Is there a dependable Weather Radio application for Android? I've searched the play store but so many mixed reviews and information.. I may have some serious weather heading my way and need to keep in touch.. I don't have a weather radio, but I do have a police scanner, but I would go broke buying batteries for it honestly .. Is there a dependable app or should I just buy a weather radio to have?? Let's just say this is the first time in my 31 years the weather forecast has made be very nervous.. And last years Derecho (Zip 45750) doesn't help my nervousness...
jbarcus81 said:
Is there a dependable Weather Radio application for Android? I've searched the play store but so many mixed reviews and information.. I may have some serious weather heading my way and need to keep in touch.. I don't have a weather radio, but I do have a police scanner, but I would go broke buying batteries for it honestly .. Is there a dependable app or should I just buy a weather radio to have?? Let's just say this is the first time in my 31 years the weather forecast has made be very nervous.. And last years Derecho (Zip 45750) doesn't help my nervousness...
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have you tried the NOAA radio app ? its what I use away from the house along with this app called storm team 12 weather should work for your area as well and stay safe ....
forey79 said:
have you tried the NOAA radio app ? its what I use away from the house along with this app called storm team 12 weather should work for your area as well and stay safe ....
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That's one of the apps I looked at.. It gets mixed reviews.. But I never take reviews to heart so.. I'll def. check it out!!
NOAA Weather Radio by JJACR APPS, LLC ... Is perfect!! Not sure why the reviews are the way they are...
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hello everyone i have this plugin and live near worcester ma..however they do not have that as an option..i read that you can add the city but you need to know the sorce and a special code...dose anyone know where i can get that information...
Thx in advance
Use weather watcher instead, it's better and free.
gcincotta said:
Use weather watcher instead, it's better and free.
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Good job of suppling the requested information.
You can use weather.com to get the info. Here is yours: USMA0502
Good job of suppling the requested information.
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I know, right?
Why bother to supply the information when weather watcher is better software, uses up less resources, is free, and doesn't require you to know any codes to begin with?
I figured I was doing him a favor hehe
Can weather watcher be used like spb in Ultimate launcher?
blazingwolf said:
Good job of suppling the requested information.
You can use weather.com to get the info. Here is yours: USMA0502
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TY for the info..i cant seem to add a weather source the the box to put the code is is grey and a browse button is there...i have no file to put in it
Can weather watcher be used like spb in Ultimate launcher?
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Not familiar with ultimate launcher. What is exactly do you want it to be able to do?
Ultimate laucher is a tab interface...I want a 5 day forcast displayed on the today screen along with some buttons..I have it set up and working with Spb weather...and i did figure out how to put the source code in..however the template im using seems to be off a little..but it works for now unless i can find something better
Sidewind75 said:
hello everyone i have this plugin and live near worcester ma..however they do not have that as an option..i read that you can add the city but you need to know the sorce and a special code...dose anyone know where i can get that information...
Thx in advance
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a while back i wrote a script that you can use with spb weather. It will pull information from environment canada website. There is another script, with that you can pull information from theweathernetwork.com website. You can find those on spb forums.
Weather Watcher is not a today screen plugin and doesn't have support for that, so if you want it displayed on the today screen then you're out of luck that way. But I will tell you, I've used both of them, and I highly recommend ww over spb as I don't need my weather taking up room on my today screen. Have you already purchased spb or using the trial still?
Howto - your zip from weather.com
Sidewind75 said:
hello everyone i have this plugin and live near worcester ma..however they do not have that as an option..i read that you can add the city but you need to know the sorce and a special code...dose anyone know where i can get that information...
Thx in advance
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*you can find the info here --> http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewto...&start=0&sid=68ff6a30254c9d517b2d25a30fcc9d87
There is a weather.com template as a file download half-way down the page
*Alt support (just in case) http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/weather/support/support_article388.html
*Also, how to get your weather.com city code (I think someone already gave it to youbut here)
"You have to use the weather.com city code... not the zip code. Go to weather.com and search for your city/state without the zip code. Then look in the address bar for the code. It will start with US** then 4 digits where the ** represents the 2 letter abbreviation for your state."
