Why does this app want to access my contacts?

I noticed right away that this app doesn’t have an option to indicate the ‘feels like’ temperature (which is important in Ontario weather… for example, the humidity today is adding another 7 degrees to the air temperature!). I thought I’d send feedback to the developer asking if they might add this feature. Clicking the ‘feedback’ menu item brought up a system prompt informing me that Degrees wanted to access my Contacts. I declined, and could not provide feedback.

Why would a weather app need to know who’s in my contacts? Seems sketchy.

But hey, if you just want the air temperature and don’t think you’ll ever need to offer feedback or ask for support, you can’t go wrong I guess.

brijazz about Degrees Weather, v4.2.1