iOS 14.7 to bring 'Air Quality' count to the Weather app in more countries

Weather app on iPhone 5s
Weather app on iPhone 5s (Image credit: iMore)

What you need to know

  • Apple's iOS 14.7 beta includes support for 'Air Quality' measurements in more countries.
  • iOS 14.7 is now in beta testing with developers and those on the public beta program.

Apple's iOS 14.7 beta has been in the hands of testers for a few days now and we're beginning to learn more about what makes the update tick. As multiple people across Reddit are noticing, the stock Weather app now includes 'Air Quality' measurements for more locations than ever before.

It seems that some parts of Canada, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and Spain are now showing the AQI rating, although not all cities in those countries have the feature enabled.

Similar reports have been made on Twitter, as noted by 9to5Mac.

We don't yet know when iOS 14.7 will be made available to the public, with iOS 14.6 still in the release candidate stage ahead of its own public debut. That update will include recent Apple Music changes including Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio support. The iOS 14.7 update seems to be less exciting, at least so far. Who knows what could happen between now and its release?

Of course, you don't always need an app to know what the weather is doing. These are some of the best HomeKid temperature sensors money can buy, for example.

Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.