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NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro)
This weather app is not affiliated with NOAAor the National Weather Service. Products provided by NOAA are inthe public domain, and this app's use of those products iscompliant with NOAA/NWS terms of use.This app provides forecasts, animated radar, hourly forecast, andcurrent conditions, all in an intuitive and easy to use interface.Just the information you need, provided accurately, quickly, andfor your exact location.★ "A no-nonsense approach to show weather data on your phone, butdone well and great looking" - Android CentralThis app uses NOAA point forecasts from your GPS location to getthe most localized weather available. Point forecasts are great forclimbing, hiking, skiing, or any outdoor activity where weatherfrom a nearby city isn't accurate enough.GPS on the phone will provide the most accurate location, butusually isn't needed. Nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi networks canalso provide this information, and will be checked first to savetime and battery. You can also enter a location manually.To provided highly localized forecasting, this app uses pointforecasts from the National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS), and istherefore only available in the US.If there is severe weather you will see a red warning icon in thecorner of the current conditions icon. You can press this icon formore details. This app currently does NOT support severe weatheralerts or notifications. NOAA is providing this service directlythrough cell carriers. You can read more about the service athttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/wea.html.There are also several differently sized widgets available whichcan be placed on your homescreen to provide some basic weatherinformation, without the need to open the app.Forecast discussion is available through the menu button.Permission: LocationThis app requires your location to provide you with the mostaccurate weather. This is fundamental to how the app works. You canstill add manual locations as well if you prefer.Permission: Photos/Media/FilesThis permission is required by Google Maps so that it can cache maptiles for faster loading. It sounds like the app is doing somethingwith your photos or media, but it is not. The permission means thatthe app has permission to access your files (which includes photosand media), but does not mean they are actually being accessed. Itis a subtle but important distinction. Contact me if you havefurther questions about this.These are the non-simplified permissions as listed in the Androidmanifest:android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" (location access listedabove)android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" (check for networkconnection)android.permission.INTERNET" (download weather)android.permission.VIBRATE" (for zoom feedback on old radar)android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" (this isPhotos/Media/Files listed above)com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES"(required by google maps)FAQ (Frequently asked questions):http://www.paulnadler.com/nstudio/faq.htmlPlease contact me at paulnadler@gmail.com if you have any furtherquestions or problems.This is the premium version and is 100% Ad free, and has nolimitations.NOAA Weather on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/NOAA-Weather/416785575001525Google+https://plus.google.com/110174676619325230446Beta Channel (for newest features)https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111259910356071652569