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[Idea] Weather Live Wallpaper

Just a quick suggestion to android devs who may want to make a buck or two!
Make a live wallpaper that pulls weather information down every hour or so and sets the background to that animated weather. The goal would be to get it working the same way as the HD2's animated weather backgrounds do.
I'd code this myself if I could, but I'm a little bit on the coding-challenged side. I'll type a few lines of code regardless and see what I can do.
If someone did this elegantly I would definitely pay for it!
EDIT: The developer of 'Beautiful Widgets' has said he's working on exactly this. When paired with the Beautiful Home Widget, it will display a live animation of the current weather based on what the widget's weather is.

nice idea... i wud buy it too

ruslanriad said:
nice idea... i wud buy it too
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I wouldn't.... All I'd see is rain!
No, sounds really clever and frees up screen space as no widget required!

Whoops, posted in the wrong forum. Sorry!

Oh very nice! Not an original concept, but it is an interesting thought! I would love for this to be done.

Eclair~ said:
Oh very nice! Not an original concept, but it is an interesting thought! I would love for this to be done.
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No it's a blatant ripoff of the HD2 UI. Doesn't mean it wouldn't be sweet though.
There's a few live wallpapers in the marketplace at the moment that are very close to this idea. One switches the background based on weather to a static image of your choice, and the other pulls down Flickr pictures around your area of the current weather.

cekle said:
EDIT: The developer of 'Beautiful Widgets' has said he's working on exactly this. When paired with the Beautiful Home Widget, it will display a live animation of the current weather based on what the widget's weather is.
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What if you don't want the clock on the screen though?

Android Touch said:
What if you don't want the clock on the screen though?
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I asked him via twitter, hope to get a response.

That would be LOVELY !! I would defenitly pay for that. I hope someone takes up this idea and make it happen !.

cekle said:
I asked him via twitter, hope to get a response.
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Thanks!

Just to add to this idea, it would be cool if the "live weather" background would use the screen itself as a "window" where raindrops would splash on it (when it's rainy outside). When it's sunny, it could also use the compass and accelerometer to (roughly) identify where the sun is and show glare circles that point to the direction of the sun.

denimjunkie82 said:
Just to add to this idea, it would be cool if the "live weather" background would use the screen itself as a "window" where raindrops would splash on it (when it's rainy outside). When it's sunny, it could also use the compass and accelerometer to (roughly) identify where the sun is and show glare circles that point to the direction of the sun.
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That sounds amazing but all those sensor reading and screen updates are gonna sting the battery I would think.

Any updates?

I'm Working on it.
It's my first app for Android so it's not so easy...

billy_boolean said:
I'm Working on it.
It's my first app for Android so it's not so easy...
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Thankkkkkkkkkkkkkk yooou!

Sounds great! Ignore the battery use in beta, lol..
Subscribed.

great stuff. i am kind of hooked up on the live earth wallpaper bandwagon, but the weather wallpaper sounds exciting. keep on it

after using the weather live wallpaper on the desire
i would really like to see this for aosp
edit - pushing the htcweatherwallpaper.apk doesnt work

Subscribed as well... If this thing releases and works, it is going to kill my wife and her iPhone...

sounds like something from HTC

What's the best Widget should I have for my X10i?

know i'm using Fancy Widget....
it's great....
are there any software like that (widget)? that can make my X10 looking good....

I think iv heard quite a few people talk about beautiful widget but never tried myself lol
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Smooth calendar or grid cagebdar are neat. 3g watchdog (monitors your data usage) and apn Droid (disables and enables 3g data) are both useful if your data plan isn't unlimited. And genie widget is also quite good and has a nice app to go with it (news add weather) though you'll have to Google that one as it isn't on the market.​

any suggestions for Messeage widget?Mail Widget? and Photo album widget?
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Smooth calendar or grid cagebdar are neat. 3g watchdog (monitors your data usage) and apn Droid (disables and enables 3g data) are both useful if your data plan isn't unlimited. And genie widget is also quite good and has a nice app to go with it (news add weather) though you'll have to Google that one as it isn't on the market.​
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LoGaY said:
any suggestions for Messeage widget?Mail Widget? and Photo album widget?
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Try Pure Messenger for the message/mail/texts

suggestion: what about turning this thread into a widget collection, OP updating #1 to get a referential on the subject instead of getting multiple/duplicate threads on the subject? this is not the oldest thread on the subject, but the one with the most generic subject and maybe it could be turned into the last of it's kind...
jm2c

I like the Ted Zkeletal clock widget, it's a nice change. It is quite large though.

Hi, anyone.
I am the first user of Android. Can anyone help me how to enable Fancy Widget on my Xperia X10?
Thank you.

timhuynh said:
Hi, anyone.
I am the first user of Android. Can anyone help me how to enable Fancy Widget on my Xperia X10?
Thank you.
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you download from the market, then add the widget by long pressing the screen? of course you need to have sufficient space for it.

What version did you use? I just download 1.8 and the weather icon doesn't show up....

