tompkin Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 When I heard that Verizon was switching from the Weather Channel to AccuWeather on their phones I didn't think much about it. As it turns out, AccuWeather is horrible! Where I live we get occasional severe storms. The other day we were getting strong winds and hail. When I clicked on the Accuweather link on the front of my phone, the radar was an hour and half behind! It that had been just a temporary issue it wouldn't be bad. But it's always inaccurate. Always giving ridiculous notifications. I need to know if the Weather Channel app is any good. Does it use a lot of battery? I downloaded it and was instantly greeted with a screen full of ads. I'm pretty sure they were "opt out" and can probably clear them out pretty quickly but was wondering about battery life. Any other weather apps anyone else would suggest? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 what make model phone? (edit nevermind, I see you have an LG G3) some come with default weather apps (Samsung/Sony etc) I went through a variety of weather apps for my MotoG 4G, I got sick and tired of the Weather & Clock widget from Devexpert as it needs constant app updates just to give anything resembling an up to date weather report, was too frustrating for my taste, I couldn't fathom why it had to update almost every day. I found the Transparent Clock and Weather app on play store, by Droid27, it's not the worst app on there, a little vague, (Compared to the stock app on my Z1 Compact and my wife's SGS4) (about a 3 degree, plus or minus buffer) But on the other hand, it doesn't need an app update every day, and once set, it's reasonable, using the widget on the home screen, I never see the ads. But it did take a few minutes longer than I would have like to set it up (location, update interval, update over wifi only, clock preferences etc)(but these were personal preferences, so I had to take the time to set it up, once set up, you never need to touch it again, and you can choose the size of the widget on your home screen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I love Weather Underground, and their app is pretty nice. has some ok widgets also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-scratch Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 accuweather sucks period. verizon dropped the weather channel for this crap regardless the app sucks, the channel sucks i like to see weather people in action & not in a studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted April 27, 2015 Veteran Share Posted April 27, 2015 I just use the weather underground app. I generally never use what is provided with a device as I know it paid to be there even if it is not the best I ever to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompkin Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Just want to update this thread for future viewers. I am liking the Weather Underground app. I found it easy to navigate and the radar updates the screen nicely and is timely. I havent tested it under severe weather conditions yet so dont yet know how well the severe weather notifications work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I use intellicast. The radar is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 With the speeds of todays internet/wireless connections, I never have figured out why anyone would need a weather app anyway? Nothing but a total waste of space and resources! Why not just simply bookmark a favorite weather site and just go there to check weather, or, is everyone's face to buried in Facebook or some other crap socially diseased site to bother? Must be that's the new "cool" thing to do is see how many apps you can have installed to go along with your 6 million "friends" on Facebook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Apps organize stuff better as well as more touch optimized. Also apps can be faster then mobile site versions. accuweather's mobile site is terrible. it has ads that even circumvent adaway, sometimes locks up my phone, etc... tompkin 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompkin Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 @cork1958: I would noreally not care about this except we have severe storms where I live and no sirens. When I try to go to the weather channel on my phone a bar blocks the radar so I cannot see it. This is a bar that contain the icons of Facebook, Twitter, etc. The only way I have to do it now is to unmute one of our local weather guys on Twitter during stormy weather. I appreciate all suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 We only have one season and type of weather here. I don't use weather apps at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melfster Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Dark Sky is the best weather app I have ever used. It very accurate for hour by hour weather at least compared to the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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