The unbearable sorrow of Apple Weather
The author criticizes Apple Weather iOS app for inconsistent temperature data presentation, focusing on alignment and color issues in temperature bars. Adjusting text size improved alignment, but concerns remain about decision-making process.
Read original articleThe article discusses the author's frustration with the presentation of temperature data in the Apple Weather iOS app. The author delves into the inconsistencies in how the temperature ranges are displayed, particularly focusing on the alignment of data and the colors used in the temperature bars. Despite attempts to calculate and rationalize the placement of the bars based on temperature ranges, the author finds discrepancies in the app's display. An update reveals that the alignment issues may be related to text size settings on the phone, which when adjusted, improved the alignment of the temperature bars. However, the author still questions the app's decision-making process for bar placement and color adjustments, criticizing Apple's Weather team for failing to ensure alignment across different text sizes. The article concludes with the author expressing frustration over the challenges in understanding the app's temperature charting methods.
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Perhaps OP is using one of the extra-large font sizes hidden behind the "Larger Accessibility Sizes" toggle. It can be expected users at that font size value accessibility over aesthetics. As screen space is limited there is of course a point where things start to look broken.
The weather app could include a TV or clock-like layout for extra-large text sizes but that doesn't really fly with Apple's UI/UX consistency.
The app was brand new at the time. I wonder if it’s improved at all since then
Edit: app seems fine now at least. Glad it’s improved
It’s by far Apple’s worst built-in app on the iphone, by far. I wish they’d give it some love, moreso after having bought out Dark Sky.
So, nothingburger?
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