Welcome to the official thread for our first first Android app
BeWeather Pro for Android.
BeWeather can be purchased at
http://market.android.com/details?id=co ... .beweather Make sure you add your phone and OS to your forum details.
Posting of your device ID is NOT NEEDED ANYMORE.Version 1.1.3 (Oct 19th, 01:00 CET)- Added support for Fancy Widgets weather skins (iconsets)
- Increased clock font size on 4x2 and 4x3 widget without background
- More fixes at "Problem loading widget" for some devices
Version 1.1.2 (Oct 17th, 00:00 CET)- Additional fixes for 'Problem loading widget' on some devices
- Added transparency setting to widget background
Version 1.1.0 BETA (Oct 16th, 16:00 CET)- Major overhaul of widget subsystem
- Added support for using Beautiful Widget clock and weather skins
- Fixed 'Problem loading widget' on some devices
Version 1.0.19 (Oct 8th, 16:00 CET)- Changed app name to 'BeWeather Pro'
- Fixed default colors for solid/gradient background not correctly loading
- Fixed clicking advisory notification in notification bar not opening advisory text
Version 1.0.18 (Sep 23rd, 03:00 CET)- Added new option to auto-update whenever the phone is unlocked
- Fixed in-app clock not correctly updating on the minute
- Improved GPS/tower location accuracy
- Fixed some licensing errors
Version 1.0.17 (Sep 22nd, 01:30 CET)- Improved reliability in widget updates
- Improved reliability in background weather auto updates
- Changed crash reporter to show up as notification instead of auto-submitting
- Added 'Rate' button to changelog
Version 1.0.16 (Sep 20th, 05:00 CET)- Added support for using GPS for 'My Location' (selectable in preferences)
- GPS/Cell Tower location will not show failure when it cannot locate, will use last known location instead
- Auto-update on app start will now only update every 10 minutes at most
- Added support for out-of-Market licensing via license keys.
- Showing changelog on first new version launch
- Showing warning when adding widget and auto update is not enabled
- Potential fix for XmlRpc exceptions
Version 1.0.14 (Sep 15th, 23:00 CET)- Potential fix for widget buttons not working/only working once on some phones
Version 1.0.12 (Sep 15th, 01:30 CET)- Improved freezing/crashing on Motorola Droid X
- Improved widget update/loading on phone startup
Version 1.0.11 (Sep 14th, 06:30 CET)- Fixed widget display issues introduced in 1.0.10
- Fixed widget clock digits showing in different sizes
- Overall improved widget clock display.
Version 1.0.10 (Sep 14th, 02:00 CET)- Multiple fixes at widgets stop responding/not updating/clock not keeping time
- Added drop shadow option for clock digits in 4x2 and 4x2 widgets
- Added 4x1 widget type "Forecast Only", showing 5 day forecast
- Improved landscape versions of 4x2 and 4x2 widgets with clock
Version 1.0.9 (Sep 7th, 21:30 CET)- Improved dynamic radar/satellite map memory handling. Should fix/improve force closes (OutOfMemoryException)
- Improved responsiveness of dynamic maps
- Moved 12/24 hour clock format setting into app, no longer using system setting
- Improved/Fixed "not licensed" error message on first start
Version 1.0.8 (Sep 5th, 23:30 CET)- Fixed updates failing on 3G (NullPointerException) on some carriers
Version 1.0.7 (Sep 4th, 3:30 CET)- Fixed not showing error message when search for new location fails/no location found
- Potential fix for NullPointerException when updating "My Location"
- Linked version/copyright preference to bellshare website
- Improved detection if resources have already been downloaded. This should improve a constant video redownload request bug as well as redownload after uninstall/reinstall.
