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Darksun Weather, a free spiritual-successor to Dark Sky, is now available for iPhone/iPad
GOOD MORNING!
TL;DR: I loved Dark Sky's UI, features, and no-subscription model. I built Darksun Weather as an homage to what made Dark Sky great, bringing in new ideas and modern features, while keeping it free (sorry, no weather alerts & radar!), without ads/tracking/data collection/subscription.
It's built for simplicity and ease of use.
Preview: https://imgur.com/a/r8f8T9P
📱 **Download on the App Store**
# Designing Darksun Weather
Darksun Weather's guiding principle is to help users understand the weather at a glance.
I want you to look at the app for just 2 seconds and, by glancing at shapes and colors, understand the current weather and what's coming in the next 24 hours and next week.
I also aim to make weather data useful in your daily life.
Do you always check wind speed or feels-like temperature? Probably not. Darksun Weather surfaces such information when it's relevant, in an easy-to-digest format.
Do you always need the forecast for after midnight? Unlikely. That's why it's collapsed by default—but, you can expand it with a single tap (and the app will remember your choice).
Information design and User Experience is high on my agenda. Darksun Weather allows for light customisation where it makes sense. There are no settings screens. Everything is done in-place, contextually, and your choices are persistent.
# Weather data
Dark Sky’s weather data & API were legendary. Sadly, they're not available anymore. The closest thing is Apple's Weather API (not to be confused with the Apple Weather app), but it's not free, so I can't include it in this free app.
Darksun Weather comes with two free high-quality weather data providers: Open-Meteo and MET Norway (Yr.no), along with the free (but rate-limited) OpenStreetMap for location searching.
There is a private version of Darksun Weather (currently only for friends & family), which also supports Apple Weather, including minute-by-minute precipitation & weather alerts. It's not public yet—if it ever is, it'll likely require a subscription to cover the costs of running my own infrastructure and the Apple Weather API.
# Thanks!
I hope you'll enjoy Darksun Weather as much as I do.
I have ideas for future additions to the app and am open to feedback and suggestions. Remember, Darksun Weather will always prioritize simplicity and ease of use!
You can reach me at info AT darksunapp DOT com, and find more at darksunapp.com.
Darksun Weather will always remain free as is, since it doesn’t incur any costs for me to run. In the future, I might add value-added or cosmetic features as one-time IAPs for those who want to support the development. I might also introduce premium weather sources (behind a subscription, to cover their ongoing costs), offering more features like weather alerts, radar, and minute-by-minute precipitation. All of this will be optional; the app will remain free as is and will not nag you to purchase or subscribe.
**Download on the App Store** (I appreciate your ratings & reviews!)
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I love how half the people here are also on the r/applesucks reddit
idk if it's half exactly but still a huge number of people here hate apple
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Daily Advice Thread - April 21, 2024
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FINALLY!! I have found the fix for the infamous "contact photos not staying as I have cropped them"
You know how youll set a contact photo (not poster) for a friend.. so that their little text bubble in your message folder has their face on it... but it ALWAYS reverts right back to like.. the middle of their body.. well look no further... The answer is here! Apple doesnt even suggest checking this... sheesh..
Its so simple! You probably have your google linked to your phone... If you log in on icloud.com youll notice A LOT of your contacts dont show up and this is because they are saved to your google and not your icloud.. you need to go on google and export ALL YOUR CONTACTS...(select the 3rd option that mentions iphone or ios after you click export) THEN you need to log in on icloud.com and then IMPORT that download file. after youve done this.. go to the settings on your iphone.. then contacts... then accounts... click your gmail or google account.. either delete it entirely OR just untick the contacts slider... BOOM! YOUR DONE! after years of dealing with this horse crap and so many useless google searches and apple literally offering NO HELP AT ALL... its as simple as that... Thank goodness the nightmare has ended...
