Does dark skies give more weather alerts than weather alert usa? Does it work better with voice over than weather alert usa?
Cathy and Tiny. > On Nov 14, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Jessica Dail <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does it have the option to alert to severe weather? Are the notifications > audible? > Can you save weather for multiple cities? Is there a limit? Right now I am > using weather alert USA. I like that app. But, if I must restore my phone, I > must also put back all of the information into this app. This is extremely > time-consuming. > The weather Channel will do this but the notifications are silent. It never > makes a sound. The only way to know if you have an alert, is for voiceover to > read the lock screen. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 14, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Robin Frost <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Speaking from the perspective of running with many weather apps as each has >> different features which I happen to like. for instance some do severe >> weather alerts better than do others via push notification as one example. >> where the Dark Sky app excels is the ability to send a push notification >> alerting you to precipitation which is soon to start falling. It is also >> quite specific about the type I.E. Drizzle, light rain, and such. This will >> be my first Winter with it so I'm assuming it'd alert for the more frozen >> variety's of precipitation as well but haven't yet experienced it myself. >> I've found it to be quite accurate in these alerts. If the alert doesn't >> coincide exactly with the start of the precipitation it usually commences >> within 20 minutes. >> I found out about this app from a guide dog user who found it an invaluable >> resource for getting in that last walk before bad weather started. I myself >> am not amongst their numbers but still do appreciate the alerting >> capabilities it offers. >> I've never known the native weather app to provide push notifications of any >> weather related events which is why I have so many others along with it. >> >> I've no affiliation other than being a happy purchaser and user of the app. >> I hope that helps. >> Robin >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Merritt >> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:28 AM >> To: viphone >> Subject: Dark Sky verses native Weather app >> >> Greetings. For those that use the Dark Sky weather app, what do you >> like about it over the native Weather app in iOS 8? I am considering >> getting this app and am curious what other people think? >> >> Best, >> Wayne >> >> -- >> Follow me on Twitter at: >> www.twitter.com/wcmerritt >> My websites: >> www.wayneism.com >> www.whitecaneday.org >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any >> questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a >> member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators >> directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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