Blitzortung Lightning Monitor

Name: Blitzortung Lightning Monitor
Rating: 3.38 (6764 reviews)
Author: WuAn

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Have a quick overview of the current thunderstorm situation whenever you want.

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Total installs: 1,322,981
Installs / day: 0
Rating: 3.4★
Released: 10 May 2012
Last update: 8 Oct 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

No data shared with third parties
No data collected
Data is not encrypted
No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

8 in 2 groups

2 Sensitive3 Notable3 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks

LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

OtherNotable6

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Bring apps to the front or send them to the backgroundreorder running apps · REORDER_TASKS
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

Simple to use map based application visualizing real time full area lightning data provided by the blitzortung.org lightning location network project. The current thunderstorm situation at your fingertips. Feature summary: - realtime display of lightning data - display of historical lightning data of the last 24 hours - for regions Europe, North & South America, Asia, Africa and Australia/New Zealand - lightning strike time color coded - reduced data volume and fast response - current lightning strike time and lightning count - optional user location display - alarm function shows distance/direction of storms - alarm background service - support for notifications and vibration alarm - single stroke display for blitzortung.org participants Please visit http://www.blitzortung.org for more information regarding the community based lightning location project. http://www.blitzortung.org. The raster display ensures a fast performance of the application even if there is a very high thunderstorm activity. Blitzortung.org participants can visualize all stroke locations individually. If you would like to contribute to a translation of the software in your language, please do not hesitate to contact the author of the software. Note to Australian/US west coast users: The blitzortung.org network is currently concentrated on the eastern part of the continent. If you would like to help to extend the coverage to other parts of Australia/South America/Asia/Africa, please participate in the blitzortung.org network. Further information can be found here http://blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?page=2. Thank you! Project repository: https://github.com/wuan/bo-android Detailed documentation: https://blitzortung.tryb.de/docs/apps/android/basic/ Using the GPS location provider in combination with the background service can lead to high battery use. Please use the network or the passive location provider for background operation.

What's new

- alert view widget - preferences reset, backup and restore - view model update, request deduplication - quick guide

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