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Weather Watcher is not a today screen plugin and doesn't have support for that, so if you want it displayed on the today screen then you're out of luck that way. But I will tell you, I've used both of them, and I highly recommend ww over spb as I don't need my weather taking up room on my today screen. Have you already purchased spb or using the trial still?
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No I havnt bought it yet (seems to work forever for me anyway wink). after using it for a few days i can see that i dot really need it on my today scree...but i seem to have a memory leek somewhere...not using the phone for 6 hours after a soft reset i go from 22 ram to 16
spb site
SPG+B has a forum where you can find custom templates and data for adding cities
http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=28
I use spb weather as a tab on my spb plus as it is nice on the today screen.
I use weather watcher for the detailed data, but it is slower as it must be loaded. Both have a valid use.
ok I have a HTC Hero locked to Orange (UK) and wondering what the must have apps and widgets are, what I can do to improve it etc. If you guys could share your vast knowledge that would be great.
Also please bear in mind I am fairly techy least people tell me but sometimes looking at others threads here I get lost quite easily.
Cheers
Phil
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ok I have a HTC Hero locked to Orange (UK) and wondering what the must have apps and widgets are, what I can do to improve it etc. If you guys could share your vast knowledge that would be great.
Also please bear in mind I am fairly techy least people tell me but sometimes looking at others threads here I get lost quite easily.
Cheers
Phil
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Woah,... Where on earth to begin?......
1st question to ask yourself,... Are you happy to keep it Orange branded?.... Or do you want to install a custom ROM?.... Bear in mind, some ROMS have little tweaks added for better performance and stability, some are experimental, and have bugs that that need a little ironing out, but you could swap and change as many times as you want to test and find one best for you.
BUT BE WARNED,... Changing your ROM will in theory invalidate your warranty,... but you can always flash back to an Orange ROM should you need to send it for repair.
So its up to you?... This is the guide I followed to install a custom ROM,... Check it out,.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=645253
Second,... I'd update the radio to the latest one,... The radio is something to do with how well network, wifi, gps etc work,... I updated mine and saw a big difference in network reception.
,..... Now we can start talking about apps,... All I can do here is give my recommendations,....
Apps
TuneWiki - Can show lyrics for music on your phone or even whilst streaming LastFM.
Spareparts - Extra 'settings' options not available as standard. i.e... Transition animations, Font size, Haptic feedback. Also shows Battery & App statistics.
Shazam - No explanation needed.
Opera Mini - " ".
Movies (by Flixter) - Local movie show times + cinema and DVD reviews (?).
Co-Pilot Live - Satnav.
Astro - File manager.
ACV aka Droid Comic Viewer - Self explanatory.
Audio Manager - To set volume levels for Alarm, Media Player, Alerts, Ringer, System and Calls,.. All in one easy place,... Can then add as a widget to one of your homescreens.
Games
WaveBlazer - Was addicted to this on my 5800, couldn't resist getting it again.
Armagedon Squadron - As above
MotoXMania - I think this is from iPhone, get the moto x'er from one side of course to the other by tilting phone to control biker's weight distribution.
SpeedForge 3d - 3d racing game with mines and rockets set in future, quite difficult (for me) but still fun.
Tetris - Classic!!
Solitaire - Always fun.
PapaStack - Puzzle game, have to stack up all given blocks and make them stand for 10seconds before moving on to the next level.
ThrottleCopter - Based on old flash game "copter". Click button to control throttle on helicopter to get it though the course. The most addictive game so far.
Replica Island - Fun platform game.
EDIT,... Found another even more addictive game now,...
Sketch Online - Online Pictionary,... I cant stop playing it, Minimum an hour every day!
Hope some of that helps pal.
Peace.
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Woah,... Where on earth to begin?......
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i'd say begin here.
It has a radio? Really ? Since when? Will be looking into everything else you suggested once at home on pc.
Radio? You sure?
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It has a radio? Really ? Since when? Will be looking into everything else you suggested once at home on pc.
Radio? You sure?
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Not a radio like FM radio,... I think radio refers to anything that sends or transmits,. i.e The WiFi, GPS, actual network connection. So updating the 'radio' will make those better, and sometimes may increase battery life as well.
ddotpatel said:
Not a radio like FM radio,... I think radio refers to anything that sends or transmits,. i.e The WiFi, GPS, actual network connection. So updating the 'radio' will make those better, and sometimes may increase battery life as well.
