Welcome to Vaanilai (வானிலை — the Tamil word for "weather") — a beautifully designed live weather app that goes far beyond basic forecasts. It combines real-time weather data with AI-powered personal briefings, astronomy insights, air quality monitoring, and a smart activity planner.
What You'll Learn
- ✓ Navigate the five main screens of the app
- ✓ Use AI Weather Briefings for personalised daily summaries
- ✓ Read air quality, astronomy, and activity suggestions
- ✓ Browse your personal weather history diary
- ✓ Customise language, units, theme, and notifications
- ✓ Understand what Vaanilai Premium unlocks
First Launch — Onboarding
When you open Vaanilai for the first time, a short three-slide onboarding experience introduces the app's key features:
Welcome to Vaanilai
A brief introduction to the app and its purpose.
AI Weather Briefings
An overview of the AI-powered personal briefing feature.
Unlimited with Premium
A summary of what the Premium subscription unlocks.
Tap Next to advance through the slides or tap Skip to go directly to the main screen.
Location Permission
Vaanilai uses your device's GPS to automatically detect your current location and show live local weather. When prompted, tap Allow While Using App to enable location access. If you decline, you can still manually set a default city in Settings.
Available Languages
The entire app interface and AI briefings adapt to your chosen language.