My last phone from 2018 had like 48 sensors on it, including thermometer, so yeah that indeed is a thing. But obviously OP’s photo is showing Apple pulling numbers out of thin air from whatever weather station, not from any internal sensors.
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mimavox@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Feels like OP thinks that iPhone has an built-in thermometer. It has not. AFAIK, no phone has that. All weather data is taken from internet.
over_clox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
dr_scientist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A Kestral 2000 is a live thermometer. Doesn’t it seem weird that Apple is off by this much.
mimavox@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Did you read what I wrote? The phone doesn’t have a thermometer. Yes, it’s strange that it’s off, but I don’t know where Apple gets its weather data from.
dr_scientist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m aware the phone does not have a thermometer. It doesn’t seem strange to you that it’s underreporting by that much?
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
No.
It’s always that far off where I live, as microclimate is a thing.
The averages from numerous sensors informs the phone app, while my local temp isn’t the same as my town average.
This is like logic 101