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Only spinner in the widget and it's not even clickable - doesn't open app on click

]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/26480/widgets-on-android-stopped-working-after-the-last-updateRSS for NodeSun, 15 Mar 2026 12:11:38 GMTMon, 03 Jul 2023 08:17:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:05:46 GMT]]>@Ondřej-Šutera said in Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update:

we already started to release the new version, which should finally solve these issues

Version 39.3.2 seems to have fixed all issues with widget update. I can't tell how frequently the widget refreshes itself, but it's definitely refreshing. Thanks.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/160570https://community.windy.com/post/160570Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:05:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:45:34 GMT]]>@Ondřej-Šutera I also confirm that v39.3.2 fixed all the problems I reported here. Thanks.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/159627https://community.windy.com/post/159627Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:45:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:13:21 GMT]]>@Ondřej-Šutera just installed v39.3.2 and not seeing any obvious issues. GPS coordinates had been showing up in the widget in place of the City label in upper right corner. That is showing the City name now.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/159618https://community.windy.com/post/159618Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:13:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:06:34 GMT]]>@thomasn-1 Hi, we already started to release the new version, which should finally solve these issues, so it should be available for all users of Android devices in upcoming days.

We are really sorry about the delay with the update.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/158911https://community.windy.com/post/158911Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:06:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:19:33 GMT]]>@MarkNagy said in Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update:

@Anton-Mellit Hi. Thanks for the feedback. We are planning to release a new version which should fix these issues, however I don't know the release date yet.

Hi, is there any info when we can expect the next update which improves the widget?
Any info when you plan to introduce shorter update cycles for the widget?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/158909https://community.windy.com/post/158909Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:19:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:22:56 GMT]]>@Anton-Mellit Hi. Thanks for the feedback. We are planning to release a new version which should fix these issues, however I don't know the release date yet.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/157084https://community.windy.com/post/157084Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:22:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:17:14 GMT]]>@Ondřej-Šutera After some recent updates the behavior improved, indeed sometimes there is a notification showing up and the widget updates.

The main problem still remains for me that it does not update reliably. Sometimes it stops updating and I keep seeing the old forecast/temperature without knowing it, which is very bad. I would prefer to not rely on automatic updating at all if I could manually update each time, but the manual update doesn't work!

I think the biggest problem is that the manual update doesn't work. I can accept that the automatic updates can be buggy and not work on various platforms because of battery optimization, blocking of notifications etc. But why is it so difficult to make the manual update reliably work?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/157077https://community.windy.com/post/157077Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:17:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:15:15 GMT]]>@madjoe @marcorotta Thank you for both feedbacks. We still work on fixing all possible issues and this topic has completely main priority now. I will keep you posted. Thank you for your patience.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/156125https://community.windy.com/post/156125Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:15:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:30:04 GMT]]>@madjoe said in Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update:

@Ondřej-Šutera I confirm all those steps were followed and my current version is the most recent one: 39.1.5. Widget is still useless when the current location is selected until you move elsewhere (then it fetches data one-time-only for the new location normally). What actually doesn't work is the frequent updates for the same location.

Fully echo that. I've done all steps and have the same scenario.
Thanks.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/156075https://community.windy.com/post/156075Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:30:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Mon, 14 Aug 2023 08:59:45 GMT]]>@Ondřej-Šutera I confirm all those steps were followed and my current version is the most recent one: 39.1.5. Widget is still useless when the current location is selected until you move elsewhere (then it fetches data one-time-only for the new location normally). What actually doesn't work is the frequent updates for the same location.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/156024https://community.windy.com/post/156024Mon, 14 Aug 2023 08:59:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:46:57 GMT]]>@Evan-Auld @madjoe Did you try to handle the process here in the version 39.1.5? Please let us know.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/156014https://community.windy.com/post/156014Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:46:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:01:03 GMT]]>@madjoe The answer is more complex and unfortunately we are not allowed to share implementation details. We are using some native functions to access location more reliably. The new version may require notifications only when current location is selected for widgets.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/156006https://community.windy.com/post/156006Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:01:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Sun, 13 Aug 2023 21:46:53 GMT]]>@TeaKave Thanks for clarifying. Could you tell me was the previous code base written in Kotlin/React Native and the current one in Flutter/Ionic/ReactJS perhaps? If so, that would answer the previous debate reg. using notifications as an unnecessary requirement. Thanks.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155968https://community.windy.com/post/155968Sun, 13 Aug 2023 21:46:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Sun, 13 Aug 2023 14:54:16 GMT]]>@madjoe Hi. We have rewritten almost the whole codebase. Currently we are rewriting the whole update mechanism but I am not able to tell when it will be released. We are planning to test the widgets in every possible condition on every device we have to ensure compatibility, so it will be a longer process.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155946https://community.windy.com/post/155946Sun, 13 Aug 2023 14:54:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Sun, 13 Aug 2023 08:41:37 GMT]]>I'm here to confirm your most recent update didn't change anything on my end. The widget still behaves the same: it can update successfully only when the location has changed, otherwise there are no weather updates.

