SunSmart Global UV 4+
Global UV and sun safety
Cancer Council Victoria
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
Protect yourself when the UV is at damaging levels with the SunSmart Global UV app.
Powered by world leading health, radiation and weather organisations, the app provides worldwide UV levels and clear guidance as to when sun protection is and is not required.
Travelling and spending time outdoors is one of life’s great joys. Knowing when sun protection is recommended wherever you are in the world gives you confidence to enjoy the sun safely, minimizing the risk of skin damage which can lead to cancer.
The SunSmart Global UV app takes the guesswork out of being safe in the sun with daily sun protection times sent to your phone along with simple advice for protecting your skin.
***What are sun protection times?***
Sun protection times are linked to the UV Index and are advised when the UV is forecast to be 3 and above. This is consistent with the WHO UV Index guidance and has been determined as the level at which damage to the skin is likely to occur more quickly.
The app will advise you that sun protection is required during specific times when the UV is forecast to be 3 and above so that you can adequately protect your skin.
***How is it different to other UV apps?***
The UV app has the backing of world-leading health and meteorological organisations making it a trusted and reliable source of advice.
Unlike other apps, the SunSmart Global UV app is designed to simply inform users when sun protection is required and when it is not.
***What are the key features?***
- Daily UV levels for the local area including sun protection times
- 5-day forecast including UV and weather forecast
- Access to the forecast UV and sun protection times anywhere in the world
What’s New
Version 2.0.0
We are excited to announce our latest updates to SunSmart Global UV app. We’ve introduced new features and improvements to existing tools. Please note that due to the volume of changes, you will need to re-add your locations after updating the app.
***What’s new?***
- GPS integration: Easily find your nearest locations using your phone’s GPS.
- Increased global coverage: We have worked with our friends at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts to improve global UV forecast coverage.
- Live UV: If you add an Australian location that supports Live UV, you will receive a notification explaining what Live UV is.
- UV display customisation: If you add a location that supports Live UV, you can choose whether the app displays Live UV or the hourly UV forecast.
- Enhanced notifications: Get UV notifications for multiple locations.
- Support for tablets: You can now download the app on tablet devices.
- Dark mode: Experience the app in dark mode.
- Live UV fallback: If Live UV is temporarily unavailable, the app will display a visual warning and fallback to hourly UV data.
- Now available in Arabic: The app is now available in Arabic.
***What’s improved?***
- Location service: We have made improvements to how you search for a location.
- Location coverage: By including more geographical locations, we’ve resolved issues with users not being able to add locations within specific countries.
- Large UV display: The large UV index display is now the default view on the home screen. This can also be changed in the app settings.
- Data information: Quickly access detailed information about the weather station, time zone, and the last update time for each location's data under Settings > Data Source
- App language settings: You can now configure the app’s language directly from the settings screen.
- Temperature units based on location: When you first open the app, the system will use Celsius or Fahrenheit, and 12 or 24 hour time based on your device settings. This can be changed in settings.
- Bug fixes: Numerous bug fixes to enhance app stability and performance.
Ratings and Reviews
Can’t change to Fahrenheit
Despite changing the setting to Fahrenheit it will not make the change on the screen. It still reads for Celsius. A shame bc I was going to promote on social media-not going to do so w this function not working.
USA Temp not in F
Temperature still not reporting in F. When set to F today in LA area reports as 33, when set to C shows 1. Appears F setting shows Celsius; not sure what C reports at 1 degree. It is hot today. Not freezing.
Fahrenheit temperatures?
Just installed the app. I live in the U.S. and cannot find a way to display weather temperatures in Fahrenheit rather than the default Celsius. Checked Settings and elsewhere; there might be a way, but I can't find it. As a former skin cancer patient, I think I can still find the app useful, but I would like not to do all those C to F calculations.
App Privacy
The developer, Cancer Council Victoria, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Cancer Council Victoria
- Size
- 45.2 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Cancer Council Victoria
- Price
- Free