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Bring back the weather app!
I doubt GM is going to bring back TWC app. They are trying and in the process with new electric vehicles to use their own platform. That means no more CarPlay and Android. Currently I have MyRadar installed and using the free version. It actually gives better map displays than the poor weather map that TWC provided. Better contrast means less fiddly while driving. The IHeart app free version gives me the same usage and features as the one provided by GM and OnStar. Prior to next billing cycle I will drop the $15 extended data plan and see if I lose much. I doubt I will. After that, the final nail will be the connected plan. I don`t use the phone to start truck and the GM app on phone has always had a few bugs. As long as the remote start with key fob works, I will be happy. Currently for what I get, $ 27 per month is just not providing the services I expected when I first signed up for OnStar. Now with my iPhone 16, if I get in a wreak or something happens, it will contact someone or pop a screen asking if I need help if I am still alive. My phone is programed to text, email people of choice if something happens. After a few weeks of use, IOS CarPlay is proving to be better than OnStar. For those wondering what apps work with CarPlay, do internet search for CarPlay apps and you will find quite a few. The TWC app for iPhone is not CarPlay compatible. No loss as MyRadar so far is a better app and approved by Apple for CarPlay. One last thing. If you want Navigation to always be accurate with OnStar, you will need to purchase a new and latest map SD card every year. No need with CarPlay since apple is always keeping it`s map up to date for, wait for it, free. So, with that said, you're not going to get TWC app back and frankly OnStar and GM are not looking at what their customer wants and needs are. Old platform that is not using continuous improvement to stay up to date with what users want and need.
I have the same reservations, but I must be a little more pissed. Taking away functionality is not an advancement. I should of not come to the dark side and just stayed with ford. I love my cadi V, but taking any feature away is crossing the line for a continuously paying customer.
if a new shopper is reading this, do not purchase the car for its technology as they will dumb it down after the ink dries.