This is the new design of the AccuWeather weather app
New year, new design. And it is that in the world of applications you have to renew or go down in history, something that forces developers to look for new formulas or bet on renewed designs that not only draw attention to your tools, but also improve their functionalities. Something that AccuWeather have carried out by creating a renewed interface when consulting all the data from the skies and weather information that interests the user.This is his new look.
The most traditional tool when it comes to displaying information from the skies makes the leap and embraces the style standards Material Design raised by Google with the launch of Android 5.0 Lollipop It is a design that is committed to simple, with lines minimalist, flat colors and cards as a unit of information. That is, delimited spaces, visually attractive and very direct to bring all the information to the screen clearly. Something that regular users of this tool may like more or less, but that has its positive points in several aspects.
The first thing that can be appreciated in this new version are its mentioned cardsAnd it is that the information is now distributed in boxes through the main screen, where you can see the current state of the sky, the temperature (and the thermal sensation ofRealFeel), ambient humidity, wind speed, and UV index. A good summary that can always be expanded by clicking on the card to access detailed information However, there are other cards on this same screen with the minute-by-minute prediction of the MinuteCast function and another with the next announcements that will arrive on the following days.
But where is the rest of the usual AccuWeather information? This new design not only makes a dent in the visible, but also in the functionality of the application. Simply click on each card to access detailed information for each section. Or, if you prefer, swipe from right to left to jump between the different application tabs.With this it is possible to see the forecast hour by hour or day by day In the same way, the section maps is still present, with information from the area represented on the ground. And even the videos section can be found on the far right, with the most impressive content related to meteorological phenomena.
All these changes may mislead regular users of the application, but they are also focused on making the user experience more comfortable and agileIn this way, it is faster to move between menus and access the information that interests you just by clicking on the cards. However, the disappearance of the graphs, very accurate in their predictions and data, and the new ordering of the contents are raising criticism among its users.And it never rains to everyone's liking.
The new design of AccuWeather is now available on Android via Google Play, and with a similar variation on iPhone from App Store, where the graphical representation of the state of the skies is respected. It's still completely free And what do you think of the new look of this already mythical weather application?
