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WeatherBug Typhoon Updates For The Android G1!

Things continue to roll forward with WeatherBug on the Android G1 phone for T-Mobile users. And today, we have a round up of a number of important updates and improvements that you as WeatherBug users, will want to be aware of. Here they are:

1.0.372 BETA (12/2/2008)

    - search fix
    - current conditions fix


1.0.367 BETA (12/1/2008) (Here you begin to see the beta develop further with feature and usability improvements)

    - layout now changes for landscape orientation
    - gps enable/disable preference added
    - points of interest added
    - full screen mode added
    - bug fix for adding locations from contact list


1.0.315 BETA (11/11/2008)

    - fixed a bug that prevented the data cache from being updated in certain situations
    - now clearing existing data from the cache whenever Update is selected from the menu
    - fix to prevent multiple My Locations


1.0.307 BETA (11/6/2008) (A few more bug fixes brought to our attention, thanks to users just like you)

    - improvements to handling gps and network locating
    - added data cache
    - fixed minor data issues
    - enhancements to image sharing
    - added full-screen for video
    - fixed some minor artifacts in the forecast elements


1.0.291 BETA (Updates with this release were designed to catch issues that came up after more testing and reports from users such as yourself, began to come into WeatherBug Headquarters)

    - optimization to reduce battery use
    - data fetching improvements
    - memory leak plugged


1.0.282 BETA (First set of updates, almost immediately after the initial release)

    - LBS fixes for notification service
    - Dialog for failed location detection
    - fixed a crash when rotating the screen
    - minor fix for forecast touch event
    - rephrased locating message

As you can see, a number of great improvements have been added and software glitches are being squashed left and right. At the end of the day, WeatherBug and their community of users just like you, have been instrumental in ensuring that the application continues to work its way out of Beta status.

Are you a G1 user who is interested in trying out the best weather application for the Google Android platform? Head on over to the Android Marketplace and try out the latest WeatherBug beta.

As you can see above, this is one Android application that is being developed by a company that is really listening to what the user wants. That and bugs are fixed quickly without a lot of excuses, too. Always a nice feature!

Want to contribute some feedback yourself? Hit the comments here or even better, head on over to their forums where you will actually have an opportunity to mind share with the developers themselves. The WeatherBug for Android application’s success is because of you - so get on over there and participate already!

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