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Suddenly failing
This was working fine but suddenly this week it doesn’t open and run properly. It loses the previously saved login info and goes through some sort of start-up phase every time I open it. During that start-up it will hang for a bit at 50% on the progress bar. Also now when it prompts me to log in, it has rejected my password (which I had just reset yesterday). So it looks like till the developer resolves the issue I’ll need to reset the password every time I try to log in. This is ridiculous. What happened? Coincidence that it started happening just after an updated version?
UPDATE: Several days later this app is even *more* dysfunctional. The revision notes say fixes correct problem of white screen crashes. I wasn’t getting those before but I am now. I’m now really regretting that this was the weather station I decided to buy and set up.
I’ve contacted “support” but they aren’t helpful at all.Show lessMSS21
Stupid new cookie requirement in latest update
I bought the weather station… I shouldn’t have to let the app gather analysis on my usage through the app.. The new cookie requirement to use the app since the new update as of August 9th, 2023, will not let me use the app without accepting their use of the cookie to gather my information and share with numerous other websites and or organizations!! I have picture proof they are lying about what the cookie will be used for.. The initial claim indicates the cookie will only be used to analyze traffic to the one website.. YET, the full “legal” write up describes how many many sites and organizations may have access to my information.. There is not any way to specify for myself how the cookie can be used or how any of the information can be limited.. I will not use this app again until I have control over my “usage” information..Show lessCalvinWalton
It’s back!
After several weeks of continual crashes, the app is back in full force. Most of the low reviews of late have been because of the ‘white screen’ crashes, an issue which appears to be resolved. Back to being a great app. It gives all the available data from my station and indoor sensors, and on a simple to read platform. My only complaint at all is that it is a bit difficult to add stations, and also you must scroll to the top of the page to switch stations. Neither are deal-breakers. All in all a must-have app for any Ambient station owner.Show lessN3GXQ
No help
I normally use the web interface on my laptop but got a new phone. The iOS app works but I would like to filter charts like I do on the web. There is no help for this app and nothing on the support site to help me find out how to do this.haventlostyet
Blank screen more often than not
This app repeatedly opens to a blank screen. I have this app on 2 iPhones and both have this problem. I see that this has been an issue for more than a year. Please fix itJo11Mile
Just a white screen
After the latest update, about half the time all I get is a white screen after the initial introduction screen. Sometimes, killing and restarting gets it to work, sometimes it takes a full delete and reinstall. It’s hard to tell if it’s the latest iOS update or the new app version but something is definitely broken.Show lessDmilton
Worked great until a couple of weeks ago
I have been using this app since January 2019 when I installed my Ambient Weather station and it’s always been very dependable. Then a couple of weeks ago it stopped working. I just get the logo and then a blank white screen when I open the app on my iPhone 14 Pro, which has the latest version of iOS and more than 200 GB of storage available. To others having this problem, I have found that if I close the app and then re-open it immediately I can usually get it to function correctly after 2-4 attempts.Show lessRalph Marston
App has white screen after opening on version 4.4.3
Many have reported an issue with the app not fully opening after they updated to 4.4.3. Company doesn’t appear to care to fix this. One workaround is to attempt to open the app, let it get to the solid white screen then close it. Go into your iPhone settings, Ambient Weather app, and change something. Anything. Then open the app again. Should open.
I have had to do this for several weeks and this was the one consistent way I could find to actually get the app to open. Much better than resetting all the settings on your phone.
Good luck. When it works, it’s not bad (3.5 stars probably) but lack of response from the company and developer is sad.Show lessAubsha74
Poorly designed and buggy
This is a review for the app only - the weather station is great! When opening the app, it will hang when trying to load the dashboard to see your own weather station data, with a ‘There’s no real-time data yet. Give us a sec…’ message. Killing the app will fix it, but sometimes you have to kill it a few times. Letting it load doesn’t do anything, no matter how long you leave it. The UX is also bad, especially in the settings pages: unintuitive and just plain bizarre. E.g. pressing the share button will open a menu off the bottom of the page, so it appears as though pressing the button didn’t do anything. Weird choices like this plague this app. So much potential but poor execution that I hope they fix.Show lessjambo987987
White screen.
Since the update. White screen until I close and reopen. Now that won’t even work. Deleted and downloaded again. Nothing. White screen.AndersonSK
