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The new Weather Channel app update sucks!
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Did you download the paid version? Get it while you can!
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Download the paid version, it hasn't been updated!
Living downtown Chicago, by the lake, I've noticed all the brand name weather apps (Weather Channel, Accuweather, etc) pull weather from Chicago Ohare airport (Rosemont). The temperature there is usually 5-10F warmer than down by the lake. This makes those apps useless. Shame it's 2014 and they can't realize this. Weatherbug was my next choice, loved it, but the icons were always wrong. Said it would rain, but never did. So I went to Weather Underground, get accurate weather. Sure, not the sexiest app to look at, but gives me reliable weather (I am a weather nut, as I am an airline pilot and my job involves weather).
Intellicast, FTW.
I live in Hurricane country and there is no better way to follow a storm. My only critiscism of this app is the slow load time when opening. That's it. Otherwise, it's awesome.
I live in Hurricane country and there is no better way to follow a storm. My only critiscism of this app is the slow load time when opening. That's it. Otherwise, it's awesome.
Yep...Intellicast has the best radar....TWC radar isn't sensitive enough....unless it's pouring you don't see any green....Intellicast will pick up drizzle.
I hate it too. So what I do is get the weather from the default app and then use the weather channel for radar.
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Until they update it...
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Until they update it...
Until you accidentally tap update all or something like that happens.
Delete and restore from backup
You can always save the app on a computer.
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I am still rocking the WU app. It takes a few minutes to properly setup but once you do it's glorious. Don't mind a couple dollars to get rid of ads. They are my go to in a browser, too, so I'm happy. F TWC.
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I am still rocking the WU app. It takes a few minutes to properly setup but once you do it's glorious. Don't mind a couple dollars to get rid of ads. They are my go to in a browser, too, so I'm happy. F TWC.
You didn't respond to my reply - why can't you just save the app in a backup and then delete update that you accidentally downloaded and restore from backup?
Was there something to respond to there? You made a statement about what should work as far as restoring the older version for those who would keep a backup of that app and make sure they don't replace it, and it sounds like a workaround like that would likely work for those who would do that.
After reading this thread I am laughing at this post. I don't like it either, it seems your opinion is in the small minority. Take it as a learning lesson, jump in too early it a thread trying to make the op look like jerk and future posters may boomerang it back at you.
True, you can (still) choose more stations and you can set it to use the NWS/NOAA forecast data, which certainly provides for some better options over TWC's app.
As someone who started their day with weather checks from TWC, SPC, local NWS and a quick check on Radarscope, I absolutely disdain using the TWC upgraded app. Too many taps to get to what I want to see. No way to dump all the fluff that clutters the main screen after de selecting all the ‘area of interests’ from the setup. I came to the app for weather data and a bit of eye candy from the video stacks I could quickly click through. I’m irritated every time I open it. Cancelling my subscription before the next renewal.
