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Bring back the weather app!
I discovered yesterday that the Weather Channel app has been discontinued. I'm not happy about this! I use this app constantly. It's really the only add on app that I use in the car. I love it when I'm driving long distances alone and I need to check the weather. It's so much safer to look at the radar quickly on the screen vs trying to pull it up on my phone while I'm driving. I live in the Midwest and the weather can change quickly, especially in the spring and summer. OnStar is about being safe in your vehicle. I can't think of any apps that they offer that are more important to safety than the weather app. Please bring it back! I will definitely pay a little extra to have the app. It's important to me and my safety! I called OnStar yesterday to let them know my concerns about this decision. I hope they decide to bring it back!
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PLEASE bring back the weather app! I depended on it all the time! We are losing enough right now! This was just another blow!!!!
Yes. I too am disappointed they took it off. I would pay for the app to as I do for my phone.
I couldn’t agree more…bring back the weather app!!!
I can't believe they dumped it and didn't provide an alternative. That's awful! And yes, I do have the app on my phone, but even with Android Auto, I will not receive weather alerts on my car screen while I'm driving. This is crap. I'm terribly disappointed that OnStar and GM thought this was okay. Once my pre-paid subscription ends, I'll be done with their service. If they want me to rely solely on my phone, I'll go ahead and do that. Thanks for saving me money.
I just discovered this today as I was trying to pull up the radar. So disappointing because I drive a lot for work and that app is invaluable. Please bring it back.
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.
Just today found out Weather Channel was missing on my 2021 GMC Sierra. Contacted OnStar and was told it was no longer available. It was explained to me that it was a decision by Weather Channel to discontinue the service and not GM. I pay the $15 per month for the WiFi. I bought a 2023 GMC Yukon Denali brand new and it never has had Weather Channel available, and I have the whole OnStar package on it. No SirrusXM as I use Pandora or my phone on CarPlay. GMC needs to negotiate with Weather Channel to bring it back. What I never have understood as to why CarPlay doesn’t allow all apps on my iPhone to be available on the GM infotainment system.
I totally agree. I really miss the Weather Channel app. And other Apple Car Playapps do not work well.
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YES! Please bring back SOMETHING that will give us weather and radar alerts.
We all are pissed they dropped the weather channel. It was an important feature to warn us of bad or life-threatening weather. All they have said is they dropped the app over a contract problem. Which probably just means that the weather channel wanted more money. First, we lost our phone service through OnStar now this. Makes us wonder just what we are getting for out money anymore.
GM / OnStar please bring the Weather app back! There’s limited apps and this was one of the good and useful ones. Truly without good apps like these, having the monthly plans don’t make sense.