<![CDATA[Incorrect Home Location on Widget]]>I searched for this subject and noticed most of the posts were a couple of years old, so am submitting one of my own.

I'm on an iPhone 14 Pro Max, latest version of Windy.

When I'm at home, the widget shows my location as being somewhere a couple miles away. I am using GPS for my startup location, so I don't know how it could be so horribly inaccurate. My subdivision has been around for about 20 years, so it should definitely be on the map.

When I "Find My Location" it is perfectly accurate, however the widget wants to put me somewhere else. There must be a way to set it so that after I find my location, I can set this as a default or something. I know I can set favorites, but how do I get the widget to display the correct home location?

Thanks in advance.

]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/33777/incorrect-home-location-on-widgetRSS for NodeWed, 15 Apr 2026 17:18:46 GMTMon, 17 Jun 2024 13:45:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:34 GMT]]>@rwgrosser I had the same problem with iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18.1, Windy 43.0.4 (build 2024-10-02, 09:24). The widget now gets the correct location, again. Here's what I did: I removed the widget and added it again, which didn't work. Nor did long-pressing the widget to get to Edit Widget and Use Custom Location (wanted GPS, but could only provide a location). I ended up Removing App, restarting iPhone, and Getting it from the App Store. When starting Windy, I got past some startup screens and logged in as myself, and when I added the widget I was asked if I would allow my location (which I allowed). If I had access to the code, I would look to see if the widget and the app have different iOS permissions to store and access GPS location information. The GUI for the widget Use Custom Location and the app's Start-up layer and location differ (e.g., the app allows for Use GPS) -- asking me for a widget-specific permission to allow location from when the app already had it seems like A Clue. It might also be worth the effort to look in the About (?) section of the app for the Error console (near the bottom) to see if there are location errors.

Hope that helps.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/202970https://community.windy.com/post/202970Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:04:35 GMT]]>@Suty The app provides correct location when I specifically tap on the icon it to "find my location", and I can actually see the location indicator move to my specific, correct location when I tap that icon. But however the app is working behind the scenes, when I am at home, it wants to place me in an area that is 4+ miles away from my actual location, It is pinning the location indicator (the little blue flashing dot), in Cliffwood, which is 4+ miles from my home. I don't understand how the bug can be so egregious. After all the positive reviews of this app that I read that got me to purchase it, I sincerely hope that you are able to get it to work properly.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/193253https://community.windy.com/post/193253Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:04:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:05:47 GMT]]>@rwgrosser It looks like the bug is only on your end and for your location, that can be the problem with your specific location. As you said, the app provides correct location, so we talk only about the wrong name for your location. I am sorry, but we don't have any specific way how to handle this.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/193228https://community.windy.com/post/193228Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:05:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:52:19 GMT]]>@Suty Six months to fix a bug? Yikes.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/193209https://community.windy.com/post/193209Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:52:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:09:11 GMT]]>@rwgrosser It looks like that only the name for the location is wrong, which should be fixed with new update of map and labels. It should be out at the end of this year hopefully.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/193141https://community.windy.com/post/193141Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:09:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:05:21 GMT]]>@Suty When I tap on Find my location, that is very accurate. I wish the app would use that for my home location, but for some reason it wants to put me in Cliffwood when I'm at home. It may not sound like a big deal, but it's actually pretty annoying. And of course, since it's only a few miles away, the forecast should be pretty accurate.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/193139https://community.windy.com/post/193139Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:05:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:30:05 GMT]]>@rwgrosser Okay, so the name is for location few miles away from you, but the location and forecast is correct and the map point shows your location, am I right?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/193118https://community.windy.com/post/193118Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:30:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:48:51 GMT]]>@Suty No it is not. It is showing what is in my screenshot above....Cliffwood, which is about 4.5 miles from where I actually live.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/193029https://community.windy.com/post/193029Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:48:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:37:56 GMT]]>@rwgrosser Hi, I don't want to ignore this issue and I am not, but we can't reproduce this issue. When you use Home button in the app, what is in the search field then, is that location correct?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192987https://community.windy.com/post/192987Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:37:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:12:54 GMT]]>@Suty So that's the end of it? Y'all can't reproduce the issue so you make a lame suggestion then just ignore the topic? What am I paying for if I can't get resolution for what should be a simple issue?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192957https://community.windy.com/post/192957Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:12:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:35:41 GMT]]>@Trevor-Karjanis that's the lock screen, though. I'm talking about the home screen widget. It should accurately follow me wherever I go.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192763https://community.windy.com/post/192763Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:35:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:31:28 GMT]]>@Suty The catch is that it actually takes two taps. Here are the steps.