FireROR said:
What version did you use? I just download 1.8 and the weather icon doesn't show up....
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you need to refresch weather a couple of times, somtimes it dosent work.

Xstarz said:
you need to refresch weather a couple of times, somtimes it dosent work.
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Do you mean I have to wait couple hours so the program can pull the weather info from the web?
I don't know how to "refresh weather"...

FireROR said:
Do you mean I have to wait couple hours so the program can pull the weather info from the web?
I don't know how to "refresh weather"...
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jep, there should me a function called refresh weather or forse weather somthing like that.

Xstarz said:
jep, there should me a function called refresh weather or forse weather somthing like that.
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I didn't find it... Maybe wait for new update. I am using beautiful widgets right now.

Beginer
Hi, Guys,
Anybody help me i am using first time the android phone SE X10. i dont know how to install applications from appbrain site or through SDK. i am not a developer some body please help me my email is [email protected]

Just install astro file manager from market.. then theres also a setting to change so go to settings, applications then check the box where it says 'unknown sources'.. you then just download the file and open astro, find file then install.. shouldnt really have any problems!
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timhuynh said:
Hi, anyone.
I am the first user of Android. Can anyone help me how to enable Fancy Widget on my Xperia X10?
Thank you.
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You're the first user of Android? HOLY CRAP!

Genie widget (weather chart) not working

Hope it is not the wrong area to ask.
Starting from two days ago the weather of genie widget is not working, it supposed to show the hourly report when sliding the bar, but nothing changed when I slide now
My phone is SGS vibrant and the genie widget is download from somwhere, I tried reinstall, find a new one and install and it doesn't work
Any idea?

Pump, no one get this problem?

Same problem here... tried reinstalling but no luck...

I really love that weather chart so plz if someone know how to fix it help me : ~(

If it doesn't get fixed, whats a good replacement?

Yes is there any replacement, i tried beautiful widget but it takes me to the browser for the hourly report which is kinda stupid...

same here
same problem here... news updates fine but the weather chart (when you click the i), is funky... not showing the full days (24 hr) chart like usual, just an odd time like 1 hrs worth.
I love the genie widget and want it to work!
any advice?

There is a ' Google employee's in Google mobile forum said they r looking in it

be sure to report fixes or what a user might have done to break the hourly view. I love the app for that hourly view.

OK it is fixed now try stop the running service and replace the widget again

Emama said:
OK it is fixed now try stop the running service and replace the widget again
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That worked for me

[Q] accuweather wiget from s3

i have s3 accuweather widget. What does that 1 number mean on top by am/pm.

dimsumnicetits said:
i have s3 accuweather widget. What does that 1 number mean on top by am/pm.
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This has been driving me crazy ever since I purchased my samsung s3. I hope somebody can explain this. It would be greatly appreciated

dimsumnicetits said:
i have s3 accuweather widget. What does that 1 number mean on top by am/pm.
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Pretty sure it has to do with daylight savings time.
milestonedude said:
This has been driving me crazy ever since I purchased my samsung s3. I hope somebody can explain this. It would be greatly appreciated
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Sent from my Skyrocket using xda

i read this from somewhere else but i think it has more to do with the different locations you can have setup and have it rotate through.
setup multiple locations in your weather widget and see if the number changes when it rotates to another location.

SeraldoBabalu said:
i read this from somewhere else but i think it has more to do with the different locations you can have setup and have it rotate through.
setup multiple locations in your weather widget and see if the number changes when it rotates to another location.
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You can setup multiple locations, but the sunburst #1 indicates Daylight Saving Time. This fall, when we all get an extra hour of sleep, it will go away (until Spring). That is, unless you go to a location that doesn't observe DST.

[APP][WLP][4.1+] YoWindow Weather

You just found a ? magical weather app!
Meet YoWindow Weather.
Play Store: Awesome Weather YoWindow
What's so special?
? The landscapes.
When it's raining outside, it is raining in the app, and people open their umbrellas.
Birds are singing and animals are strolling about in the Village. People and cars abound in the City. Planes are landing at the Airport. Sheep are grazing in the Valley.
Motion in time. Swipe the screen to scroll the time forward.
That's how you watch the weather forecast in YoWindow.
? The sun sets at the same time as in the real world. The phase of the moon is real.
? The seasons are changing along with nature 5 times a year.
? Yes, you can set YoWindow as your Live Wallpaper. And there are a bunch of widgets.
? The weather on your photo. Any weather condition looks natural on photographs. Try to make a landscape from the view of your window.
?️ Radar and Weather Map.
? Make your Android happy.
- Temperature on the status bar.
- Weather forecast in the notification area.
- Alarm clock with the weather — two in one — wake up to the sounds of nature.
- Screensaver (Daydream) "weather on the phone screen."
- Android TV support.
The link to BETA version (no ads)
https://rink.hockeyapp.net/apps/a8f060f7c81e002fb219aa8648b53fb7
Unlimited edition.
Play Store: YoWindow Weather
No ads, all photo-landscapes available, weather forecast in notification area.
If you have an idea or found a problem - let us know.
Pavel Repkin

