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Apps CARROT Weather's customizable complications

yanki01 said:
@MakerOfCARROT apple watch app doesn't open nor show anything on my series 0 apple watch. it started after i updated my phone to iOS 13. when i click on it - it spins for 1 second and closes.
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This is a bug specific to watches stuck on watchOS 4 (which is all Series 0 watches). I have a fix for it in review with Apple, but in the meantime you can request an invite to my beta program by tapping the big green button at the bottom of the iPhone app's settings screen.
 
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yanki01 said:
@MakerOfCARROT apple watch app doesn't open nor show anything on my series 0 apple watch. it started after i updated my phone to iOS 13. when i click on it - it spins for 1 second and closes.
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the Gods from CARROT have a fix for WatchOS 4 (your watch) in beta testing for the next release.

I cannot speak for the great CARROT as I am just a beta tester (I have 5 Apple Watches, including a Series 0) and the fix works.
I have a good friend waiting on the fix as well 😊
 
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MakerOfCARROT said:
This is a bug specific to watches stuck on watchOS 4 (which is all Series 0 watches). I have a fix for it in review with Apple, but in the meantime you can request an invite to my beta program by tapping the big green button at the bottom of the iPhone app's settings screen.
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did that but still doesn't work.
 
@MakerOfCARROT I'm having an issue with AQI as a complication on my watch (I like having it in conjunction with the precip chance, so I'd prefer not to use a dedicated and inferior app for that data)

I guess because AQI can't be predicted/forecast, there's no data to cache when the watch pulls data. I'm finding very very often that I see N/A for AQI, as if it takes too long to get that data and just gives up. I know a long time ago, when time travel was a feature you cached data for the forecasts and IIRC this was used as a fall back when updates weren't possible. I assume you do the same now.

This has been an issue for a while, but I didn't mention it because opening the app would also show N/A for AQI readings so I assumed unavailability for whatever reason. However, recently I've been able to see a value for AQI immediately in the watch app upon touching the complication showing N/A. The data is either there and not being passed to the complication (due to time constraints?) or you've already built in some kind of redundancy that hasn't made its way to the complication/watch faces.

I was wondering if you might be able to cache the existing reading for the next hour or two in order to prevent this kind of thing?
 
nicho said:
@MakerOfCARROT I'm having an issue with AQI as a complication on my watch (I like having it in conjunction with the precip chance, so I'd prefer not to use a dedicated and inferior app for that data)

I guess because AQI can't be predicted/forecast, there's no data to cache when the watch pulls data. I'm finding very very often that I see N/A for AQI, as if it takes too long to get that data and just gives up. I know a long time ago, when time travel was a feature you cached data for the forecasts and IIRC this was used as a fall back when updates weren't possible. I assume you do the same now.

This has been an issue for a while, but I didn't mention it because opening the app would also show N/A for AQI readings so I assumed unavailability for whatever reason. However, recently I've been able to see a value for AQI immediately in the watch app upon touching the complication showing N/A. The data is either there and not being passed to the complication (due to time constraints?) or you've already built in some kind of redundancy that hasn't made its way to the complication/watch faces.

I was wondering if you might be able to cache the existing reading for the next hour or two in order to prevent this kind of thing?
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Hmm, which data source are you using? AQI data should be getting cached, but it's possible that value is getting overridden somehow.
 
MakerOfCARROT said:
Hmm, which data source are you using? AQI data should be getting cached, but it's possible that value is getting overridden somehow.
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I've been using AccuWeather.

I just tried ClimaCell and it looks like you've snuck access to AQI in there (I remember last time I asked about notifications, you said the data came from Climacell but it wasn't accessible in the app directly at that point). I think I'll be going with ClimaCell for consistency now, and I'm excited to get precipitation notifications (the forecast says it'll be 6 days before there's even a chance of me testing it though)
 
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I'm using the INFOGRAPH MODULAR on my AW4 with it being in the middle, and the Weather never updates unless i tap it. Is this normal?
 
GizmoDVD said:
I'm using the INFOGRAPH MODULAR on my AW4 with it being in the middle, and the Weather never updates unless i tap it. Is this normal?
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Nope! Send me a support ticket by tapping the green feedback button at the bottom of the iPhone app's settings screen. That's the best way to contact me about support issues.
 
the actual and feels like temp are always displayed the same.

ive noticed this since forever but i just found time today. :D

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Xtian1206 said:
the actual and feels like temp are always displayed the same.

ive noticed this since forever but i just found time today. :D
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Which data source are you using? And what country are you in?

