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Pro Weather Alert 4.0.80
Don't be surprised by the weather again!This app runs in the background and monitors theofficialNational Weather Service (NWS) alerts for your area. Newalertswill appear on the status bar, and by selecting it, you canreadthe details.You can also choose how urgent of a notification to get, basedonthe NWS Severity. An Extreme alert coming through? Thenyou'dprobably like vibrate, lights AND bell for that! But a simpleWindWarning? Probably not as much. You can choose the level ofresponsein the preferences.Pro Weather Alert has all of the features of SimpleWeatherAlert, and more!+ No ads.+ Monitor multiple locations, each with an intuitive nameyouset.+ See the details and instructions of all alerts forallareas.+ See where around you the alerts are using the Alert Map. Nomorewondering if you're driving into or out of bad weather.+ Choose how to be notified (lights, bell, vibrate), anddecidewhich alerts will override your phone silence settings.+ Sort and Filter the alerts in the list, by severityorlocation.+ Two alert levels (“emergency” and “urgent”) are customizable,incase you want lights, bell, and vibrate for extreme alerts,andjust lights for severe alerts. All other weather alerts willgive asimple notice on the action bar.+ Individually select which NWS alerts you want to beconsidered"Emergency" or "Urgent"+ Alerts keep updated automatically as long as youhaveconnectivity+ Find your alert location by GPS or network location, andhavealerts follow your phone as you move.+ An app widget added to your home screen allows for easyon/offtoggling of lights, vibrate and sound settings. The alertswillstill be checked and put on your status bar though, so you cankeepan eye on it during class or church, without itcausingdistraction. You can also toggle the location followingfeature tosave battery when not driving.+ Key words and phrases list. Create a list of words or phrases,andwhen an alert is received that contains those words or phrases,itwill be marked in the alerts list with an icon, and the phraseswillbe highlighted when you read the alert details.+ Email an alert to friends or send via text message(**requiresContacts List permission**), so they can be warned aswell.+ Post your alert to our Facebook wall or Twitter feed! Thisisespecially useful for non-weather alerts, such as ChildAbductionEmergencies.+ Change your alert polling times to maximize battery life.+ Constant alerting annoying? You can now mute repeated alertssothose busy storm nights don't un-necessarily alert you.NOTE: Do *NOT* use RAM or memory clearing apps. It willdisablethis app and you will not receive alerts.You can view the app manual here or in the app:http://android.globalcanofworms.com/guides/swa_pwa/Simple_Pro_Weather_Alert_Manual.htmlAn explanation of permissions: The SMS and ContactsListpermission are required so you can send an alert to someoneviatext message. The contacts list permission allows foreasierselecting of the number.IMPORTANT: While we take all possible precautions to makesurethis app will get you critical alerts on time, the unforseencanstill occur, as well as simple cell/network outages. Thus, wedonot recommend that you ever rely on this app ALONE fortornadowarnings. Please use this app along with other methods toensureyou are alerted in time.NOTE: If you are certain the app is not sending you the alertsitshould, please use Menu:Troubleshooting to send us debug infoaboutit so we can work to resolve it quickly.If you run into any other issues with this app or havequestions,send us a note in the Menu:Troubleshooting screen. Also,visit thedevelopers blog on our website for a list of currentissues we areaddressing.
