WindFreak 1.5.7
Free Version
Publisher Description
WindFreak is a global wind and wave forecasting solution. It was designed with Surfers, Kitesurfers, Windsurfers, sailors and all other wind-sport enthusiasts in mind. It uses a very clean and intuitive interface.
http://windfreakblog.blogspot.co.uk/
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Current features include:
2x Homescreen Widget: 4 day wind forecast and a 7 day swell forecast.
2x favorite spots: All Favourite forecasts will be cached for offline use (great when you have no signal on a trip).
Horizontal and vertical scrolling forecast layouts that switch as you rotate the phone.
Share a forecast with friends by simply long clicking the chosen day down, and sharing to facebook, gmail, or other social media.
Favourite menu: Press menu to get details of the forecast Run, Webcams and Live Wind.
Any location in the world: Pick any location on the global grid from Google maps, and get a wind and wave forecast.
Request a Spot: Become Part of the community and Help me out by requesting a spot. Spotlists will be updated every 2 or 3 days.
There are Adds on this version
Currently WindFreak uses GFS and NWW3 forecast data, but with the support of the users WindFreak aims to run high resolution WRF models on a new server in the near future.
PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
INTERNET
The app needs to access the internet to get forecasts.
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
The app needs this permission to check for a network connection
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
The App uses this permission to create a png image of the forecast if you decide to share it via social media.
VIBRATE
The App uses this permission to allow it to Vibrate when doing "long clicks" etc.
CHECK_LICENSE
The App uses this permission to check the license with google's servers (Pro Only).
READ_PHONE_STATE
The App uses this permission to create a unique identifier for the device, so any spammers can be blocked, and usage can be logged. It is a completely encrypted alpha numeric string that is created by hashing 3 of your phone's unique identifiers against themselves (making it impossible to decrypted on it's own), it is then encrpted again before it is logged at windfreak. So i end up with a completely useless unique key that Identifies each device using Windfreak. It would be impossible even with the source to decrypt this key.
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I have spent best part of 9 months setting up this app and the forecast manipulation server behind it. I’d really like to continue to develop it further and run some cool high-res WRF models on a good server; however, I’ve just graduated and have negative money. If you can’t afford to get the Pro version, have an awesome time with the basic version.
If you can afford to support my project and help me to continue to develop the WindFreak platform it would be greatly appreciated if you get the Pro version, plus it has more awesomeness to it!!
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Disclaimer: This is a forecast, if anything bad such as death, injury or wasted petrol happens to you. I’m not liable read the Terms and conditions!!
About WindFreak
WindFreak is a free app for Android published in the Other list of apps, part of Desktop.
The company that develops WindFreak is SJ Windsurf. The latest version released by its developer is 1.5.7. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.0.
To install WindFreak on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2012-07-29 and was downloaded 15 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the WindFreak as malware as malware if the download link to com.sjwindsurf.android.windfreakfree is broken.
How to install WindFreak on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the WindFreak is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by WindFreak will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- WindFreak will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
