Why doesn't apple include weather, stocks?

sirpots · Mar 16, 2012, 09:32 PM

New ipad owner here. First one and am really excited, epically for the fact that I don't have to carry around textbooks anymore

. But I was just wondering why apple doesn't include weather stocks and clock app on the iPad. Has it always been this way? Do you recommend any other apps to replace weather and the clock? Don't really care about stocks

maclook · Mar 16, 2012, 09:34 PM

Yeah, it sucks.
Accuweather is a good weather app. Hasn't been updated to retina graphics yet though. I think there's a calculator app in the app store that's just a rip off of the iPhone one.

DS3 · Mar 16, 2012, 09:35 PM

It annoys me because their weather one puts the nice weather graphics in the notifications drop down and 3rd party apps cant do that as far as Im aware.

sirpots · Mar 16, 2012, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DS3

It annoys me because their weather one puts the nice weather graphics in the notifications drop down and 3rd party apps cant do that as far as Im aware.

Yes that's how I figured out weather was missing. Notification Center is kind of boring without the weather in it

doboy · Mar 16, 2012, 09:38 PM

Hopefully, they will add it in the future. I want stock quotes.

lulla01 · Mar 16, 2012, 09:58 PM

I have asked this so many times before, some people are on the same page as me others claim those apps are useless as there are tons of alternatives in the app store. The stock ticker on the iPhone is amazing i use it all the time i wish the iPad had that.

onthecouchagain · Mar 16, 2012, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by lulla01

I have asked this so many times before, some people are on the same page as me others claim those apps are useless as there are tons of alternatives in the app store. The stock ticker on the iPhone is amazing i use it all the time i wish the iPad had that.

Same here. It's so bizarre that Apple would purposely not include this on the iPad, but allow it on their Macs and iPhones. What the duck?

batotman · Mar 17, 2012, 12:15 AM

Or Clock? No Photo Booth on the iPhone. Jerks.

I hate stocks and news stand. Thank god for jailbreaks. Hid that junk on my 4s.

onthecouchagain · Mar 17, 2012, 01:01 AM

Seriously, is there an "official" explanation as to why these few apps were left out when it's otherwise so prevalent in other Apple products and OSes?

AceCoolie · Mar 17, 2012, 01:03 AM

I want the clock app because it runs reliably in the background. I haven't found a third party app yet that does that.

Cembandit · Mar 17, 2012, 02:30 AM

Calculator, alarm...

torbjoern · Mar 17, 2012, 02:35 AM

Because if they included it, maybe you would have the iPad as your only iOS-device. So much for the "giant iPod touch".

Mar 16, 2012, 09:32 PM	#1
sirpots macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Nebraska	Why doesn't apple include weather, stocks? New ipad owner here. First one and am really excited, epically for the fact that I don't have to carry around textbooks anymore . But I was just wondering why apple doesn't include weather stocks and clock app on the iPad. Has it always been this way? Do you recommend any other apps to replace weather and the clock? Don't really care about stocks __________________ My List: Hackintosh 2.16GHz 8GB, Macbook Pro 8GB RAM 128GB SSD (Early 2011), iPhone 4s, 1st Generation iPod Touch, iPod Nano 1st Generation, iPod Nano (Latest)
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Mar 16, 2012, 09:58 PM	#6
lulla01 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: U.S	ive I have asked this so many times before, some people are on the same page as me others claim those apps are useless as there are tons of alternatives in the app store. The stock ticker on the iPhone is amazing i use it all the time i wish the iPad had that.
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Mar 17, 2012, 12:15 AM	#8
batotman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2012	Or Clock? No Photo Booth on the iPhone. Jerks. I hate stocks and news stand. Thank god for jailbreaks. Hid that junk on my 4s.
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Mar 16, 2012, 09:34 PM	#2
maclook macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2008	Yeah, it sucks. Accuweather is a good weather app. Hasn't been updated to retina graphics yet though. I think there's a calculator app in the app store that's just a rip off of the iPhone one.
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Mar 16, 2012, 09:35 PM	#3
DS3 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2011	It annoys me because their weather one puts the nice weather graphics in the notifications drop down and 3rd party apps cant do that as far as Im aware.
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Mar 17, 2012, 01:01 AM	#9
onthecouchagain macrumors 603 Join Date: Mar 2011	Seriously, is there an "official" explanation as to why these few apps were left out when it's otherwise so prevalent in other Apple products and OSes?
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Mar 17, 2012, 01:03 AM	#10
AceCoolie macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009	I want the clock app because it runs reliably in the background. I haven't found a third party app yet that does that.
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Mar 17, 2012, 02:30 AM	#11
Cembandit macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012	Calculator, alarm...
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Mar 17, 2012, 02:35 AM	#12
torbjoern Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Black Lodge	Because if they included it, maybe you would have the iPad as your only iOS-device. So much for the "giant iPod touch".
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