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add bluetooth and you'r spot on.
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add bluetooth and you'r spot on.
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Thanx Kendong,... I wasn't too sure when I wrote that so the confirmation is much appreciated.
I haven't even had my phone for two weeks yet, but the wealth of knowledge iv gained thanks to everyone here is mind blowing to say the least.
Thanks again.
I want to find a weather radar widget that works nicely with the NC. Any advice?
Right now, I have Weatherbug Elite, but it's radar widget won't stretch very big, and when you click on it, it's just a little map that comes up, anyway. I want something that I can make into a larger widget or something.
Rainy Days. There's no temp or forecast, just fullscreen radar with pinch-to-zoom. It gets data from weather services all over the world so you can even watch it rain in China.
I just realized you're asking about a widget. This is an app. Oops! I mean, it's a really good app but it's not a widget. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Might still be worth checking out. Thanks.
Id love a good widget too. Rainy days is the best I've found but no widget.
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If you guys really like this app and would like an widget, simply send some comments to the developers. You would be surprise how responsive the Android developers are.
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If you guys really like this app and would like an widget, simply send some comments to the developers. You would be surprise how responsive the Android developers are.
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I mean, comments you send via email to the developer's email (you can find the email from market app detail screen). Because popular apps always have a lot of comments on review (listed on app detail screen), developers prefers email comment.
rvpals said:
If you guys really like this app and would like an widget, simply send some comments to the developers. You would be surprise how responsive the Android developers are.
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This...I actually had an email conversation with the man behind rainy days...great guy and was open to the widget idea. Send him feedback and I'm sure he will be all over it.
Edit...don't be mad at him if he releases it as a bonus in a paid version...programmers have to drink beer too......
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Sigh. This sucks, my favorite widget since the launch of Android. The Gaming Buzz widget, well the Buzz team at mippin.com just now have it saying the service is discontinued. =( Anyone know what happened or a good alternative to get all the good gaming news again?
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Sigh. This sucks, my favorite widget since the launch of Android. The Gaming Buzz widget, well the Buzz team at mippin.com just now have it saying the service is discontinued. =( Anyone know what happened or a good alternative to get all the good gaming news again?
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+1, I really miss this widget, wonder why they closed it down.
I emailed mippin about this, saying I would even pay 5$ for them to bring it back (Maybe like a paid app) They wrote me back to use this for an alternative. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zite&hl=en
Do a search on the Google Play or Amazon App store for: Filtr Gaming
I'd post a link but the forum won't let me because I'm new.
Hi everyone! I'm using Gear S in standalone mode, so i wasn't able to find Holo watch face :
Could anybody post a wgt for it?
Thanks!
U can find it on Galaxy Apps Gear Store, for FREE
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U can find it on Galaxy Apps Gear Store, for FREE
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You obviousely didn't read. The OP said in Standalone Mode. This means he doesn't have access to the store thanks to Samsung's stupidity.
drkfngthdragnlrd said:
You obviousely didn't read. The OP said in Standalone Mode. This means he doesn't have access to the store thanks to Samsung's stupidity.
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My bad, anyway, it kills battery fast but looks nice.
mozillaopera said:
My bad, anyway, it kills battery fast but looks nice.
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No biggie, though battery life is good info. While I kind of wanted it myself, because it looks cool. Though, if it really hurts battery life, screw it. I rather keep my current clock and keep my 2 days of battery life without using the charger's battery to refresh it. If i used that, i could probably go 3-4 days without plugging it in.
drkfngthdragnlrd said:
No biggie, though battery life is good info. While I kind of wanted it myself, because it looks cool. Though, if it really hurts battery life, screw it. I rather keep my current clock and keep my 2 days of battery life without using the charger's battery to refresh it. If i used that, i could probably go 3-4 days without plugging it in.
