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I have used the app. Its Ok but of limited use - and has no widget. At some point I had to use a china-based app (that i would normally not touch with a 10 foo

I have used the app. Its Ok but of limited use - and has no widget. At some point I had to use a china-based app (that i would normally not touch with a 10 foot pole) despite privacy considerations Why? Because they had a widget that did the trick. I could see forecast by the hour on the widget, including % rain by the hour and wind. A user needs to be able to plan his day (or week) out with a mere glance. If I have to tap more than once foe this information, thats a problem. Is it going to rain at the time im scheduling this lunch meeting? Will it pour during my daughter's little League game? Will the mild cold going to be frigid because of severe wind gusts? Those are answers i need on my home screen, viewable at.all.times. I commend weather app for their privacy considerations but its too basic to be useable in most use cases except for generic 'just give me temp and precip '

infamia 4y ago
Try Geometric Weather in the F-Droid store. It is quite a lot more than simple precipitation and it has a widget. Also, WX if you're in the US for really advanced weather info.
zufallsheld 4y ago
The app has a widget.
- ryukafalz 4y ago
  Yup, had to go check as well after installing and it does indeed. With four different options even!
AlexandrB 4y ago
> At some point I had to use a china-based app (that i would normally not touch with a 10 foot pole) despite privacy considerations Scary stuff. The fact that a well-informed user would compromise privacy consideration to save a tap or two when checking the weather is why we're all probably doomed. Even the slightest inconvenience seems to outweigh any long term privacy implications.
- IG_Semmelweiss 4y ago
  I have migrated off all of gsuite and will still refuse to turn on location. I don't even use Gmaps even though Osmnd is mostly useless. Yet at some point I had a china weather app on my phone and i was quite happy w it. Since replies mentioned a widget is now available, will try it out. :(
throwup 4y ago
I used to use Dark Sky, which was perfect! It had an auto updating widget with a precipitation graph for the week. Then Apple bought it and shut the API down for non-iOS devices, so I found myself in a similar predicament. Like you, I was tempted to install some 1Weather-like garbage, but I ended up switching to Forecastie. The widget is barebones and it requires 3 taps to get to the precipitation graph, but those are just my own little pet issues. As far as things that actually matter to most people -- it's ad-free, open source, nice and snappy. If you don't like the OP app, I can recommend this one. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/cz.martykan.forecastie/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/cz.martykan.forecastie/
IG_Semmelweiss 4y ago
this is my go to when on desktop. I have it bookmarked, so its faster than the phone itself (right now its set at the White House ZIP code) https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.895&lon=-77.0373&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.895&lon=-77...

infamia 4y ago

Try Geometric Weather in the F-Droid store. It is quite a lot more than simple precipitation and it has a widget. Also, WX if you're in the US for really advanced weather info.

zufallsheld 4y ago

The app has a widget.

ryukafalz 4y ago
Yup, had to go check as well after installing and it does indeed. With four different options even!

AlexandrB 4y ago

> At some point I had to use a china-based app (that i would normally not touch with a 10 foot pole) despite privacy considerations Scary stuff. The fact that a well-informed user would compromise privacy consideration to save a tap or two when checking the weather is why we're all probably doomed. Even the slightest inconvenience seems to outweigh any long term privacy implications.

IG_Semmelweiss 4y ago
I have migrated off all of gsuite and will still refuse to turn on location. I don't even use Gmaps even though Osmnd is mostly useless. Yet at some point I had a china weather app on my phone and i was quite happy w it. Since replies mentioned a widget is now available, will try it out. :(

throwup 4y ago

I used to use Dark Sky, which was perfect! It had an auto updating widget with a precipitation graph for the week. Then Apple bought it and shut the API down for non-iOS devices, so I found myself in a similar predicament. Like you, I was tempted to install some 1Weather-like garbage, but I ended up switching to Forecastie. The widget is barebones and it requires 3 taps to get to the precipitation graph, but those are just my own little pet issues. As far as things that actually matter to most people -- it's ad-free, open source, nice and snappy. If you don't like the OP app, I can recommend this one. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/cz.martykan.forecastie/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/cz.martykan.forecastie/

IG_Semmelweiss 4y ago

this is my go to when on desktop. I have it bookmarked, so its faster than the phone itself (right now its set at the White House ZIP code) https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.895&lon=-77.0373&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.895&lon=-77...