The popular weather app CARROT Weather today was updated with two key new features: CarPlay support and automatic Live Activities.
When accessed via CarPlay, CARROT Weather becomes a navigation app like Google Maps. You can enter your destination and receive turn-by-turn directions, with the added benefit of being able to view the weather along your driving route. The weather features include live radar, severe weather warnings, wind speeds, visibility levels, and more.
CARROT Weather's turn-by-turn directions are as snarky as its weather forecasts, so prepare for remarks such as "turn left on Rodeo Drive, meatbag," or "you went the wrong way, idiot, now I have to recalculate your entire route."
With auto-starting Live Activities, CARROT Weather's next-hour precipitation chart can now start automatically when precipitation is in the area. Users will receive a notification around 15 minutes before rain or snow begins, and then a Live Activities widget will continuously appear on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island until the precipitation stops. Previously, you had to open the app to start a Live Activity each time.
Both new features require a CARROT Weather Premium subscription.
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Still insane that Apple won't allow weather-only apps like RadarScope to use CarPlay, but somehow once you add snarky navigation it's less distracting.
Live activity only via paid subscription. Hopefully Apple will enable live activity for weather and kill this app. Not only do you need a paid subscription, but you need the upgraded ‘ultra’ subscription. Bleeding you for every dime.
CARROT is one of those few apps worth paying for every now and then. The dev does top level work and always uses the latest featurs Apple offers.