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What Clock do u use? I use Big Clock Launcher, and after 9h still got like 50% (reading notification, some replays, clock, sometims calls, timer/stopwatch). Last day I use default blue face on Gear S and watch died very fast - what is the point has good looking face if that make battery life shorter even if u have "small powerbank made for S"? The clock is only small piece of smartwatch - but for some people, this is imporat, they have a digital rolex on hand... There is also not much good apps, in Galaxy Apps u find many faces but not many good apps - but if u found it - pay 1€/2€.
Only normal Android like _NULL for first Gear smartwatch can be something more usefull like first Gear (secret recording, mxplayer, opera, quickpic and photospheres, etc) - when, we can unleash the beast, otherwise just just another good watch but limited because, nobody want make big improvments just small.
I'm using a digital clock with date and the step counter. It was on my Gear S when I got it. I originally wanted the one like it with weather, but the weather never updates in standalone mode. I can't stand how locked down Samsung made this thing. It's basically a smartphone on your wrist, but stupid Samsung had to make it tied to a damn Samsung smartphone. Good way to hinder sales and prompt many to just return the device.
it drains battery too much
I've Searched the Samsung app store and could not find this watchface? Did it get removed
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I've Searched the Samsung app store and could not find this watchface? Did it get removed
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Its still there but u need to lauch Store for Gear Manager (by pressing Samsung Gear Apps), otherwise, u just looks a smartphone martket - I know, its stupid...
HOLO CLOCK FACE
Please could you help
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U can find it on Galaxy Apps Gear Store, for FREE
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Please could you help regarding the holo wgt I am finding some can see and others cant I have exhausted every way possible to get this widget. I have a brand new Gear S which I purchased from ebay when it arrived it was in polish the firmware is R750XXU2BOG2 Gear manager 2..21511841_2.202 15071441 is this stopping me from downloading the holo wgt I would be very grateful if you help me out ans sorry to bother you.
My phone is a galaxy S4 mini which i took a separate contract out.
is this like a live wallpaper?
like others said, this is a massive battery drain. very unique and impressive though.
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Please could you help regarding the holo wgt I am finding some can see and others cant I have exhausted every way possible to get this widget. I have a brand new Gear S which I purchased from ebay when it arrived it was in polish the firmware is R750XXU2BOG2 Gear manager 2..21511841_2.202 15071441 is this stopping me from downloading the holo wgt I would be very grateful if you help me out ans sorry to bother you.
My phone is a galaxy S4 mini which i took a separate contract out.
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Sorry I dont have any idea how to make it.
My version of Samsung Gear is: 2.2.15111841
and firmware of Gear S watch: R750AUCU1OB1
Sorry to revive a year old post here. But mozillaopera do you still have the holo watchface on your smartwatch? If so, I am looking for it also and I can tell you how to post it up here.
Or hardman247 were you ever able to find a copy?
*It's an OWSC file (not a wgt), and it's stored on whatever phone was linked to your watch to install it (because you install watch faces from the gear app on your phone and then they get transfered to your watch).
Thanks for your replies!
Here's the youtube video link that shows this awesome watch face in action!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLznRyfek_w
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Sorry to revive a year old post here. But mozillaopera do you still have the holo watchface on your smartwatch? If so, I am looking for it also and I can tell you how to post it up here.
Or hardman247 were you ever able to find a copy?
*It's an OWSC file (not a wgt), and it's stored on whatever phone was linked to your watch to install it (because you install watch faces from the gear app on your phone and then they get transfered to your watch).
Thanks for your replies!
Here's the youtube video link that shows this awesome watch face in action!
I have it! Found it some time ago on a russian forum...
But I warn you, it will suck your battery faster than a regular watchface. But yes, it's awesome
Aww, can't post links... well, just cut+paste:
https://my.owndrive.com/index.php/s/ZhxCTE5dFoL34FB
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frodone you are awesome! Thank you. Feels like I've been searching for this silly thing forever, and now I have it.
In case anyone else wants to install this:
Download the SDB kit
Put your gear s in usb debugging
Make sure your computer sees it "SDB Devices"
SDB Install the file frodone just uploaded, and it will appear in your watch face selector (long press watch face).
Thanks again frodone!
*Rename attached file with a .wgt extension (instead of .txt). XDA wouldn't let me upload a .wgt file for some reason. Not my file, but enjoy!
Hello. Still have someone beautiful watch face?