Hi,
I haven't played with the widgets so can't address that sorry maybe I
should though and yes I'm under 8.1 and performance is consistently good.
It does have its own sounder to let you know there is an alert as well.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Merritt
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 2:17 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Dark Sky verses native Weather app
Robin,
Thanks for the good information. If you are running iOS 8.1, have you
enabled the Dark Sky app widget in the notification center? If so,
what kind of information do you get from that? I often want to get a
quick glimpse of the weather outside. I want something more than is in
the today summary, but don't want to have to open the native weather
app.
Thanks,
Wayne
On 11/14/14, Jessica Dail <[email protected]> wrote:
I have no idea what dark sky offers. I have never used it. I am looking to
compare what I am currently using with the app being mentioned in this
thread.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 14, 2014, at 1:19 PM, Cathy Inglis <[email protected]> wrote:
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
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