should fill entire width available in their container

version 2020.09.25

. “Mostly clear” added as a new weather condition, sitting between clear & partly cloudy
. First sprinkle of secret magic sauce to determine precipitation intensity - should more closely match what Dark Sky reports
. Should no longer see a night icon be used for a day - will now prioritise weather after sunrise/before sunset to determine what icon to go with
. Radar FAB now accessible from all screens
. Shouldn’t see summary of rain & dry (second time’s a charm!)

version 2020.09.09

. Major improvements to the radar: premium AerisWeather map layers, better performance, more customisation etc.
. New subscription tier: ⚡Pro (check out the new Store screen's updated FAQ for an explanation on why this new tier was necessary to help improve the radar for *all* subscribers, Plus and Pro)
. OpenWeather now displays precipitation probability & severe weather warnings

And so much more: https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html

version 2020.08.08

. You can now set precipitation alert conditions, so that you’re only notified if precipitation probability and/or intensity levels meet conditions set
. Precipitation notifications now specify peak probability & intensity within the time the alert covers
. Shouldn’t receive more than 1 precipitation notification every 30 minutes (will be adding controls soon so that you can determine the frequency yourself)
And more: https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html

version 2020.08.06

. Can receive multiple severe weather alerts
. If you have multiple custom notifications on, they should all be received
. Shouldn’t receive duplicate precipitation alerts
. Foreca widgets showing incorrect time after updating in background

version 2020.08.04

. Potential fix for precipitation alert notifications not being sent for some users

version 2020.07.31

. Custom notification reliability improvements
. Widgets can be previewed by free users (again)
. More optimisations to improve reliability of precipitation notification alerts
. Summary text of hourly range, such as on Later card or widgets, will more precisely reflect the weather during the period
. Shouldn’t receive a precipitation notification describing weather that isn’t precipitation is about to start

version 2020.07.17

. New “Next 24” widget offers a linear visual summary of the next 24 hours
. Above visual is now also displayed when you have the “Current Conditions” notification turned on (as long as it‘s not set to status bar only)
. Summaries on widgets corrected to not show day summary but for time coming up (slip up in last update changed this)
. “Current Conditions” notification shouldn‘t disappear after you tap on it

Plus more: https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html.

version 2020.07.08

. Radar optimisations: increased zoom (default closer to location too), improved reliability etc.
. Custom notification timeframe can span from evening into the next morning
. Can save your current location
. Optimisations to OpenWeather & Foreca forecasts to ensure there's no odd behaviour such as data appearing empty in places

And much more: https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html

version 2020.07.01

. Performance issues on last version hot-fixed - sorry about this temporary blip!
. More weather sources: Foreca & OpenWeather
. Added custom notifications
. New native radar
. Free users can preview every widget on their home screen
. Re-designed Settings screen
. Improved day summaries
. Text size on widgets now adjusts according to your phone's text size settings

And so much more: https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html

version 2020.06.15

. Text sizing increased slightly
. Text size in-app automatically adjusts based on phone settings
. Status bar, Now widget and in-app current temperatures should be consistent
. Precipitation notification should no longer report an incorrect stop time

And more: https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html

version 2020.05.30

. PM report notification doesn't have character missing at the end, or starting sentence incorrectly split into two
. Icon shouldn't clip at the top on any non-temperature view on the Daily chart
. Precipitation as supplementary data point for (table) widgets shouldn't run over multiple lines
. Value on day cards when you expand Timeline's weekend card shouldn't run over multiple lines
. Roboto condensed replaced by the regular variation on in-app single-line cards

version 2020.05.23

. Wind speed in kmh reported correctly again
. Shouldn't state temp is - degrees cooler compared to yesterday
. Precipitation intensity should 100% be described correctly now - apologies for being wrong to state I had in 2020.04.30!
. Correct tab should appear active when landing page isn't Timeline
. Precipitation intensity in chart view should show all points correctly
. When you tap on a suggested location from a search during onboarding, won't be taken back to the welcome screen

version 2020.05.20

. Precipitation intensity should 100% be described correctly now - apologies for being wrong to state I had in 2020.04.30!
. Correct tab should appear active when landing page isn't Timeline
. Precipitation intensity in chart view should show all points i.e. no clipping or points being hidden completely
. When you tap on a suggested location from a search during onboarding, you won't be taken back to the welcome screen
. App should load fine on any language, specifically Thai

version 2020.05.11

. Summary text on a Now widget should always show in its entirety
. Correct expiry times for alerts should be displayed
. Reduced right faded edge of views list
. On a Timeline card w/ a minutely chart, if you're on a precipitation view, the correct max intensity amount for the period covered by the card will be displayed
. No clipping on minutely chart

And more: https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html.

version 2020.05.01

. Bottom area re-designed for improved usability/increased discoverability: tabs w/ 3-level overlay above (collapsed, anchored for views, expanded for locationss)
. Settings for tabs visibility + overlay state
. Added [Restore Purchase] button below Appy Weather+ card on Store screen
. Precipitation intensity now available across UI & should be described correctly now
. Subscribers should not incorrectly lose their +status
And much more: https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html!