HDFan said:
Where did you get the weekly forecast in the middle? I've been looking for it for some time. Don't see it in my list of available complications.
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This was just added in the update from last week. It's available on the Infograph Modular face, just change the center forecast to 5-day chart.
 
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MakerOfCARROT said:
This was just added in the update from last week. It's available on the Infograph Modular face, just change the center forecast to 5-day chart.
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Darn. Still do not see "5-day chart" as a middle complication option in Infograph Modular. Did see this mentioned in the Carrot app, and confirmed that I have a Tier 3 subscription. Rebooted iPhone and watch. Toggled carrot display on watch face, but still don't see it:

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HDFan said:
Darn. Still do not see "5-day chart" as a middle complication option in Infograph Modular. Did see this mentioned in the Carrot app, and confirmed that I have a Tier 3 subscription. Rebooted iPhone and watch. Toggled carrot display on watch face, but still don't see it:

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Go to CARROT's settings screen, then to Apple Watch, then complications - that's where you customize them for CARROT, since Apple doesn't allow separate complications in the Watch app yet.
 
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I was in same boat but happened to see MakerOfCARROT’s reddit post shortly after release. Love the five day complication.
 

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Apple surely isn't making this easy. Looks right in the IOS Carrot app but does not show up on Watch. Had IOS carrot and watch apps open when synched. Rebooted both several times. Waited the 30 minutes.

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And can't add AQI, is red and crossed out ...
 
HDFan said:
Apple surely isn't making this easy. Looks right in the IOS Carrot app but does not show up on Watch. Had IOS carrot and watch apps open when synched. Rebooted both several times. Waited the 30 minutes.

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And can't add AQI, is red and crossed out ...
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Forgive me if I'm wrong, but given the earlier screenshot where you haven't actually scrolled down the middle complication options... would I be right in thinking you're expecting to be able to choose "5-day chart" (which would logically show up between OFF and Accuweather, hence my guess)?

That's not how it works. The app doesn't magically rename itself. The app is called CARROT5... select CARROT5 as the option for that complication.
 
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iFone88 said:
Before I take the plunge buy Carrot Weather, can anyone who currently uses it tell me if you can set up multiple complications to show different info? Ie, see image below - I like to have separate comps for rain fall, temperature, wind speed and current conditions.

I find the stock app, whilst doing exactly what I want, can be a bit off sometimes and I’m looking for more accuracy.

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Any carrot weather users have a similar weather set up, but with Carrot on their AW that they can post a pic of?
 
HDFan said:
Apple surely isn't making this easy. Looks right in the IOS Carrot app but does not show up on Watch. Had IOS carrot and watch apps open when synched. Rebooted both several times. Waited the 30 minutes.

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And can't add AQI, is red and crossed out ...
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You still need to add the CARROT complication manually to your watch face via the Watch app, after you customize it in the CARROT Weather app. Third-party apps can't actually add their complications to your watch face.

And not every data source has access to AQI data - you need to use AccuWeather (in the US) or ClimaCell (globally).
 
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nicho said:
select CARROT5 as the option for that complication.
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MakerOfCARROT said:
And not every data source has access to AQI data - you need to use AccuWeather (in the US) or ClimaCell (globally).
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Thanks for all of your help, it is now working. In the IOS watch app, setting Carrot as the middle complication allowed the the IOS carrot app to set the 5-day forecast. Darn, I hope that Apple fixes this. Don't know if this is documented somewhere because the first place one goes for complications is to the watch app. Having to set a specific value in the IOS watch app complications and then use another app to actually set the value is not at all intuitive.

AQI is now working as set to accuweather.
 
HDFan said:
Thanks for all of your help, it is now working. In the IOS watch app, setting Carrot as the middle complication allowed the the IOS carrot app to set the 5-day forecast. Darn, I hope that Apple fixes this. Don't know if this is documented somewhere because the first place one goes for complications is to the watch app. Having to set a specific value in the IOS watch app complications and then use another app to actually set the value is not at all intuitive.

AQI is now working as set to accuweather.
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The majority of apps are crappy and don’t offer any customisation at all. Carrot has default complications. You don’t “have” to do that at all...
 
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