CARROT Weather adds new CarPlay app, plus upgraded Live Activities

CARROT Weather has long been one of the best weather apps across Apple’s platforms, and today it got a big update with two main features: a CarPlay app and upgraded Live Activities support.

CarPlay app provides weather along your route

Here are the details on today’s CARROT Weather 6.2 update, which is now live in the App Store.

Per the release notes:

CarPlay App: View weather along your driving route, right from your car’s dashboard! The CarPlay app functions as a GPS app, so you can input your destination and get directions from CARROT in her typically snarky style – plus, you’ll get to see all the weather along the way, including live radar, severe weather alerts, and more. (Premium Ultra required.)

Live Activities: Now you can opt to have Live Activities start automatically when precipitation is in the area! They’ll be started via a notification about 15 minutes before rain or snow begins, then you’ll continue to receive updates until precipitation stops, at which point the activity will be automatically removed. (Premium Ultra required.)

9to5Mac’s Take

CarPlay support is an interesting direction for CARROT Weather to take, and one I’m eager to try out since the average navigation app isn’t always best at taking weather into account for your drives.

The new Live Activities upgrade is just as exciting though, since it will be able to proactively—yet subtly—keep you informed about upcoming precipitation.

As the release notes say, both features require Premium Ultra subscriptions, but that’s understandable considering the significant resources being employed in these additions.

Are you interested in these CARROT Weather updates? Let us know in the comments.

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