Version 1.0.6 (Sep 3rd, 1:45 CET)- Added new 4x3 widget with current weather, clock and forecast
- Added support for changing the widget clock digits' color
- Added option to select app that will be launched when tapping the clock on widget
- Minor wording adjustments in widget types
Version 1.0.5 (Sep 1st, 21:00 CET)- Improved battery use when using clock widget
- Improved reliablity and delay in clock widget updates
- Increasded preview size for iconset downloads
- Added error reporting for NullPointerException in "My Location"
Version 1.0.4 (Aug 30th, 04:00 CET)- Added support for temperature notification in status bar
- Fixed auto update intervals mixed up
Version 1.0.3 (Aug 26th, 03:00 CET)- Fixed 4x1 widget with clock not keeping time
Version 1.0.2 (Aug 25th, 23:00 CET)- Fixed "My Location" lookup draining battery if lookup fails
- Fixed exception when no application can be found for custom radar/media url
- Potential fix for FC when switching radar maps/zooming in out of maps
- Fixed InvalidArgumentException in widgets
Version 1.0.1 (Aug 23rd, 14:00 CET)- Fixes download of resources failing with 'File not found' error
Version 1.0.0 (Aug 23rd, 03:30 CET)- Showing dialog when trying to add more than 10 locations
- Removed 'Update Debug Log' preference
- Removed READ_LOGS permission
- Installing .media file to hide weather videos
Version 0.9.27 (Aug 22nd, 06:00 CET)- Improved widget updating to use less CPU
- Added error message when weather animation downloads fail/are canceled
- Improved radar viewer memory handling
- Fixed advisory push messaging service
- Potential fix for sometimes "loosing" data and reverting back to N/A
Version 0.9.25 (Aug 21st, 04:30 CET)- Reworked 4x2 and 4x3 widget. Clock font and style can now be customized separate from widget. Styles available are "No background", "Translucent", "Black Flip Clock", "White Flip Clock" and "White Plain Clock"
- Auto updating all locations when units setting has been changed
- Added download count to iconset browser
- Changed location names in app and widgets to city only
- Changed weather animation download to AWS CloudFront for optimum download speeds and availability
- Potential fix for BeWeather keeping device awake/battery drain
- Potential fix for widget not reacting to clicks
- Fixed potential NullPointerException
Version 0.9.24 (Aug 19th, 23:30 CET)- Added support for toggling background auto-update per location
- Added support for renaming locations (via app context-menu on main screen)
- Improved updating of "My Location" when device moves
- Showing 'My Location' instead of actual location in widget location selector and in manage location screen
- Showing error message when searchinig for a location fails
- Fixed mulitple potential exceptions
- Fixed a bug that was leading to updates being triggered twice when clicking the reload indicator in app
Version 0.9.23 (Aug 18th, 04:00 CET)- Added 'Upload Debug Log' function in preferences
- Renamed "Current Location" to "My Location"
- Improved memory handling for radar map screens
- Showing informational message when adding "My Location"
- Fixed multiple potential FCs
- Improved server connection handling. Potentially fixes connection problems on 3G
Version 0.9.21 (Aug 17th, 18:30 CET)- Showing error popup in app if location update fails
- Showing actual address instead of nearest weather location as name for current location
- Downloading smaller res weather animations for non WVGA devices. Moved downloads to Amazon S3 for improved reliability.
This version will re-download weather animations on all devices.- Showing temperature units in app
- Opening location manager when clicking the dots on the bottom of the main screen. Locations in location manager can be clicked to open them.
- Potential fix for out of memory exeption in radar viewer
- Removed GET_ACCOUNTS and USE_CREDENTIALS permissions
Version 0.9.20 (Aug 16th, 04:05 CET)- Greatly improved location search (i.e. searching for Buch will now list Bucharest)
- Added crash reporting facility. Please submit a report when prompted after the app crashes.
- Added animated progress indicator to widget "Loading" placeholder
- Removed debug auto update intervals (2min, 5min)
- Renamed 'English' units to 'Imperial (English)'
- Potential fix for auto update/widget N/A problems
- Fixed nearby stations screen not always correctly displaying/showing only blank screen
- Fixed from/to auto update exclusion showing single digit minute setting
- Showing only single digit hour on widget clock if set to am/pm
- Fixed widget font color transparency not working
- Fixed radar/satellite map not loading automatically after opening
Version 0.9.19 (Aug 14th, 21:00 CET)- Added 4x3 clock widget (for tablets)
- Added support for selecting different typeface for widget clock
- Added preference to select dynamic map layer (map or satellite)
- Added radar map legend to dynamic radar
- Added indicator in dynamic maps showing location.
