BBC Weather app

lamby · 10-06-2013, 15:48

Just installed it, on first use is looks nice!

prking · 10-06-2013, 16:35

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Just installed it, on first use is looks nice!

Thanks for the heads up, great to see them following the design guidelines giving a clean easy to use UI. Only two things I would change, and its really a matter of taste, the fonts are a little too big in places and the menu options are emboldened (a la iOs)

For an initial release, it's very good.

purple bunny · 10-06-2013, 17:42

what's the point of a big data hungry app when u can just use ur browser? nice app but pointless as far as im concerned.

alan1302 · 10-06-2013, 17:44

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Originally Posted by purple bunny

what's the point of a big data hungry app when u can just use ur browser? nice app but pointless as far as im concerned.

It's not data hungry though.

And I find the app better than a web browser as it's more suited to the smaller screen.

prking · 10-06-2013, 18:24

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Originally Posted by purple bunny

what's the point of a big data hungry app when u can just use ur browser? nice app but pointless as far as im concerned.

Why do you think an app uses more data than the browser?

Can you really not see the data, memory, speed and battery advantages of an app?

wrexham103.4 · 10-06-2013, 18:35

Just downloaded it. Thanks

Sexbomb · 10-06-2013, 20:27

Same here

Mark Smith · 10-06-2013, 21:07

Looks nice on my Android phone, but no iPad version yet.

klendathu · 10-06-2013, 21:30

I got it this afternoon and I think its great

macsmurray · 10-06-2013, 21:42

UI is crisp and clear and looks great. Nice one.

Resonance · 11-06-2013, 06:59

Thanks, good app. Could do with a few more options on the widget side of things. Especially the weather by hour rather than day, plus maybe some different shapes and sizes.

lamby · 11-06-2013, 10:21

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Originally Posted by Resonance

Thanks, good app. Could do with a few more options on the widget side of things. Especially the weather by hour rather than day, plus maybe some different shapes and sizes.

I would like to switch off location. In order to find out the weather in Oxford when i am away, i need to add it as a location, but when i am IN Oxford it will appear twice!

KesterK · 11-06-2013, 10:41

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Originally Posted by Resonance

Thanks, good app. Could do with a few more options on the widget side of things. Especially the weather by hour rather than day, plus maybe some different shapes and sizes.

It has weather by hour. Swipe to the left. Also tap an hour and it has a more detailed view like humidity, visibility etc.

Edit: Or are you referring specifically to widgets on android? I've never used android so apologies for the ignorance.

gomezz · 11-06-2013, 10:42

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Originally Posted by purple bunny

what's the point of a big data hungry app when u can just use ur browser? nice app but pointless as far as im concerned.

From what I can gather the browers on some phones are not that good and so apps are needed to do what a decent browser does.

KesterK · 11-06-2013, 10:47

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Originally Posted by gomezz

From what I can gather the browers on some phones are not that good and so apps are needed to do what a decent browser does.

In addition the app will already have all the graphics and images saved, and will only require data from the BBC servers to decide what image to show. Using the website in the browser will load the images every time you visit, therefore using a lot more data than the app.

Stuart_h · 11-06-2013, 10:47

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Originally Posted by Mark Smith

Looks nice on my Android phone, but no iPad version yet.

Realy ? I thought this NEVER happened

gomezz · 11-06-2013, 10:51

The BBC local weather page is not exactly top-heavy with images and graphics.

alan1302 · 11-06-2013, 12:44

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Originally Posted by Stuart_h

Realy ? I thought this NEVER happened

Happens all the time

KesterK · 11-06-2013, 13:25

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Originally Posted by gomezz

The BBC local weather page is not exactly top-heavy with images and graphics.

No, but the app will use less data than the website, so it is deffinately not data hungry like purple bunny claimed.

slick1two · 11-06-2013, 14:03

Got it, its nice! Can we now get a better iplayer app?? with the ability to download programmes too.

Deacon1972 · 11-06-2013, 14:14

Just had a look, first impressions, very good. Only one minor issue, when I scroll through the hours on different days, Thursday onwards, the time of day gets cut off at the top, and the times for sunrise/set are cut off too. Addition of landscape mode would be most welcome.

10-06-2013, 15:48	#1
lamby Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 3,332	BBC Weather app Just installed it, on first use is looks nice!