  1. Go to lock screen.
  2. Press and hold.
  3. Tap Customize.
  4. Tap Lock Screen.
  5. Tap a Windy widget. This opens the Add Widgets bottom panel.
  6. Tap the widget again. This opens the widget's settings panel.

From the settings panel, a custom location and forecast model can be set. Thank you!

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]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192761https://community.windy.com/post/192761Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:31:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:09:12 GMT]]>Cliffwood is about 4.5 miles away from my home address. How can this be?Windy Widget.jpg

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192758https://community.windy.com/post/192758Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:09:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:03:23 GMT]]>@rwgrosser said in Incorrect Home Location on Widget:

@Trevor-Karjanis Right, uninstalling and reinstalling the app did nothing. Widget still displays a location that's a few miles away from where I live. Frustrating.

Every other weather app I have had on my device, the widget location is accurate. Why is this such a problem with Windy? When one pays for an app, one would expect it to just work.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192757https://community.windy.com/post/192757Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:03:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:59:56 GMT]]>@Trevor-Karjanis Right, uninstalling and reinstalling the app did nothing. Widget still displays a location that's a few miles away from where I live. Frustrating.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192756https://community.windy.com/post/192756Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:59:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:09:32 GMT]]>@Trevor-Karjanis Hi, when you tap on our widgets, you already have added, in your first screenshot, you should get the widget settings.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192709https://community.windy.com/post/192709Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:09:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:59:42 GMT]]>@Suty Are you referring to Windy's widgets? Maybe I am misunderstanding how to do that. When I customize my lock screen and click a Windy widget, it doesn't open a settings panel. It just asks to add widgets.

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If I click certain other widgets, like the clock, it displays a settings panel.

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I have not figured out how to configure settings for specific Windy widgets.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192708https://community.windy.com/post/192708Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:59:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:28:29 GMT]]>@Trevor-Karjanis Hi, I know that this localization is bad, but you can also set the custom location in all kinds of widgets.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192680https://community.windy.com/post/192680Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:28:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:31:07 GMT]]>Uninstalling and reinstalling the application does not resolve the issue.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192652https://community.windy.com/post/192652Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:31:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:19:46 GMT]]>I've had this same issue for a while. My startup location in Windy is a city, as opposed to GPS or IP, for a variety of reasons. I don't know if they are using GPS or IP, but the widgets, both the Premium Forecast and Hour Forecast, use the wrong city. I would prefer if the widgets would use my Windy settings. That would be intuitive.

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iOS 17.5.1, Windy 42.1.6

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192651https://community.windy.com/post/192651Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:19:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:09:49 GMT]]>@rwgrosser I would try to recommend reinstalling the whole app, since we are not able to replicate the issue and all of our devices work okay in this case.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192647https://community.windy.com/post/192647Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:09:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:55:42 GMT]]>@Suty I always have the latest OS and versions of everything, so iOS 17.5.1 and Windy 42.1.6.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192646https://community.windy.com/post/192646Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:55:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Incorrect Home Location on Widget on Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:28:38 GMT]]>@rwgrosser Hi, can you please inform us about the version of installed iOS and Windy?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/192623https://community.windy.com/post/192623Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:28:38 GMT