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Blue Skies 1.5.2.84 for Windows Phone

A Free News & Weather App

Published By Rohit Rajendran

Blue Skies brings the hyper-local forecast from the highly popular iPhone app, Dark Sky, to Windows Phone. Using the same information as Dark ... Read More > or Download Now >

Blue Skies for Windows Phone

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Tech Specs

  • • Version: 1.5.2.84
  • • Price: 0
  • • Content Rating: Not Rated
  • • Requirements: Windows Phone 8.1
  • • File Name: Blue-Skies.XAP

User Ratings

  • 6666 Votes, Average: 4.5 out of 5
  • • Rating Average:
  • 4.5 out of 5
  • • Rating Users:
  • 6666

Download Count

  • • Total Downloads:
  • 66
  • • Current Version Downloads:
  • 47
  • • Updated: January 23, 2015

More About Blue Skies

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Blue Skies brings the hyper-local forecast from the highly popular iPhone app, Dark Sky, to Windows Phone. Using the same information as Dark Sky, Blue Skies can tell you precisely if it will rain or snow in the next hour. Now you can know if it's a good idea to take that umbrella with you as you leave your house. Unlike the Dark Sky app, Blue Skies brings the weather to your home screen with a beautiful live tile. Features: - Summary of next hour (Is not available for all locations) - Summary of next 24 hours - 24 hour forecast - 5 day forecast - Detailed weather information including: precipitation, humidity, wind speed, sunrise, and sunset - Displays severe weather warnings and advisories - Live tile with small, medium, and wide tile sizes - Transparent live tile perfect for Windows Phone 8.1 - Ability to choose the live tile look that's right for you - Choose the live tile update frequency to reduce battery consumption/data usage - Choose between a light or dark theme - Simple and easy to use - Use voice commands to get the weather - Toast notifications for weather warnings - Radar maps by Weather Underground and Open Weather Maps through in-app purchase Change Log: v1.5.2.84 - Fixes startup bug caused by updating to previous version v1.5.2.83 - Tapping an hour block on the Today page of the app, displays the precipitation probability for that hour - Sharper graphics in some live tiles - Improved live tile update reliability - Return of the Live Tile Size setting for those experiencing problems with the live tile - Other little bug fixes - In order to fix some bugs, some settings have been reset v1.5.2.1 - fixed medium and wide tile style page in dark theme - Fixed displayed price for bundle in add features page - Fixed city name being cut off in some tiles - Fixed a bug in the front wide daily tile - Add feature page no longer shows up if you've purchased the bundle - Fixed bug where update frequency getting reset to 3 hours for some people - Fixed live tile updating if using medium tile v1.5.2.0 (WP 8.1 Only) - New Get It All Bundle to get every feature at a discounted price - New front medium and wide tile options - New back wide tile option that includes precipitation probability - Ability to turn off tile flip - Added wind speed direction info - Live tiles will no longer update every time you open the app to reduce problems with live tile updates (setting available to change this) - Restructured background task for better efficiency, reliability, and lower memory usage - Removed "Enabled Tile Size" setting - Updated moon and precipitation graphics - Various other little bug fixes and tweaks for efficiency

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