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on new challengerhead to headto
It is a very close call with both providing accurate and insightful
forecasts, but Yahoo Weather just manages to fend off this challenger.
While Weather Timeline has the hipper look, Yahoo Weather’s mix of
hyperlocal photography and intricate animations give it a polished feel.Photos of your location drawn
from Flickr provide a backdrop
to forecasts. Interactive maps
offer insight, while animations
of spinning turbines illustrate
the wind speeds.Following in Lollipop’s
footsteps, this app has
adoptedaMaterialDesign
look. Displaying the forecast
on simple cards, it’s easy to
understandatjustaglance.Weather forecasts stretch as
faras10daysahead,butalso
include hourly updates. Yahoo
also has maps and information
on wind, pressures, chance of
rain, and sunrise/sunset times.Drawing forecasts from a
varietyofsourcesforadded
accuracy, Weather Timeline
summaries the next hour,
thenext48hoursandthe
next week’s weather.Not over-packed with features,
WeatherTimelineiseasyto
operate and understand, even
if its approach is unusual.
Additional radar maps are
available with a tap.Alloftheinformationyouneed
is displayed when you open the
app,however,asimpleswipe
upwards offers deeper insight.
Swiping horizontally lets you
switch between locations.SmartWeatherisafeature
that enables you to forecast
the weather for where your
friends and family live by
syncing with Facebook or your
Yahoo Mail contacts.A fi ve-day forecast not
enough for you? Timeline
includes a ‘time machine’
feature to show you the
forecast months and even
years in advance.And the
winner is...YAHOO WEATHER
WIDGETS
EASE OF USE
PRESENTATION
ACCURACY
YahooWeatherhasalwaysbeenpopular
on the Play store, but Weather Timeline
has stormed up the charts with its
on-trend Material Design look. The new
app uses multiple sources for more
accurate weather reports, giving it
both style and
substance. Which
should you
download?Yahoo offers six widgets, in a
wide variety of sizes. The
largest displays a fi ve-day
forecast, while the smallest
only takes up a one-by-one slot
and shows current conditions.Weather Timeline includes
fi ve widgets. The most
useful is one that includes
a card stack to switch
between forecasts for
different cities.SPECIAL FEATURES
» specification
Designed for: Phone and tablet
Requires Android: 4.0Price £0.99/$0.99
Yahoo Weather Weather Timeline
» specification
Designed for: Phone and tablet
Requires Android: 2.3Price Free
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