- Added landscape support for nearby stations screen
- Nearby station selection screen now showing currently selected station/location with green indicator.
- Defaulting 4x2 widget type to clock
- Using dark themed title bars in screens.
- Locations now keep showing original location name even after switching to different nearby station
- When a nearby station has been selected for current location (GPS), it will revert to whatever is the closest station after moving 5 miles
- Removed display of device id from preferences
- Fixed FC on CyanogenMod/Honeycomb
- Fixed updating indicator not rotating when 'Locating'
- Fixed potential NullPointerException
- Potential fix for FC when switching maps
Version 0.9.18 (Aug 13th, 02:00 CET)- Vastly improved nearby weather station selection screen, adding map showing stations
- Added m/s wind speed setting
- Showing location name instead of station name in widgets
- Added option to hide location name in widgets
- Fixed missing whitespace in message when sharing weather/advisory
- Fixed custom iconset not correctly applied after changing iconset in preferences
- Using warning sign for weather alert notifications instead of app icon
- Fixed 'App not licensed' message
Version 0.9.17 (Aug 12th, 05:00 CET)- Added support for separate wind units
- Improved overall responsiveness, especially when switching locations and Daily/Hourly/SunMoon forecast types
- Slightly increased height of Hourly/Daily/SunMoon selection tabs
- Removed title bar in iconset preference screen
- Setting initial focus to search field in locations search screen
- Removed flip clock background in 4x2 widget. More layout adjustments might be added.
- Fixed 12/24 hour format not being used as set in system preferences
- Fixed font sizes shown with %%
- Fixed FC when deleting a location from the main app screen
- Fixed FC when stepping through maps while map is not fully loaded
Version 0.9.16 (Aug 11th, 20:30 CET)- Removed weather animation resources from apk file, shrinking the whole app to less than 3 MB. It will prompt on first launch to download the video files (25 MB) and store them in external/SD memory. This will free up application memory that was wasted for the large apk.
- Fixed FC when trying to add a widget while no locations have been added to BeWeather yet. Showing warning message.
- Improved appearance of 4x2 widget in landscape mode
- Fixed "Manage Locations" screen not correctly showing new location after adding a location
- Removed whitelisting requirement. We have switched to a short expiration of every beta build instead.
Pro Only Features:- 100% Ad-Free
- Visually stunning display of weather information using high definition (HD) videos
- Fully customize widget backgrounds and clock
- Completely customize BeWeather using one of more than 150 weather iconsets
- Get more accurate conditions by switching to a nearby weather stations for any location
- Dynamic Google Maps based animated radar and satellite maps (US only)
Standard Features:- Automatically track your location via GPS/cell location
- 11 beautiful homescreen widgets in 6 different sizes. Fully customizable colors and fonts.
- Temperature notification in statusbar
- Current conditions including "Feels like" temperature, wind, pressure, dew point, humidity.
- 7-day forecast with high/low temperature and precipitation probability
- 24-hour forecast with temperature, precipitation probability, wind and humidity
- Instant weather advisory notifications (US only) via push technology (Android 2.2 and higher)
- Built-in animated radar maps (US only)
- Replace/extend the default radar maps with your preferred weather service's radar maps!
- Get more accurate conditions by switching to a nearby weather stations for any location
- Add custom web cams and other media links (weather radio, video, HTML etc) to any location.
- Sunrise/Sunset times and moon phase
- Completely customize BeWeather using fonts and colors
Minimum System RequirementsAndroid OS 2.1 or later (2.2 for advisory push)
Devices with issues:
HTC Sensation (Lag)
HTC Evo 3D (Lag)
Devices without issues:
HTC Desire HD
HTC Evo 4G
HTC Wildfire S
Samsung Galaxy S
Samsung Galaxy S2
Motorola Droid 2
