Minnesota Air 4+
State of Minnesota
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- Free
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Description
The Minnesota Air App provides daily air quality forecasts and real-time air quality conditions to help you plan your daily activities and protect your health! The latest update now includes push notifications for air quality conditions in your area!
With the Minnesota Air App, you can view real-time air quality conditions, updated hourly, for cities across Minnesota including:
* Twin Cities
* Rochester
* Brainerd
* Detroit Lakes
* Duluth
* Ely
* Grand Portage
* Marshall
* St. Cloud
* Virginia
* and more!
Daily air quality forecasts are also available. Compared to other states around the country, Minnesota ranks high in overall air quality. Even so, every year there are a few days when air quality becomes unhealthy due to increased levels of fine particles or ozone. During these days, the MPCA Air Quality App will provide timely air quality information to help you reduce your exposure to air pollution.
The Minnesota Air App is provided by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), www.pca.state.mn.us. The MPCA monitors environmental quality, offers technical and financial assistance, and enforces environmental regulations. The MPCA works with many partners - citizens, communities, businesses, all levels of government, environmental groups and educators - to prevent pollution and conserve resources.
What’s New
Version 2.2
Fix for push notifications, along with general framework upgrades.
Ratings and Reviews
Broken and ignored
This was always a clunky app but it was worth having for the data and analysis.
But in recent weeks the state appears to have completely abandoned it. No data, no analysis. Just a map of the state with no explanation.
That’s a pity, because air quality emergencies are becoming more frequent. Yet this is the best the state can do, even when it’s swimming in a surplus. Best to use IQ Air instead. Also imperfect but it has up-to-date data, at least.
Not Accurate
I have asthma so monitoring air quality is important to my health. I already have a good weather app which provides excellent air quality information. However, I thought a local app might be interesting, so I tried this one. It was consistently poor accuracy and gives very limited information that can’t be customized at all. Don’t bother with this app.
App defunct
Frustrated as others have been, I went to the MPCA web site. They have this notice:
As of May 2023, the old MNAir app has been retired and no longer supported. Please remove the app from your mobile device and download the new AirNow app to get current air quality conditions.
Note: I’ve not yet checked out that app
App Privacy
The developer, State of Minnesota, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
No Details Provided
The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.
Information
- Seller
- State of Minnesota
- Size
- 28.2 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 10.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2019 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
- Price
- Free