PH Weather

New version 2.1.6 for PH Weather for Android is now available

2012-08-05T18:46:00.001+08:00

V2.1.6 change logs:

updated standard rain intensity levels (LIGHT, MODERATE, HEAVY, INTENSE, TORRENTIAL)
implemented Time Zone setting
added Auto-hide Tab setting
updated AdMob SDK
lots of performance improvements and bug fixes

Time Zone setting and implementation will now be useful if you're adding different locations with different timezones. The date and time are now properly displayed with the location's or phone's timezone. Enjoy adding and tracking weather in different locations worldwide w/o any confusions regarding date/time.

Auto-hide Tab setting will be useful for those who want the Main Tabs to be displayed always regardless whether Portrait or Landscape mode.

Updated AdmobSDK. implemented new banner size: SMART_BANNER!

Lots of improvements! both the app and the service should not consume any processing/battery power when not in use. Yes... 0% consumption when the app is not visible (paused) or not-in-used.

Bug fixes! timezone, date and times since I just realize that the time interval differs from locations-to-locations. Most Europe countries has hourly weather interval while Philippines has 3-hour weather interval in the weather forecasts. Fixed other minor errors/bugs!

And lastly for RAIN Notification Alerts, it's now using the standard rain intensity levels that PAGASA and project NOAH also use.

Thank you very much for making PH Weather app for Android the TOP 1 Pinoy-made weather app.

PH Weather App for Android has been updated to version 2.1.4

2012-06-30T19:52:00.005+08:00

It's been a while since the last update. Today, the new version 2.1.4 has been published.

New feature:

Share (share app screenshot to FB, Twitter, etc)

Updates:

Cyclone archive for 2012 (will be automatically updated over time)
Weather Stories (arranged and more relevant news)

Fixes:

Fixed OutOfMemory error in satellite loading (if this issue still persists, please avoid using high-resolution images in satellite settings)
Several other bug fixes and improvements

PH Weather app for Blackberry Playbook Tablet OS 2.0 now available!

2012-02-17T13:10:00.002+08:00

The Android app has been ported to run on Blackberry Playbook OS. So grab this for FREE, as in free and did it say that not even advertisements on the app, yes, it's also absolutely AD-free. Please go to Blackberry App World: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/85510/?lang=en

Rank #60 in Android Market - Top Free New Apps

2011-10-18T14:08:00.001+08:00

Exactly 3 weeks from the initial public release, PH Weather for Android is now rank no. 60 among the hundreds to thousands of Android Top Free New Apps in the Market. Thanks to all! Grab it now at Android market for FREE: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.matangrolly.android.phweather&feature=apps_topselling_new_free

As of October 18, 2011, it reaches more than 2000 downloads and rated 4.4 out of 5 stars. See the ranking at: https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topselling_new_free&start=48&num=24

On the other hand, the version 2.0 (next major version) is almost complete. I'm going to release it by the end of the month or early weeks of November. Maraming salamat po!

PH Weather version 1.1 - Public Release

2011-09-26T20:56:00.002+08:00

PH Weather features current weather condition and seven-day forecasts in different locations worldwide. This app is currently focused in the Philippine weather conditions, forecasts and news. The satellite images cover mostly the Philippines, Taiwan and other neigboring southeast Asian countries. Images can be animated and supports panning, zooming and pinch-to-zoom! And be notified when it rains based on the forecasts!

Features Summary:

Current Weather

Condition
Temperature
Wind speed and direction
Sunrise and Sunset
Humidity and Pressure

Seven Day Forecasts

3-hourly interval
Minimum/maximum temperatures
Precipitation
Humidity
Wind speed and direction

Weather Locations

Supports different locations worldwide

Weather Satellite

DOST-PAGASA animated satellite
Kochi University, Japan animated radar
Auto/manual animation controls
Supports panning, zooming and pinch-to-zoom

Weather News

DOST-PAGASA 24-hour public weather forecast
DOST-PAGASA official twitter posts
Weather News Stories from different media sources

PLUS:

Rain Alert Notifications
Very customizable and flexible settings

Like on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/PH-Weather/151504411600020

Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ph_weather

Bugs/Issues/Suggestions/Support: Email to android@phweather.com

PHWeather app for Android - Initial Private Release (alpha1)

2011-09-20T14:30:00.000+08:00

ABOUT THE APP:

Name: PH Weather
Category: Weather and News
Summary: A comprehensive app for weather condition, forecasts and news focused in the Philippines
Requirements: Android 2.1 (Eclair) or later. (UI is not yet tablet optimized)
Future versions: may include app for iPhone/iPad and Windows Phone7

FEATURES:

WEATHER Tab

Current Weather Condition (today)
Weather Forecast for 7 days (1 week)
Hourly Forecast for the selected day

LOCATIONS Tab

Multiple locations (but only one location shall be featured/active in the Weather tab)
Last weather conditions are also shown (icon and temperature)
Auto-detect current location

SATELLITE Tab

PAGASA satellite radar
Kochi University satellite image
Supports panning, zooming, auto-animation, manual-animation, and pinch-to-zoom

NEWS Tab

PAGASA Weather Forecast (updated at least twice daily 5:00 am and 5:00 pm). This is dependent to PAGASA's website
PAGASA official twitter posts (the 20 latest tweets)
News Stories (various weather news and articles from news sites )

SETTINGS Tab

Refresh Interval: define auto-refresh interval
Notifications: Enable/disable notifications
Rain Alert: Define rain precipitation levels alert
Vibrate: Vibrate your phone when there will be notifications
Ringtone: Choose ringtone for incoming notifications
Temperature: Choose Celsius or Fahrenheit
Wind: Choose Kilometer per hour or Miles per hour
Precipitation: Choose Millimeters or Inches
Source: Choose satellite images source between PAGASA or Kochi University, JAPAN
Number of images: Total of images to load
Interval in hours: The interval of time (hours) between the satellite images
Reset to defaults: Reset/Revert to default settings defined by the app

Among the features above, I temporarily disabled notifications in the source code. The notification functionality is not yet completed.

User interface and graphical elements/icons will be improved over time. However, I need your feedback also about your UI experience.

HOW TO TEST:

Use it as is, where is, as you like.
Determine or report if you find issue/s

Trivial: spelling/grammar issues; alignment issues
Minor: UI/graphical related issues
Major: Functional/Logical issues/bugs
Critical: Application crashes/hangs;

Suggest/Recommend/Feedback

UI/graphical
Features
Nice to have
Others

What do you think?

NOTES:

The main goal of making this app is I want to learn mobile application development, starting with Android then the rests (iOS and WP7).
My other goals are.:

Weather is crucial. In fact, I always check weather everyday. And my father is a fisherman, weather condition is the most crucial part of fishing in the deep blue sea.
There are lots (thousands I think) of weather apps in the Android Market/Apple Store, but I have not seen yet a weather app, complete/comprehensive enough to the Philippine weather. So, I created this app to help/provide weather infos to the Filipino people.
This is just the start. More mobile apps will follow later.

I'm hesitant to put advertisements there, as we all know, ads are annoying. However, the reason I include ads is to support future versions and maintenance. For your information, the app involves web-service using Google Appengine. The appengine is free for limited quotas, once the quotas (monthly/daily) have been reached, I need to pay for it. And I don't want to use my own pocket for the server expenses in the future.
The app will be released as free (ads supported) in the Android Market
I have still features in mind and in notes that I planned to implement in the future versions of this app. But I need also your feedback. Your idea counts.
This app is based from the top-rated Weather App and combined with the features I wanted to have.

DISCLAIMER:

Do not use this app between life or death decision/situation. For informational purposes only. Please refer to the official authorities.
The current weather data is provided by Yahoo Weather (I'll find more sources in the future versions)
The weather forecasts data is provided by Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Satellite/Radar images are from PAGASA and Kochi University, JAPAN
News are from PAGASA. Twitter and Google News
I'm neither a meteorologist nor a weather forecaster. I'm just a software developer/engineer interested in weather.