The Sun Live 2.0.4.0
In modern days, scientists look up close at every movement of the Sun and observe its evolution, while making most of the data they gather available for the larger audiences.
Those who want to get some impressive images with the layers of the majestic star and are eager to learn more about it can try out a specialized app, as such tools are available across most platforms. Thus, Windows Phone users can enjoy a utility like The Sun Live that is tailored specifically for this purpose.
Beautiful imagery inside a cool GUI
The application comes with a nice looking interface, that features high-quality image inside as well as some well designed graphics that are consistent all through the utility.
In several separate sections of the app are grouped the news, images and video content, so you can access the desired type of information in an effortless manner.
Navigating among the numerous sections of The Sun Live is pretty fluent, but there are some noticeable delays when it comes to loading the data that is acquired from online sources, as the high-resolution pictures and the video streams take quite a bit to land on your mobile device.
Check out live views and videos
This utility offers you a splendid st of views for the Sun's chromosphere, photosphere and corona, each having its own dedicated module, with images, videos that show the activity for the past 48 hours and also with a description and some useful info about each of them.
The short clips are of very good quality and can be viewed only in landscape mode, while the high-resolution images can be viewed up close after you tap on them to load in full. Zooming and panning are easy to do, as The Sun Live supports the respective touch gestures.
A neat ability of this app is the support for providing backgrounds for the lock screen and you can choose which layer of the Sun is shown there and you can even have the pic of the week on display.
The live tile support is great and you have the possibility to create secondary tiles as well, so you can watch the Sun's activity right from your Start screen
Get useful information and browse the archive
In order to view the imagery from a past date, you can pay a short visit to the archive section of The Sun Live and access the needed pics on the fly.
The informative areas of the app include a module where you can go through several fascinating facts about the Sun, while in the "Learn More" section you should be able to read about the Sun's influence on Earth, about its biography and other cool stuff, but unfortunately when these areas are selected, the app crashes for some reason.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The interface has a pleasant look to it and only visible letdown is the lack of some cool background images inside the app. |
Function6
There are some amazing images and cool videos inside the app, but the informational modules are not working well. |
Security10
Perfectly safe to use, this utility doesn't need access to any area of the system where sensitive data is stored and it doesn't send out any information. |
Battery5
Keeping the application running for longer periods of time will discharge the battery fast due to the high power consumption. |
Price10
A most valuable tool by all standards, The Sun Live provides a good deal of information at no cost, so it scores top points. |
Compatibility9
Most Windows Phone users will be able to enjoy the nice views of the Sun offered by this app, as it runs on any device powered by version 8 and higher of the OS. |
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 2.0.4.0
- reviewed version:
- 2.0.4.0
- developer:
- Saalbach Apps
- category:
- SCIENCE & EDUCATION
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 449