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The colors are usually defined by the same bodies that define the scales. The German LQI has associated colors, I know for sure the American does too, and I’ll
by klausa 3y ago
The colors are usually defined by the same bodies that define the scales.
The German LQI has associated colors, I know for sure the American does too, and I’ll bet the Dutch in the screenshots also comes directly from the definition of the scale.
And iOS defaulting to _local_ standards is a good thing! It means people get the same information they would from watching TV or reading newspaper, which is much more useful for most people than comparing their air quality to that of a neighboring country.
- cyanydeez 3y agoThe point though is they can't actually compare it to their neighbors. There's no objective standard, just local baselines and hazard lines decided by political will and history.
- klausa 3y agoAnd that’s the correct tradeoff.
- cyanydeez 3y agoFor Apple, yes. For people who want more valid info for health reasons, no.
- klausa 3y agoNo, that is the correct tradeoff for the _vast_ majority of the users. The built-in weather services in the OS should cater to the majority of the use cases, not a tiny and narrow minority. And I hope we can agree that „people who distrust their own and neighboring countries pollution scales and need to compare them frequently” is not a wide-spread and mainstream position.
- cyanydeez 3y agoAs I said, teres people with health conditions wo don't care what the relative scales are. They want to know the absolute value to determine their health choices. Sure, they aren't traveling enough to be catered to by apple, but it's a valid criticism.