version 2020.04.18

. Widgets generally polished, especially small compact widgets which no longer have an unnecessary surrounding frame container
. Widget settings re-organised to reduce possibility of users expecting the transparency/translucency settings to apply to Now widgets
. Phones that have room for a 5th widget column should now display it
. Compact widget shouldn't be clipped on any phones
. Drop shadow shouldn't be clipped on the XL widget

version 2020.04.14

. Timeline widget shows tomorrow's weather again (and not today's in its 4th column)
. Drop shadow shouldn't be clipped on widgets
. Title text in a widget table cell won't incorrectly run over two lines
. Location should never be blank on widgets that are meant to display it

version 2020.04.10

. Layout setting (comfy/compact) added for widgets
. Widgets can have supplementary data (e.g. precipitation probability) displayed now too
. Start-up optimisations
. When app is resumed, via launcher/widget, app should auto-refresh
. No inconsistency between temperature on the status bar vs Now card
. When searching for a location, if a country has multiple locations with same name, all will display
. Updated FAQ

And more! Check out 👇
https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html

version 2020.03.18

. Updated Tips screen: If you love Appy Weather, you can offer its development extra support by generously leaving a tip - it helps keep the lights on, enabling me to continue adding value to the app for a long time 💪 Thanks for even considering 🙏 Check the screen out to learn what your support can help enable in future updates.
. Re-organised options in [...] more menu to make certain options less confusing/more discoverable

version 2020.03.06

. +users shouldn't be mistaken for free users on the Timeline

version 2020.03.03

. Attempted fix for radar not loading for a few +users

version 2020.02.28

. Chinese 🇨🇳, Dutch 🇳🇱 & Polish 🇵🇱 added!
. Speed (unit) setting replaced with Wind - Beaufort a new option
. New pressure (unit) setting - cmHg, mmHg are new options
. Optimisations to charts to reduce overlaps
. Improvements with +user detection on new installs or first-launch of new updates
. Now widget can have summary over 3 lines
. Later column on widgets shouldn't have an icon & summary mismatch
. Gust chart will display correct points

version 2020.02.06

. Pressure should display in decimal format when volume setting set to inches
. Wind/gust should display correctly in charts when speed setting set to m/s
. Removed negative language when describing when heaviest precipitation during a day is most likely to occur
. Removed space between temperature and degree symbol that would sometimes appear
. Removed Chinese string mysteriously appearing in French

version 2020.01.22

. When widget added, there's a cue to tap to load weather (if it isn't loaded automatically)
. Now widget can take up only a 1 row when date/clock not showing
. Long location name should only display over a 1 line on Now widgets
. Lots of other tweaks to make all widgets feel more polished
. Slightly increased size of the Tab Bar to make interacting with it easier
. If your temperature display setting is "Feels Like", this will show correctly on the Later card's chart on the Timeline

version 2020.01.20

. Widgets should load faster on a phone reboot, and update back to pre-2020.01.16 reliability levels (if not better!)

version 2020.01.17

. Changes below may have made widgets less reliable - now sorted!
. Start-up times should be faster, potentially reduced by up to 50%
. When on a slow connection (or a non-premium device), weather should load more reliably (as opposed to being stuck in a permanent loading state)

version 2020.01.07

. Text size on Now widgets increased
. When landing page set to Daily, chart will not be hidden
. If you've a static default location, your location will no longer incorrectly change to a generic current location when your widget or notifications are updated in the background
. If you've a dynamic theme, when you resume the app (as opposed to launching it fresh), it will automatically restart if a theme change is required
. Incorrect temperature comparison with yesterday should not be reported

version 2019.12.23

🚨 Based on the quantity of customer support enquiries on the matter (and because it seems most users don't read the release notes), when you first launch the app with this update, force changing the widget foreground default to “Light” for Android 10 users IF it was previously set to “System” (if you actually want it set as such, apologies for needing to reset it back manually)

version 2019.12.19.2

🚨 To avoid any confusion, instead of offering a dark/light text variation for each Now widget in the Android picker, they've been streamlined to 3 & will follow the in-app widget foreground setting. As a result, your Now widget may either be removed from the home-screen or stop updating. It's recommended you remove, add it back & set its text colour from within settings. Sorry for any inconvenience but be assured this was necessary & you should hopefully feel the benefits of this in the future.

version 2019.12.17

. Significant optimisations for much, much smoother scrolling ⛸ on all screens
. Wind gust added 💪
. Now recording errors for widgets that can be sent to the developer for diagnostic purposes - this is intended primarily for the small sub-set of +users who appear to have trouble with their widgets updating reliably (if you're affected, please get in touch via email bardi.golriz@gmail.com and I'll get back to you asap)
. Tweaks to ensure widget date text doesn't spill over two lines

version 2019.12.13

. 5-column layout for widgets should be used on more phones that do have the room to accommodate the additional column
. Increased legibility of current location & sunrise/sunset text on widgets set to transparent or translucent
. Text should not get clipped on widgets any more on certain devices
. Fixed Hourly screen's tomorrow list not being in-sync, and incorrectly extending past tomorrow
. Settings screen tidied up more

