Ever since iOS 16 the Weather app has been so slow. On both Watch and iPhone. I thought I was going crazy.
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Apple Shuts Down Popular Weather App 'Dark Sky'
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I loved Dark Sky but I CONSTANTLY had the radar “unavailable”.
On a side note, I’d love to know who picked up the Weather Line app
On a side note, I’d love to know who picked up the Weather Line app
I use to use WeatherLine, but… 🙄
Unlike Dark Sky, Apple Weather app = absolutely no way to view the dew point. 
I can tell you that right at this moment, Dark Sky says it is raining and 37ºF at my location, while Apple Weather says it is 35ºF and snowing.
Dark Sky is correct. Apple Weather is not correct.
Dark Sky is correct. Apple Weather is not correct.
Sad to see the app go. But at least some features are incorporated into the updated Apple weather app. Also happy that weather app is now available on iPad.
It's the American dream to work hard and create something great, sell it, and watch it become mediocre.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
This is a very poor show on Apples part, btw.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
This is a very poor show on Apples part, btw.
I am going to really miss the simplicity and accuracy of Dark Sky. By far the best weather app. So clean and simple and accurate.
Sure apple weather app has the information, but it’s so much busier and you have to dig for the information.
Sure apple weather app has the information, but it’s so much busier and you have to dig for the information.
You actually can see the dewpoint, in the humidity “widget.” There’s the percentage, but also the current and future dewpoints if you slide a finger or cursor along the humidity graph.Unlike Dark Sky, Apple Weather app = absolutely no way to view the dew point.
Will miss Dark Sky. It was actually the first app I purchased, on my iPhone 4.
Noticed that as well (was thinking I'd get one more look...), time to uninstall, finally, farewell good app. ;-)
Happy New Year to everyone.
click on the day then use the drop down to select humidityUnlike Dark Sky, Apple Weather app = absolutely no way to view the dew point.
Two observations: a.) as with its Home app., Apple's commitment to eye candy gets the better of considerations of sound interface design. Keep it simple, stupid! b.) I took a trip to the App Store and couldn't find an OSX version.
I can use Apple Weather on my iPhone and iPad more or less okay, it gives me nearly all the information I want even if finding it requires too much digging around (but living in California where drought is a serious issue I'd appreciate a running tally on annual precipitation to date). I guess on my Mac (for good and sufficient professional reasons I am stuck using IOS 10, if that makes a difference) I'm screwed and it's back to Weather Underground.
This seems like another example of Apple's "we know what's good for you better than you do" way of dealing with its end users. I used to be a true-blue Apple fanboy when I believed they were on my side, but that wore off years ago. About the time Tim and Jony Ives took over the company. Look guys, personal computing ought to be about empowering the individual customer, not yourselves.
I can use Apple Weather on my iPhone and iPad more or less okay, it gives me nearly all the information I want even if finding it requires too much digging around (but living in California where drought is a serious issue I'd appreciate a running tally on annual precipitation to date). I guess on my Mac (for good and sufficient professional reasons I am stuck using IOS 10, if that makes a difference) I'm screwed and it's back to Weather Underground.
This seems like another example of Apple's "we know what's good for you better than you do" way of dealing with its end users. I used to be a true-blue Apple fanboy when I believed they were on my side, but that wore off years ago. About the time Tim and Jony Ives took over the company. Look guys, personal computing ought to be about empowering the individual customer, not yourselves.
Well that’s two Apps that I really liked that Apple killed off, Aperture and now Dark Sky.
Not only did I prefer the simplicity of Dark Sky, where I live Bristol, UK - Dark Sky was more accurate predicting rain than Apple’s new Weather App.
Not only did I prefer the simplicity of Dark Sky, where I live Bristol, UK - Dark Sky was more accurate predicting rain than Apple’s new Weather App.
At least they paid for it this time.
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No
It isn't a separate app. It is shipped as part of the operating system.
Parts of it (effectively, parts of the next iteration of the DarkSky API for third party developers) is now in WeatherKit, which is integrated into iOS 16.
The UI uses features of the latest release of SwiftUI, which is also integrated into iOS 16.
I think all those current iPhone 7 users who bought Dark Sky should ask for a refund
and apply that refund toward a phone made this decade
Murky? They accuhired the engineering talent. Had them build the 2.0 version of the DarkSky API. Called it WeatherKit. Added it to iOS16 for developers to use. Built first party Apple Weather apps, widgets and complications for all their platforms (except tvOS) that use it under-the-covers.
Dark Sky's main IP was their modeling from public weather data to perform hyperlocal forecasting. WeatherKit has the newest version of that. DarkSky has a version which is several years old, which is why the forecasts won't always match.
The (butterfly) keyboard and the Touch Bar were part of the MacBook Pro design. Apple does new designs about every five years. The 2016 MacBook Pro (which went exclusively USB-C and added the butterfly keyboard and touchbar) designs were replaced by the 2021 M1 MacBook Pro (which added back some useful ports, a more typical keyboard design, removed the Touch Bar, and significantly increased the thickness).
Apple is secretive but is pretty easy to predict, outside of supplier issues (like Intel not releasing chips they promised, or factories getting shut down)
A third party could totally replicate the DarkSky UX on top of Apple WeatherKit, if that is what you are concerned about.