Thanks to those that responded to my questions on the Dark Sky app. I went ahead and got the app today after trying some free ones over the weekend. Dark Sky sold me on it's variety of notifications, and the other information on current conditions you get. Also, that the developer is starting to make more accessibility changes and seems willing to work on said changes.
Wayne On 11/17/14, Paul and Paula Jordan <pau...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > Kathy, have you looked at storm shield? It works very well in Cincinnati > and many other cities. > God bless! > Paula and Boston > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Cathy Inglis > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 12:43 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Dark Sky verses native Weather app > > I am wanting an weather app that will push alerts for any bad weather. I us > voice over so the app needs to works with voice over. > > Cathy and Tiny. > >> On Nov 14, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Cristóbal <crismuno...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I used to like The Weather Channel the most back when it was accessible >> with Voiceover. Ever since the iOS upgrade, the native weather app has >> gotten much better and I am finding it more complete than before. If >> you're in need of alerts, then Dark Sky would do the trick. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Robin Frost >> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 8:22 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Dark Sky verses native Weather app >> >> 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? 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