The AIRNow Android application will provide an increasingly mobile public with real-time air quality information that people can use to protect their health when planning their daily activities
The app will allow users to get location-specific reports on current air quality and air quality forecasts for both ozone and fine particle pollution (PM2.5). Air quality maps from the AIRNow website provide visual depictions of current and forecast air quality nationwide, and a page on air quality-related health effects explains what actions people can take to protect their health at different AQI levels, such as “code orange.”
Latest updates
What's new in version 2.2.1
This release adds two maps to give the public additional, actionable information about air pollution at their location: the popular Fire and Smoke Map, which provides information on fire locations, smoke plumes and air quality from monitors and low-cost sensors; and the AirNow Interactive Map, which shows ozone and particulate matter from air quality monitors across the country.
How to install EPA's AIRNow APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download EPA's AIRNow APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
Go to your phone Settings page
Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
Check the Unknown Sources box
Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
Tap the APK file you downloaded (com.saic.airnow-v2.2.1-ApkClean.apk)
Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
A: Just like Windows (PC) systems use an .exe file for installing software, Android does the same. An APK file is the file format used for installing software on the Android operating system.
Q: If I install an APK from this website, will I be able to update the app from the Play Store?
A: Yes, absolutely. The Play Store installs APKs it downloads from Google's servers, and sideloading from a site like ApkClean.net goes through a very similar process, except you're the one performing the downloading and initiating the installation (sideloading). As soon as the Play Store finds a version of the app newer than the one you've sideloaded, it will commence an update.
Q: Why ApkClean.net can guarantee APK 100% safe?
A: Whenever someone wants to download an APK file from ApkClean.net, we'll check the corresponding APK file on Google Play and allow user download it directly (of course, we'll cache it on our server). If the APK file does not exist on Google Play, we'll search it in our cache.
Q: What are Android App permissions?
A: Apps require access to certain systems within your device. When you install an application, you are notified of all of the permissions required to run that application.
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3 ★This app needs notifications!!! Without getting notified on when the AQI is unhealthy or hazardous, you have to open the app every day/hour. It would be much more functional if you could set it to notify you when that happens. Otherwise great app.
5 ★Wow, this year's PNW fires are creating much smoke. New procedures say, let it burn creating as much smoke as possible. If you live in the Seattle metro area and have any breathing problems, you need this app. Great for showing where smoke is coming from and air quality. Select the lower right "Smoke" icon for a map of fires and smoke.
3 ★Decent enough app but the recent addition of useless push notifications is a deal breaker. There are not setting to opt out of their notification spam either. AirCare is a more robust and less annoying alternative.
1 ★My wife and I have the same model of phone. For the same location, same time, we each get different, inconsistent results, mine usually biased in the direction of reporting better air quality. It often claims good air quality for me, when I can very clearly see and smell that the air quality is very bad.
1 ★Repeatedly in accurate. Numbers do not reflect real life situations. As I write this it claims the air quality is in the 70's. Smoke is very heavy in the area. When I check a different app it says it's in the 180's. Big difference. Not good when people depend on this help stay in good health.
3 ★It is a good app for the Bay Area. However for Bishop, Ca it gives different air quality info than the source of it's data, the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District. Often this is substantially different with AIRNow reporting 2 levels higher. I'm not sure how they screw this up.
1 ★Absolutely incorrect readings. I can see the smoke outside my windows from the wildfires not far from us, but this app says our AQI is 18 and the sensors in area are all green. Our other weather apps show much worse AQI, I had hoped that going directly to the EPA's app would give a better picture but this app is worthless.
4 ★Pretty good app, similar to the web version. I have a couple of suggestions; please add the time of the AQI reading, like in the app. Second, when I add a location with the exact location ie 11205-1504, the location given shows the state name only.
2 ★Too basic. No map feature, and it doesn't give a date and time of last update, two things that I find helpful on the website. I'm uninstalling the app and just setting up a direct link to the website on my home screen.
4 ★Initial tests showed it consumed a lot of battery power. Phone wouldn't fully charge after 8 hours on the charger. Rebooted phone, same thing. Uninstalled. Phone now charges very quickly (as usual). Otherwise I really like the app. Moto G7 on Android v10. UPDATE: Reinstalled, because I really like (& need) the app. This time I did not give it GPS access, but entered my location manually. No more battery usage problem! (Knock on wood ...)
2 ★Information on the App doesn't match the alert on the weather channel nor the Airnow.gov website. Both of witch show the air quality at a moderate yellow while the app and weather alert system show a dangerous orange. So which is it? Why doesn't the information match? When can we expect for consistent factual information?
3 ★App is okay and can be greatly improved. It would be better if the user could select a specific sensor like is possible on the EPA fire.airnow.gov website. A map showing sensors would also be a big improvement.