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iDOS is hopefuly coming back!
https://litchie.com/2024/04/new-hope
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Apple Vision Pro used to assist doctor during shoulder surgery
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/19/vision-pro-surgeon-rotator-cuff-tear/
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VisionPro Shoulder Arthroscopy - The future is here!
https://youtu.be/YjxrKtX-Z1Q?si=_8CtngdvZuv2-72C
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HomePod with LCD display again corroborated by leaked part
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/18/homepod-lcd-display/
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Apple's macOS 15 to get rare cognitive boost via Project GreyParrot
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/19/apples-macos-15-to-get-rare-cognitive-boost-via-project-greyparrot
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Daily Advice Thread - April 19, 2024
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More than 60 IHG hotels in North America now have AirPlay-compatible TVs in-room
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/18/more-than-60-ihg-hotels-in-north-america-now-have-airplay-compatible-tvs-in-room
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Delta Emulator and how to set it up from Retro Game Corps.
https://youtu.be/uQkodIYsb8c
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Apple seeks Steam developer’s documents to fight consumer lawsuit
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/apple-seeks-steam-developers-documents-fight-consumer-lawsuit-2024-04-17/
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6 ways Apple plans to use Vision Pro in Health Monitoring and assisting with medical impairment issues
https://www.myhealthyapple.com/6-ways-apple-plans-to-use-vision-pro-in-health-monitoring-and-assisting-with-medical-impairment-issues/
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Delta - Game Emulator now available on the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delta-game-emulator/id1048524688
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Thanks to r/Apple, my little music streaming app reached #1 in 5 countries. Thank you SO MUCH for your incredible help guys!
Hi, r/Apple 👋
A month ago I posted in your subreddit about my newly released music streaming app Demus: Easy Music Streaming. To my surprise, the post received hundreds of comments and upvotes, which totally exceeded all my expectations and made it a great start for my app. I'm very grateful for that, as I could have never achieved that without your help!
Week after the post, when I read the charts I noticed my app being featured as #1 in the music category in Romania, Germany, Austria, France, and Serbia. In Romania, it was even #1 in all App Store categories. I could not believe my eyes!
To those who missed the post, my app Demus allows you to listen to your favorite music on YouTube legally for free with no annoying ads. It's so simple that you can start listening just 3 seconds after installing it! It requires no account, contains no subscription, works completely on your phone, and collects no personal data. If you would like to give my app a try, here is the original post with a lot of information!
Thank you,
Simon - the developer of AppRaven
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Apple Reportedly Stops Production of FineWoven Accessories
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/21/apple-reportedly-stops-finewoven-production/
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My Life Outside of the Apple Vision Pro
https://www.wired.com/story/the-only-thing-worse-than-one-vision-pro-in-a-relationship-is-two/
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Dolphin explains why its GameCube and Wii emulator won't be in the App Store
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/20/dolphin-explains-why-its-gamecube-and-wii-emulator-wont-be-in-the-app-store/
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Daily Advice Thread - April 20, 2024
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YouTube’s Screen Stealer (Apple TV)
https://joe-steel.com/2024-04-12-YouTubes-Screen-Stealer.html
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Steve Jobs Announcing a PlayStation Emulator for the Mac (Macworld 1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OqMcqRI-xA
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EU's antitrust head is ignoring Spotify's dominance and wants to punish Apple instead
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/19/eus-antitrust-head-is-ignoring-spotifys-dominance-and-wants-to-punish-apple-instead
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Exclusive: iPhone emulator Provenance following Delta onto the App Store, with SEGA and PlayStation support in tow
https://www.imore.com/iphone/exclusive-iphone-emulator-provenance-following-delta-onto-the-app-store-with-sega-and-playstation-support-in-tow
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Apple Removes WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store on Government Orders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/WP-WSJ-0001716697?mod=article_recs_pos1_sb_hp&next_redirect=true
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A crypto wallet maker's warning about an iMessage bug sounds like a false alarm
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/a-crypto-wallet-makers-warning-about-an-imessage-bug-sounds-like-a-false-alarm/
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New 12.9-inch iPad Air will use Same Display Technology as Current 12.9-inch iPad Pro
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/18/12-9-inch-ipad-air-will-use-same-display-technology-as-current-larger-ipad-pro/
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Daily Advice Thread - April 18, 2024
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Introducing AltStore PAL
http://rileytestut.com/blog/2024/04/17/introducing-altstore-pal/
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Apple 2030 environmental goals: 95% of suppliers using clean energy
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/17/apple-2030-environmental-goals-update/
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