Please Make the iPhone Weather Application Location Aware

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by j053003 • 16 years ago

34 27 16 years ago

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samratjp• 16 years ago

Definitely seems like a no-brainer that Apple forgot. Does this request means that the weather will get current location and update temp. when the app is opened? Or a dynamic update as you move along - I mean if this is the case, I'd love to have it while driving along and get weather updates for the route.

hartror• 16 years ago

I expect it was omitted just like copy and paste were omitted so they could get it right. But the squeaky wheel gets the oil so they haven't done anything about it.

Thats my guess for what it is worth :)

spudlyo• 16 years ago

It also wouldn't hurt to change the icon as well. The calendar app's icon does this.

LiveTheDream2• 16 years ago

+1 for changing the icon based on the primary location. I want this feature much more than location-awareness. (Jailbroken iPhone has icon-changing weather app)

c1sc02• 16 years ago

Is it (technically & politically) possible to make the App Icon change based on App State? I thought that was restricted / impossible a while back.

LiveTheDream2• 16 years ago

edit: I meant changing the icon based on the current weather at primary location, which should be the current location by default

ja27• 16 years ago

Move somewhere where it's never 73 and sunny. That way you'll never be confused.

logic• 16 years ago

The "Weather Icon" app from Cydia accomplishes this. There's a similar WinterBoard extension for the clock ("LiveClock"). Both work wonderfully.

(Edit: it changes based on the weather and the time, not based on geolocation.)

adamtmca• 16 years ago

I'd love to see other applications be able to pull current weather from the location aware weather app.

usaar333• 16 years ago

Aren't there apps that can do this?

harshpotatoes• 16 years ago

reproduces functionality of apple's products?

jolan• 16 years ago

I've wanted this forever. I made http://geoipweather.com/ for my own use but GeoIP's (free) database is pretty bad, and damn near useless when using AT&T proxy servers via 3G.

mambodog• 16 years ago

I like that it showed me the weather in Fahrenheit, even though I'm in Australia. Location aware...ish.

Naga• 16 years ago

I'm pretty sure it shows Fahrenheit everywhere by default.

izendejas• 16 years ago

that or this device (and other phones) should come with a thermometer. then you could do distributed (aka, "participatory") sensing. :)

http://urban.cens.ucla.edu/vision/

c1sc02• 16 years ago

Unless you put your iPhone in a place where body heat can't warm it an an electronic thermometer is pretty useless. Most mountaineering watches (Suunto & Co) show the correct temp. only after 20 mins. or so. And that's without taking into account the heat the device itself produces, which may be non-negligible for the iPhone.

qq66• 16 years ago

I see these sentence-long domain names with static content from time to time. What motivates people to do this instead of a tweet or similar?

pak• 16 years ago

permanence, until the issue at hand is resolved?

notauser• 16 years ago

I can't remember seeing a tweet linked as a HN story, but this sentence long domain names get a lot of publicity every now and again.

Successful strategies tend to get copied.

byrneseyeview• 16 years ago

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=205918

But generally, you are correct.

geofffox• 16 years ago

There are plenty of other problems with this app. It is 2:49 AM EDT on Wednesday as I type this yet the app is showing me the forecast high/low for Tuesday on top.

yellowbkpk• 16 years ago

The My-Cast weather app shows weather based on your location by default. Full disclosure: I work on the backend systems for the app.

redcap• 16 years ago

What I "love" about the iPhone weather app is that it tells you the weather for Tuesday (yesterday) when today is Wednesday.

(I live in Tokyo but I guess this would be the same for Australia as well)

BrianHammond• 16 years ago

Rejected: location-aware weather can be obtained by looking out the window.

nhooey• 16 years ago

Maybe adding one of the most vital parts about the weather, humidity, would also help.

How on earth are you supposed to know if 25 °C or 77 °F is going to be sweaty and uncomfortable, if you don't know what the humidity is?

Please Make the iPhone Weather Application Location Aware

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