10-06-2013, 16:35	#2
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	Quote: Originally Posted by lamby Just installed it, on first use is looks nice! Thanks for the heads up, great to see them following the design guidelines giving a clean easy to use UI. Only two things I would change, and its really a matter of taste, the fonts are a little too big in places and the menu options are emboldened (a la iOs) For an initial release, it's very good.

10-06-2013, 17:42	#3
purple bunny Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,853	what's the point of a big data hungry app when u can just use ur browser? nice app but pointless as far as im concerned.

10-06-2013, 17:44	#4
alan1302 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West Yorks Posts: 6,180	Quote: Originally Posted by purple bunny what's the point of a big data hungry app when u can just use ur browser? nice app but pointless as far as im concerned. It's not data hungry though. And I find the app better than a web browser as it's more suited to the smaller screen.

10-06-2013, 18:24	#5
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	Quote: Originally Posted by purple bunny what's the point of a big data hungry app when u can just use ur browser? nice app but pointless as far as im concerned. Why do you think an app uses more data than the browser? Can you really not see the data, memory, speed and battery advantages of an app?

10-06-2013, 18:35	#6
wrexham103.4 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,140	Just downloaded it. Thanks

10-06-2013, 20:27	#7
Sexbomb Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lancs Posts: 14,456	Same here

10-06-2013, 21:07	#8
Mark Smith Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Norfolk/Suffolk Posts: 2,192	Looks nice on my Android phone, but no iPad version yet.

10-06-2013, 21:30	#9
klendathu Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 10,726	I got it this afternoon and I think its great

10-06-2013, 21:42	#10
macsmurray Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,929	UI is crisp and clear and looks great. Nice one.

11-06-2013, 06:59	#11
Resonance Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 9,212	Thanks, good app. Could do with a few more options on the widget side of things. Especially the weather by hour rather than day, plus maybe some different shapes and sizes.

11-06-2013, 10:21	#12
lamby Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 3,332	Quote: Originally Posted by Resonance Thanks, good app. Could do with a few more options on the widget side of things. Especially the weather by hour rather than day, plus maybe some different shapes and sizes. I would like to switch off location. In order to find out the weather in Oxford when i am away, i need to add it as a location, but when i am IN Oxford it will appear twice!

11-06-2013, 10:41	#13
KesterK Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire Posts: 2,618	Quote: Originally Posted by Resonance Thanks, good app. Could do with a few more options on the widget side of things. Especially the weather by hour rather than day, plus maybe some different shapes and sizes. It has weather by hour. Swipe to the left. Also tap an hour and it has a more detailed view like humidity, visibility etc. Edit: Or are you referring specifically to widgets on android? I've never used android so apologies for the ignorance.

11-06-2013, 10:42	#14
gomezz Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Buckingham Posts: 28,590	Quote: Originally Posted by purple bunny what's the point of a big data hungry app when u can just use ur browser? nice app but pointless as far as im concerned. From what I can gather the browers on some phones are not that good and so apps are needed to do what a decent browser does.

11-06-2013, 10:47	#15
KesterK Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire Posts: 2,618	Quote: Originally Posted by gomezz From what I can gather the browers on some phones are not that good and so apps are needed to do what a decent browser does. In addition the app will already have all the graphics and images saved, and will only require data from the BBC servers to decide what image to show. Using the website in the browser will load the images every time you visit, therefore using a lot more data than the app.

11-06-2013, 10:47	#16
Stuart_h Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,474	Quote: Originally Posted by Mark Smith Looks nice on my Android phone, but no iPad version yet. Realy ? I thought this NEVER happened

11-06-2013, 10:51	#17
gomezz Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Buckingham Posts: 28,590	The BBC local weather page is not exactly top-heavy with images and graphics.

11-06-2013, 12:44	#18
alan1302 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West Yorks Posts: 6,180	Quote: Originally Posted by Stuart_h Realy ? I thought this NEVER happened Happens all the time

11-06-2013, 13:25	#19
KesterK Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire Posts: 2,618	Quote: Originally Posted by gomezz The BBC local weather page is not exactly top-heavy with images and graphics. No, but the app will use less data than the website, so it is deffinately not data hungry like purple bunny claimed.

11-06-2013, 14:03	#20
slick1two Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,796	Got it, its nice! Can we now get a better iplayer app?? with the ability to download programmes too.

11-06-2013, 14:14	#21
Deacon1972 Guest Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,103	Just had a look, first impressions, very good. Only one minor issue, when I scroll through the hours on different days, Thursday onwards, the time of day gets cut off at the top, and the times for sunrise/set are cut off too. Addition of landscape mode would be most welcome.

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