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The weather widget for smartphones was launched just last year.
Take the AccuWeather
weather widget for example.
Action Launcher 27 brings an inbuilt
weather widget for devices running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or later.
Not exact matches
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widgets above and below that I've been lusting after as of late, all of which can be layered
for warmth and then worn on their own when warmer
weather hits.
Samsung fills all five home screens with
widgets upon
widgets; there's one
for the
weather, a large clock, a photo gallery, and
widgets corresponding to Samsung's email, calendar, and social apps.
The first is the most traditional, with a few rows
for app icons and a
weather widget on top.
The Chumby app
for Sony Tablet S turns the device into a versatile
widget player that cycles through everything from the time and
weather to the latest Facebook and Flickr photos.
Your phone probably comes preloaded with a clock or with a
weather widget, but there are
widgets for just about anything you might need: battery life, a way to disable 4G or GPS, a Google search bar, or anything in between.
Beyond the core apps in the dock (mail, Web, drawer), two of the five home screens come with preinstalled apps
for YouTube, text messaging, news and
weather widgets, and more.
Easily swipe
for the most accurate
weather forecasts or add a home screen
widget for the latest
weather information.
There are a few different
widgets to choose from, like email, YouTube and
weather, along with some new sources and a few social networks, Twitter
for example.
Constantly need to turn location on
for certain things like
weather widget that came with the phone never had that issue before, and my battery life disappears quicker than before.
The aforementioned Activity Zone app is a customizable dashboard featuring Samsung apps like S Health, and
widgets for weather, barometer, compass, and a stopwatch.
This includes (but is certainly not limited to) the ability to ascribe live news feeds,
weather forecasts and other similarly helpful «
widgets» to your five home screens, which means you can see at a glance what iPad users have to open a specific app
for — and here on a large screen
widgets really do come into their own.
There's also a
widget panel designed from the ground up
for the rear display, bringing
weather, calendar info and even a selection of your Facebook and Instagram photos to the back of the YotaPhone 2's display.
The
widgets are especially useful
for real - time updates to your Gmail inbox,
weather, Twitter, and RSS feeds.
Boot up the Transformer
for the first time and you'll see a
weather widget waiting
for you, but rest assured that you can chuck it in the trash if you find it really offensive.
But taking it a step further, if you pause on a screen, you'll find the
widgets are animated, so pause on the calendar
widget, and the day's appointments will pop - up and scatter over the screen, land on the
weather page and it pops - out animated
weather for your selected cities.
For example, you can get a large, friendly
weather update; or choose My Zine
widgets that present your photos,
weather, and recently accessed Web, music, and book content in a fresh way.
The home screen won't look like a usual Nougat one, however, as Sony had adapted it
for the experience to provide an array of
widgets, including
weather forecasts, a virtual memo board, calendar integration, and a Skype portal
for video chatting.
They don't have the ability to use «background refresh» — so,
for example, the Yahoo!
Weather widget here isn't automatically checking
for new
weather throughout the day.
For example, Evernote includes a
widget that allows you to quickly add notes and Yahoo!
Weather offers a
weather widget with photos.
This means you'll have now have a Google Search bar below your dock, the At a Glance
widget at the top
for weather and calendar info, light and dark themes that automatically turn on based on which wallpaper you're using, slightly transparent Quick Settings menu and — most importantly — a proper Oreo easter egg.
But, this version does have a working Google Now panel, the G pill animation, swipe up
for the app drawer,
weather widget and the date
widget.
Not only are there now more to select from as new ones have been added in, but many of them will also now allow you to customize details,
For example you can place
widgets on the screen that will either list off information such as the
weather and date, or you can place interactive
widgets that do things like bring up the heart rate or the list of workout features.
Even Google Now integration (which is in beta) and a
weather widget (which is in alpha) require you to pay
for the Plus version.
Honestly, the only things I missed from my Pixel phone were the
weather widget and the ability to type requests to Google Assistant — both small quibbles
for sure.
In other words, you can swipe up to access your app drawer, the Google Search
widget is at the bottom of your home screen, the At a Glance
widget will showcase the
weather and upcoming calendar appointments, and there's a fully - functional Google Feed on the left - side of your setup (
for better or worse).
It's a handy feature
for those of you who'd prefer to have something like Spotify controls or a
weather widget appear there instead.
The latest OxygenOS Open Beta
for the OnePlus 3 / 3T is here, and it brings a new notes app,
weather widget, enhancements to the file manager, and more.
For one thing, notifications and quick settings are now bundled in the same pane, and you also get a
weather widget.
The interface uses Motorola» skin, which is fairly light and includes flourishes like a circle clock
widget that also gives you the
weather and remaining charge and Moto Display
for periodically showing notifications on the screen while the phone is locked.
There is a
weather information
widget on the notification screen, wastes some space as most of us prefer that to be on one of the home screens, giving the most screen real estate on notification panel
for the notifications.
• View
weather at a glance in your notification center with forecast and radar
widgets for iOS 8 • Keep an eye out
for extreme
weather with severe
weather alerts • Discover real - time
weather on webcams around the world • View stunning
weather photos with the WunderPhotos tile • Access
Weather Underground's wealth of online resources including ski reports, infographics, scientific discussion and more • Geek out with the
weather radio tile • Customize your experience with light & dark modes, map types, units and rearrangeable tiles
As
for the upper half of the display, the removal of the pill search tab left enough room
for minimalist time, date, and
weather widgets.
I quickly settled on a theme that imitates stock Android version 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and opted
for a nifty lock screen that incorporates a
weather widget and camera shortcut.
It's not new
for 2011, but the latest version includes
widgets like
weather, stocks, and even Skype to flesh out a mini desktop, and the company promises more will be on the way.
I've got a
widget up top
for my music player, the
weather, and a few groups of the apps I use most often.
Other Pixel Launcher features of note is the swipe up gesture to open the app drawer, a new
weather widget, and long press on app icons
for quick shortcuts.
There are several types of
widgets, from toggle
widgets to control your Hue Lights to forecast
widgets for your local
weather to playback
widgets to control your music.
The lock screen is quite filled, with the clock and
weather widget, along with the shortcut
for camera, and the notification panel can be dragged down from the lock screen itself.
The phone's AMOLED display readjusts to show the time, date and
weather widget and the number of steps you've taken that day - but it's not always - on, and it's a little dim
for outdoor use.
However, Apple seems to have killed the idea of
widgets completely in iOS 7 by replacing the
weather with a more descriptive information and a list view
for stocks in the Today view.
Again, most
weather apps have at least one
widget to put glanceable conditions or forecast on your home screen, but if you're in the market
for some top - notch
weather widgets, here are our recommendations:
He says that launcher developers would need to rename their launcher with the same package name as the Pixel Launcher in order
for the
weather widget to work, but that would also keep those launchers from being published in the Google Play Store.
And the Pixel Launcher, Google's proprietary home screen app, now comes pre-installed with an app drawer and
weather widget optimized
for the tablet's screen size.
It will also let third - party phones swipe up to open the app drawer, and allow them to access the
weather widget and date
widget, the latter of which should have the correct format
for all Launcher3 - supported languages.