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Bring back the weather app!
Losing the Weather Channel really sucks. Was useful but could have been really a much better app. I am now looking at using CarPlay with an iPhone 16. Phone gives me the safety I could get with a very expensive OnStar subscription. Apple Maps so far has worked great. I tried out WAZE and that provides up to date traffic info plus more when not following a route with Apple Maps. Not sure how much I will use WAZE because I am not a fan of Google who owns WAZE. If I want that with Apple Maps, just setup a route and follow. Lastly is weather. Weather Channel app is too commercial and a pain to navigate when used with CarPlay. Tried it out and now using MyRadar. Maps are much better than the lost Weather channel app. So, with a few more weeks of learning and evaluating, I will probably dump my OnStar subscription because with free apps, I get what I need. I rarely use the MyGMC app because I have found that it can mess up your infotainment system if you do not set up the media screen correctly. Remote start is always available with my key fob. GMC Maps+ is a dud. Don`t use any other app but iHeart radio and I have that setup on iPhone and works better than it did with OnStar. Sorry OnStar, but it looks like your service has run its course on my pocketbook. GM not supporting the TWC app is what got me to look at CarPlay and frankly, it is turning out to be a better solution. Only going to miss not having internet while traveling, but I guess the slow version using cell data will have to do. AT&T data plan did drop a lot when travelling my route in the northern Rockies. Once off major interstate, coverage was marginal and dropped a lot. Cell data with Verizon is much more dependable.