AcuRite is requiring owners of its weather-monitoring devices to use the AcuRite Now iOS and Android app instead of the My AcuRite app. Customers received emails indicating the transition, and the My AcuRite app is scheduled to wind down, with all users directed to move to AcuRite Now before May 30, 2026. My AcuRite had been available since 2016, while AcuRite Now launched in June 2025 for a new weather station model. AcuRite Now is described as working with thousands of products in Tuya’s SmartLife ecosystem. Some customers report problems such as limited sensor renaming, difficulties uploading data to weather sites, and temperature values shown only as whole numbers, with AcuRite stating it is hoping to add missing capabilities soon.
"As part of our continued investment in delivering smarter, more connected solutions, the My AcuRite app will be winding down. To ensure uninterrupted access to your weather data and to unlock even more capabilities, all users should transition to AcuRite NOW before May 30th, 2026."
"Those customers have complained online about being unable to use AcuRite Now to rename multiple temperature sensors, difficulties uploading data to weather sites, and the app only reporting temperatures in whole numbers. An AcuRite support page says that AcuRite is "hoping" to add the ability to organize on-screen sensors and rename multiple sensors to AcuRite Now, as well as a desktop version of the app, "soon.""
"Per the website, AcuRite Now "works with thousands of products" in Tuya's SmartLife IoT ecosystem, including third-party fans, thermostats, light bulbs, plugs, cameras, and motorized blinds."
"AcuRite, 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 AcuRite Now iOS and Android app. AcuRite first launched the app in June 2025 to control a new weather station, the AcuRite Optimus. However, owners of AcuRite devices had still been able to use the My AcuRite app, which launched in 2016."
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