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minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·22 days agosame goes for the weather app … (context: some years ago they locked the publicly-funded german weather service’s API, so common people can’t access it anymore. you need to use a spam-ridden app to access it now.)
minus-squareNekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 days agoAt the very least you can still pay a small one-time fee for the DWD WarnWetter app (or enter a code for firefighters). Best 3€ I’ve ever spent purely out of spite, even if the reason behind it is complete BS.
minus-squareLH0ezVT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoThey sometimes hand out codes “to be used only by firefighters and paramedics, wink wink”.
same goes for the weather app …
(context: some years ago they locked the publicly-funded german weather service’s API, so common people can’t access it anymore. you need to use a spam-ridden app to access it now.)
At the very least you can still pay a small one-time fee for the DWD WarnWetter app (or enter a code for firefighters).
Best 3€ I’ve ever spent purely out of spite, even if the reason behind it is complete BS.
They sometimes hand out codes “to be used only by firefighters and paramedics, wink wink”.