I've noticed your discussion about requirement for enabling notifications and I have to assume that either your key team members may have changed, or they've completely rewritten it with another (more abstract) programming language by moving away from the native way of doing it in order to "save time" - hence these issues became a big nightmare for so long.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155918https://community.windy.com/post/155918Sun, 13 Aug 2023 08:41:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:10:11 GMT]]>Came here to point the same out. I have Samsung Galaxy z fold and my widgets are just black boxes. I tried everything re settings and configurations.

I'm only here for one widget, so if this doesn't get a fix then Im out🤷‍♂️

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155857https://community.windy.com/post/155857Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:10:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:33:00 GMT]]>@marcorotta Thanks for the report and the screenshots. This may be a data caching issue. We will take a look at this.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155824https://community.windy.com/post/155824Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:33:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:37:37 GMT]]>@MarkNagy Just installed 39.1.5, all permissions were given but the widget is still not refreshing (not even triggering by hand).

Sample of widget when I added it:

Screenshot_20230811-173118_One UI Home~2.jpg

It shows current temperature as 26C, and after one hour or so without change, I've tried refreshing it by hand to no avail.

Then I switched the location to a favourite and returned it to the GPS location and it refreshed as below (22C).

Screenshot_20230811-173153_One UI Home~2.jpg

I'm on a Samsung S10 Lite with Android 12.
Any suggestions of what I could try?
Thanks.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155816https://community.windy.com/post/155816Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:37:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:58:05 GMT]]>@thomasn-1 as I described earlier currently the app requires notifications to perform these operations. Maybe in the future this will change hovewer currently it is what it is. Thank you for your understanding.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155809https://community.windy.com/post/155809Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:58:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:49:21 GMT]]>@MarkNagy hi my post was about the need for notifications which I dont see with other apps.
Windy is the only app that needs notifications for its widgets to work on my phone.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155808https://community.windy.com/post/155808Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:49:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:47:14 GMT]]>@thomasn-1 I already described the situation few times in my previous posts and as I mentioned we will consider more frequent updates, hovewer there are other issues which needs to be adressed too.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155807https://community.windy.com/post/155807Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:47:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:40:16 GMT]]>@TeaKave sorry and without any offense, but then your engineers may need some consulting.
Without knowing details I can te you, that the weather forecast and weather radar widgets of the German weather services app update every 15 minutes including location and they do not show any notification so it seems to be possible.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155802https://community.windy.com/post/155802Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:40:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:19:50 GMT]]>@William-Skidmore Hi. Unfortunatelly our current widgets require allowing notifications. The widget is syncing your current location and pulls forecast data which also needs to be rendered. The notification is needed to keep these CPU difficult processes alive.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155798https://community.windy.com/post/155798Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:19:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Widgets on Android stopped working after the last update on Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:06:41 GMT]]>Before yesterdays (ish) update the widget would render and I could manually update.
Today it simply states I need to turn on notifications.

Is there a way to use this widget without notifications? Pulling down the notification menu in the system and having it clogged with "updating location/weather" is awful. It's a waste of space when I'm trying to see actual legitimate notifications.

Other apps do not have this requirement and these feels like a big backslide in usability and UX.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/155796https://community.windy.com/post/155796Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:06:41 GMT