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Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app

Ars Technica · May 15, 2026, 8:16 PM

Weather-monitoring company Acu Rite is forcing device owners to use a new companion app on May 30, frustrating some long-time customers. Acu Rite, which sells devices such as weather stations, indoor thermometers, and rain gauges, began emailing customers last month that they’d soon have to control their devices with the Acu Rite Now i OS and Android app. Acu Rite first launched the app in June 2025 to control a new weather station, the Acu Rite Optimus. However, owners of Acu Rite devices had still been able to use the My AcuRite app, which launched in 2016. Soon, however, My AcuRite will no longer be available, making AcuRite Now the only official app for controlling AcuRite devices. The website for the My AcuRite app currently reads:Read full article Comments

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