par128 said:
Hi, guys!
9 months ago we had an idea how to make a handy and a beautiful weather for Android.
It's time to deliver.
Meet YoWindow Weather!
See the attached screen-shots.
Since I've just registered on XDA, I'm not allowed to post public links.
The link to download the latest YoWindow 0.89 is in my profile/contact-info/Home Page
What's so special?
- Animated landscape reflects the actual weather (sky, wind, fog), time (Sun, Moon) and season (5 states).
- Motion in time. Swipe the screen to scroll the time forward.
That's how you watch the weather forecast in YoWindow.
- YoWindow Live Wallpaper + Widgets - turn Android desktop into a beautiful weather station.
Tapping on a widget reflects the day/time/location in the wallpaper.
Mod Edit: Link to the app:
https://rink.hockeyapp.net/apps/a8f060f7c81e002fb219aa8648b53fb7
We are going to launch in a two weeks on Google Play.
If you have an idea or found a problem - let us know.
Pavel Repkin, YoWindow Weather project founder.
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I just added the link to your OP. Hope it helps

Widget looks great on my MI3, great job :good:

We are very greateful egzthunder1 for featuring YoWindow on XDA.
Otherwise the project would gone unnoticed.
Thank you for the wonderful review!
Guys, my name is Pavel, I'm one of the authors of the project.
AMA!

Hope you guys can add Mi Pad (Xiaomi) as one of the compatible devices

masterinc said:
Hope you guys can add Mi Pad (Xiaomi) as one of the compatible devices
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YoWindow supports Android 2.3+
As far as I can see Mi Pad runs on Android 4.4.
So what's up?

Works wonders guys! Great job! Looks really neat on my Nexus 5

MidnightDevil said:
Works wonders guys! Great job! Looks really neat on my Nexus 5
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Thank you

Good evening a question please This application is only for tablet ? thanks

nek46 said:
Good evening a question please This application is only for tablet ? thanks
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YoWindow is a universal app - both for tablets and smart phones!

try the BETA version seems to work well
How do I delete some cities ?
Is it possible to Create widget 4X1 thanks

I'll give it a try. I'm still looking for the perfect weather app.
My only deal breaker when it comes to weather apps: Clocks. I hate clock widgets. I hate weather widgets that have clocks on them. I can't understand why they are so prevalent. It's torture.

Looks, nice however got a nice bootloop when trying to pen it on the n7 2013 running L. Is it only good up to kk?

Option to delete a city appears when you long-press a city
Question about addition of a city in the database:
I wanted to add the city "l'Hospitalet de l'Infant" in Spain, and added the request on the website. But I had some difficulties to understand how to find its geoname-id (even I read the forum). I finally found it, and added it, but maybe you could add in your forum a simple way to get it, for people like who don't know
Else all is ok, widget and wallpaper. It's very nice.

nek46 said:
try the BETA version seems to work well
How do I delete some cities ?
Is it possible to Create widget 4X1 thanks
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To delete a city follow these steps
1. Tap on location name to open the list of favorite locations
2. Long tap on the location you want to delete.
A popup menu to appear.
3. Choose Delete from the menu,
No, widget 4x1 is not available yet.
Stay tuned!

rockingondrums said:
I'll give it a try. I'm still looking for the perfect weather app.
My only deal breaker when it comes to weather apps: Clocks. I hate clock widgets. I hate weather widgets that have clocks on them. I can't understand why they are so prevalent. It's torture.
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There are no clocks so far in YoWindow widgets.

flippy12 said:
I wanted to add the city "l'Hospitalet de l'Infant" in Spain, and added the request on the website. But I had some difficulties to understand how to find its geoname-id (even I read the forum). I finally found it, and added it, but maybe you could add in your forum a simple way to get it, for people like who don't know
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We are having a minor problem with our servers.
As soon as it will be resolved the location should be available on Android and iOS.
I expect in 30 - 50 minutes.
Thank you so much for such a positive comment

dud3me said:
Looks, nice however got a nice bootloop when trying to pen it on the n7 2013 running L. Is it only good up to kk?
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YoWindow is not supporting L, unfortunately so far.
That's because of a piece of C++ code that crashes by an unknown reason.
We don't have a device to test L on.
So that's kind of a problem.
I hope to take care about it after the release rush is over.
Thanks for reporting anyway

par128 said:
We are having a minor problem with our servers.
As soon as it will be resolved the location should be available on Android and iOS.
I expect in 30 - 50 minutes.
Thank you so much for such a positive comment
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Thx, there is nothing urgent, of course.
Can I suggest you something: on the widget, there is no option to update its parameters directly. Could we imagine to have a "parameter" icon on the widget?

flippy12 said:
Thx, there is nothing urgent, of course.
Can I suggest you something: on the widget, there is no option to update its parameters directly. Could we imagine to have a "parameter" icon on the widget?
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I'm not sure if I understand you correctly.
Do you mean "Update weather" button?