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    Please bring back the weather picker as before

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      damienhays | Premium
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      The older version with the weather picker like this was extremely valuable for aviation activities such as ballooning. Obtaining forecast wind speeds and wind directions for various altitudes is vital for our flight planning and it needs to be simple. I'm not sure why you removed this function?? It was ideal!! Please bring it back!!
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        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @damienhays
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        @damienhays
        What you show is the browser version, and the picker has not been changed in this version.

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          Suzafish @idefix37 | Premium
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          @idefix37 I’ve been using the app on my IPads. Cant access the weather picker since the upgrade. It was the most useful tool for basic wind information in a specific location. Especially given the ability to place it quickly any place you wanted to see. How do I access it now?

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            H71rockhopper
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            This "new" format is a regressive step.
            Most the other forecasters have a similar setup.
            The main reason I joined Windy was for it's totally logical graphics; Tap the map and BANG, you had a readout flag on your own location.
            Why did you go backwards and remove this feature, along with many others.
            As for me, I'm off searching for a new weather forecaster which mimics the way Windy used to present.

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              idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Suzafish
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              @Suzafish
              @H71rockhopper

              Yes, on iPad, this is not a step forward. I imagine this was done to only have one app to manage rather than 2 in the past, on iOS and iPadOS.

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                Suzafish @idefix37 | Premium
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                @idefix37 please consider addressing the problem you have created for iPad users. Anyone with aging or low vision can’t really use phone apps for this kind of detail. You will lose a lot of users over this regressive move.

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                  Suzafish @H71rockhopper | Premium
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                  @H71rockhopper Me too. Please post if you find something. So frustrating.

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                    clownburner
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                    I also agree, the new layer selector / weather picker is terrible compared to the previous one. Takes a lot longer to figure out how to pull up the layer you want, and the altitudes are worse.

                    Please change back! This is terrible. I won’t keep my premium subscription for this.

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                      Suty Windy Staff @clownburner
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                      @clownburner Did you try to use the pinned menu? Basically, it has the same function as the Radar, Satellite button in the previous version, but you can add any layers under this button. So you can have quick access to Radar, Rain or Extreme forecast.

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                      If you have any questions about this don't hesitate to contact me.

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                        gravityslave_nz @damienhays
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                        @damienhays I agree it is rubbish even when selected and scrolling through the time the picker just dissapears

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                          Suty Windy Staff @gravityslave_nz
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                          @gravityslave_nz You can set the picker to be always on, so it won't disappear during browsing the timeline, or playing the animation. You can find this in your setting. a2afce4a-e1a5-4e61-b32a-bbfb63a259e7-image.png

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                            damienhays @idefix37 | Premium
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                            @idefix37 Thankyou for pointing this out! Of course I know it is the browser version I took the screenshot (from the browser version on my Mac) to show how it should have remained for the app on my iPad and on my phone. The new weather picker is totally useless.

                            PLEASE WINDY BRING BACK THE WEATHER PICKER AS IT WAS BEFORE ON ALL DEVICES!

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                              damienhays @Suty | Premium
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                              @Ondřej-Šutera I already had changed this setting to “Always on” but it does not remain on my iPad version of the app

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                                pilotmatt @Suty | Premium
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                                @Ondřej-Šutera Yes, I'm sure we have all tried using the new pinned menu. As a professional pilot and long time Premium user, I have many layers of interest, and pinning them has just created a big collection of randomly presented thumbnails instead of a nice, sensibly-grouped list of layers.

                                This is not forward progress in my opinion, I'm sad to say.

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                                  Veracis @pilotmatt | Premium
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                                  @pilotmatt Took the words out of my mouth. Yes, we have all tried, but the most 'trying' right now are almost-arrogant sounding developers telling their paying customers what they should and should not like.

                                  Nothing has annoyed me more in recent weeks than people destroying what was for me a very regular, enjoyable visual feast of weather .. with a nicely laid out, intuitive, uncluttered, logical menu. Now it's been run over by a bus!

                                  SAD.

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                                    bennwatson @Veracis | Premium
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                                    @Veracis Totally agree with you all. While I appreciate the developers trying to keep improving the app for us all, this has just made it look more fancy but now extremely challenging and cumbersome to use. Hope they listen to all of their paying customers and bring back the simplicity and functionality we all appreciated for so long on this app.

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                                      Rares
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                                      Not listening to user feedback says a lot about the current state of things, I will stop being a premium member after many years... it's sad to move on but what's the alternative? Being told that nono you as the user are using the product wrong? That's the worst thing you can say as a company.

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                                        jkdramatop
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                                        Estaba pensando hacer la cuenta premium pero veo muchas criticas , si la app decide cambiar y volver a estar funcional pagare la premium.

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                                          dreamstimer | Premium
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                                          I am no longer able to find the current navigation useful. In fact it is dangerous for sailing, I'm unable to see all days in a row, along with their forecasts. I will downgrade and move to another app of the previous table ia not being brought back. Please fix this asap.

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                                            Korina @dreamstimer
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                                            @dreamstimer @bennwatson @clownburner @damienhays @dreamstimer @gravityslave_nz @H71rockhopper @idefix37 @H71rockhopper @jkdramatop @pilotmatt Hello, I think there is some misunderstanding when it comes to the picker.

                                            Picker has not disappeared, the only difference is that the values are displayed in the top part of the screen so you have more space on the actual map.

                                            Korina

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