version 2019.12.04

. App should load correctly when accessed via notifications/widgets
. Improvements to widgets' background update reliability
. When current location display set to "Street", should consistently be more accurate
. If you have the temperature displaying in the Status Bar then it will show what you've set as the display temperature
. Temperature when reported in F° more accurate
. Widgets for free users shouldn't ever appear empty
. Ads for free users more compact and less prominently positioned

version 2019.11.27

. Potential fix for app not loading correctly from widget

version 2019.11.19

. Added "Temperature Display" setting (scroll down to the Advanced section) that lets you choose between actual or feels like
. More optimisations to improve animations & scrolling on the Timeline & w/ full-screen day cards
. Increased frequency of background weather requests for widgets & notifications
. Next 7 Days chart shows feels like values when it's the selected view
. Full-screen day card should never be empty when opened
. When you tap on a widget, shouldn't get stuck in a loading state

version 2019.11.12

. Reduced app size by ~25% after moving to the modern Android App Bundle publishing format
. If there's any gale or storm predicted, weather will be correctly presented (would previously result in missing data)

version 2019.11.11

. Added Italian 🇮🇹 Traduzione italiana di Antonello Calipari - grazie mille a te 🤙
. On the Later card, if there's precipitation that starts at midday or later, and ends before tomorrow midday, the stop time will explicitly make it clear that it ends tomorrow
. Widget when tapped should open the app with weather loaded correctly (if you are still affected by this problem, even after this update, please consider re-installing the app)
. Full-screen day card when opened should never be empty

version 2019.11.07

. Optimisations to Timeline to improve scrolling & animations when opening/closing cards containing charts
. When your default location is set to your current & it's been more than 30 minutes since the last location check, launching/resuming the app will check for your location automatically (previously needed a refresh)
Go to https://www.thirdculture.app/appyweather/changelist.html for more information/justification
. When changing a chart's view, no data points should be clipped or missing

version 2019.11.04

. Android 10+ only - splash screen linked to system dark mode toggle & a new "System" option in app Theme/widget Foreground settings that's the default for new users
. When searching for a location, number of results returned significantly increased, hopefully ensuring that the location you're after appears somewhere on the list
. When there's a next week card on the Timeline with a sadface due to expected weather, the weather icon should now be visible (and not mostly obstructed by the sadface)

version 2019.10.25

. Added Spanish 🇪🇸 Traducido al castellano por Carlos Bisio con el apoyo de Jorge Abraham y Alejandro Coronado - muchas gracias a todos 🤙
. Chart values & axis labels more prominent, especially on dark themes
. Increased target area of button to jump between chart and list views on the Daily screen
. More natural language to describe precipitation intensity in French
. In non-English, text in button floating over bottom bar should be visible over 1 line with supporting icon now displayed too

version 2019.10.19

. No freeze on splash screen! Fixed within 2 hours. The new working build is a re-upload of the problematic build i.e. doesn't make sense. Should have worked in the first place, but if it didn't re-upload shouldn't have worked either.
. Weather should show in full if there's snow being reported
. In non-English languages that use a comma as decimal separator, retrieving the weather for static locations should work fine again

version 2019.10.15

. Location should consistently, once again, update in the background. Apologies for the inconvenience this may have caused recently. Thanks to users Filippo/Tony for raising this (I've definitely the best users 🤘)
. App updates your current location when opened (when default) if it's > 30 mins since the last check (not every time to preserve data/battery)
. When you upgrade to Appy Weather+, app should now restart (rather than stay on an non-updated Store screen)

version 2019.10.13

. French 🇫🇷 and German 🇩🇪 languages added! All because of the incredibly generous and attentive efforts of Grégory Berthet and Christian Zimmer 🤙
. More descriptive strings when wind strength is presented in the details section of a day or hour card
. On non-English language phones, radar will display the correct location
. Missing icons for gale and storm added
. Precipitation and severe weather alerts will no longer automatically vibrate, bypassing system preferences

version 2019.09.13

* When the app is resumed and it's been more than 30 minutes since the last weather request, it will automatically refresh to the latest weather.
* When the default location is set to your current, it will be requested/updated when the app is opened and it's been more than an hour since the last check.

version 2019.09.04

* Significant optimisation work for faster startup times & a more buttery smooth experience across the board
* Can now search for locations via postal codes
* Added "Transparency" option for widgets
* Touch target area improved for up/down arrows in Bottom Nav
* Tapping notification should take you to correct spot in app
* Optimised line height in body text when Roboto font set
* Now widgets respect your choice of font
* On Comfy layout, radar/store icons should be aligned correctly
Plus more!

version 2019.08.18

* Radar (Dark Sky Maps) access integrated in the app (Appy Weather+ only).
* Widget optimisations so they're available and appearing correctly on all display sizes.
* New "Black" + "Light ⤻ Black" themes.
* New setting to show temperature on your status bar and/or in your notification tray (Appy Weather+ only).
* New setting to show temperature and weather summary on your lock screen (Appy Weather+ only).
* New setting to change your landing page between the daily, hourly and timeline screens.

version 2019.08.13