Sonuby: Weather Reports & Maps 4+

VERSION 1.5 IS HERE!

Welcome to the biggest update since the release of Sonuby last year.

Since mid-April until the end of this year I have temporarily stopped my freelance work to work full-time on the development of Sonuby.

This update marks the beginning of a series of updates I'll be releasing in the coming months and lays the foundation for many new features and the long-term vision I have for Sonuby.

A BRAND NEW DESIGN

The biggest change in this update is a completely new design. With the new design, Sonuby not only looks much nicer, but is also easier to use. I would like to briefly explain what I put special emphasis on.

1. Focus on the essentials

The heart of a weather app is the forecast. The new design puts the forecast even more in the center by having only two tabs, one for the weather report and one for maps. This means that the maps are quicker to access and do not need to be opened manually.

Less relevant elements have been moved to locations that are still easily accessible but take up less space.

2. Improved navigation

Great applications are clear and easy to use. The new design builds on familiar app navigation concepts such as the back-swipe gesture.

3. Improved readability

Sonuby's previous design was very simple, the colors were rather subtle and not very accentuated. This sometimes made the text and forecasts difficult to read. The new design has much stronger color accents, especially in light mode. The colors are more intense, making the predictions much easier to read.

4. App-wide location management

Managing a location (adding, moving, or removing it from a location collection) was previously only possible from the location collection section. Now this is also possible from within the forecast and maps sections.

5. Significant performance improvement

With the new design, the application has been rebuilt from the ground up. Using the latest technologies and best practices, the overall speed has been significantly improved.

FILTER + CONFIGURE FORECASTS

This update allows you to customize the existing forecasts of a weather report. To do so, click the settings button in the top right corner above the weather forecast. There you will find the following options:

1. Filter forecasts

Sonuby now offers two preset filters, "Short-term forecasts only" and "Weekly forecasts only" , which reduce the weather report to the corresponding forecasts.

2. Custom filter configuration

If the filters are not enough, you can create a custom filter. You can disable individual forecasts and change the order of forecasts.

NEW MAPS

Not only did maps get their own tab, but I also added some new ones that you can use now:

1. Satellite
2. Sunshine Hours
3. Wind Gusts
4. Relative Humidity
5. Precipitation Probability

MORE IN THIS VERSION

- Improved readability of mixed showers and mixed snow showers pictogram
- Last visited locations can now be deleted
- Precipitation less than 1mm is now shown as such