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It’s Friday. We’re all ready to cut out of work and enjoy the weekend. But before you do, we’ve got a couple Android gems for you to download. From a new weather app, to a classic game, these are the Android apps of the week.
Weather Live: Here’s another alternative for your default weather app. This one comes alive with the current conditions in the background, and it gives you plenty of options for customization in terms of your layout, such as the types of forecasts you want to see. Free
GetCharitable: It’s the time of year when many people are looking to make charitable donations. Here’s a really easy way to do that—you can log in with Facebook, and you get a new sponsored wallpaper every day. All of the ad revenue goes to feeding a child through Hunger Relief International. Free
Elf on the Shelf: My nieces love elf on the shelf, the holiday helper that gives them secret gifts in the days leading up to Christmas. Now they can help the elf deliver those presents in this adorable game. Free
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: In honour of the tenth anniversary of this game, Rockstar brought it to Android. You can relive all the glory of the seedy 80s in all new graphics in this open-world title. £3.74
Google Zeitgeist: What were we searching for in 2012? The answer is, some really strange stuff. You can explore all the things people were Googling in the new Zeitgeist
year-end review app. Free
GTA Vice City Coming to iOS and Android in a Few Weeks
GTA Vice City Out Now on Android and iOS
Android GTA Vice City Pulled Due to a "Technical Issue"
Get charitable is not available in the UK
Weather Live seemed really cool, and I was thrilled when it said “free” in the article, but on Play it’s 61p. Tell me I’m not the only one?
Weather Live seems to be 61p, not enough to break the bank, but not free as the article says. Also Google Zeitgeist isn’t available in the UK, so why have it in a UK based article?
Google Zeitgeist is – I just downloaded it.
If you want accurate weather data for the UK, get one that pulls It’s data from the Met Office. I recommend Uk Weather.
The only weather app I ever use is the Met Office one, spot on forecasts and good set of breakdowns and maps. Why would anyone in the UK not use the Met Office app for weather is beyond me? Everything else is dealing with 2nd hand info.
Agree with that, I only use the Met Office app, lots of detail as you say and I like that I can have multiple preset locations on extra pages.
Such a good feature. I was travelling between North West, South coast and London over a period and being able to get a good forecast as I bounced between locations was a real blessing – I could delay to miss the wind and rain and pack light – I think I had more sunny days in the UK this summer than most.
Also the hourly local forecasts for that day are amazing, you can book a sunny walk for 3pm. I have a friend those job relies on it not raining and he lives by it.
A met office 3 day forecast is good, the met office local daily forecasts are spot on.