Home Weather Station - Cumulus for Android
Took a while for me to set this up, but the fault was all mine, trying to overcomplicate things. Now it is running, it's great, and for anyone running Cumulus software, I'd say it is a must!
It works very well and shows more data than any Cumulus app I've seen, along with some recent history. Just one thing though, if the developer happens to see this, would you please change the colors to a higher contrast so it's easier to see? White text on a black background would be super and save power on OLED displays but any colors with better contrast would help an otherwise outstanding Cumulus mobile weather app.
I quite like this app but it does need a higher contrast display as another reviewer suggested, white text on a black background would be ideal. Also it really does need to auto update, perhaps every 5 minutes. Is it possible to scale the display to fit the screen? On my phone it fills the screen but on my 8" tablet it is a little small. These changes would make this 5 stars. I would be prepared to pay for an add free version if updated as above.
Nice little app. Would be worth pointing out that the URL needs a trailing '/' otherwise the data doesn't get fetched. Improvement: add uv/solar data to all displays please - currently only visible on the All Info display. Also - Cumulus allows the time period for the "detailed" and "daily" charts to be changed - I have mine set for 48 hours and 1 year respectively - so the headings under the "Trends" display ("last 12 hours" and "last 30 days") are only accurate for the default settings in Cumulus. The developer seems to think such tweaks are unimportant...and I found that loading from the website was quicker...so u installed now.
I tried clicking the realtime.txt link in the description but i just get a warning that the website is not found. If this is one of the better apps....
Nice simple very functional app. Thanks
My station has not been added yet but the link I enter returns false for everything....with out without the trailing slash. The link works when I view online. I'll rate again when it starts working.
I have been using this for a long time. We should have a list of weather stations we can pick from.
Nice little app. Would be worth pointing out that the URL needs a trailing '/' otherwise the data doesn't get fetched. Improvement: add uv/solar data to all displays please - currently only visible on the All Info display. Also - Cumulus allows the time period for the "detailed" and "daily" charts to be changed - I have mine set for 48 hours and 1 year respectively - so the headings under the "Trends" display ("last 12 hours" and "last 30 days") are only accurate for the default settings in Cumulus.
TRENDS is my weather station details and though I use 24 hr and 30 day summaries, it works fine. Must enter URL correctly - http://weather... in my case. Unfortunately, NOW, TODAY, ALL INFO refers to some other weather station and is dated 4 June 2013. I like the app though!
Needs UV index and a few others. Would be nice to have a refresh button or auto refresh setting. When putting in your URL do not forget the / at the end. Needs a url selection list so you could check more than 1 station.
Nice little app. Would be worth pointing out that the URL needs a trailing '/' otherwise the data doesn't get fetched. Improvement: add uv/solar data to all displays please - currently only visible on the All Info display. Also - Cumulus allows the time period for the "detailed" and "daily" charts to be changed - I have mine set for 48 hours and 1 year respectively - so the headings under the "Trends" display ("last 12 hours" and "last 30 days") are only accurate for the default settings in Cumulus. Choosing a different wording - such as "recent" and "historical" - would be better.
Took a while for me to set this up, but the fault was all mine, trying to overcomplicate things. Now it is running, it's great, and for anyone running Cumulus software, I'd say it is a must!
Nice little app. Would be worth pointing out that the URL needs a trailing '/' otherwise the data doesn't get fetched. Improvement: add uv/solar data to all displays please - currently only visible on the All Info display.
Nice start to the app! It would be great if you could add a switch for united for us users in Fahrenheit land ;)
as the ads are really annoying !
Easy to setup and worked the first try. Would be nice to include dewpt which is important in the desert, but a nice start.
Like it. Would prefer to see more options such as themes and color changes
Very promising. Keep up the good work!
Good application! I use it every day. I would like a refresh button please.
Works great!
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It works very well and shows more data than any Cumulus app I've seen, along with some recent history. Just one thing though, if the developer happens to see this, would you please change the colors to a higher contrast so it's easier to see? White text on a black background would be super and save power on OLED displays but any colors with better contrast would help an otherwise outstanding Cumulus mobile weather app.