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    • SutyS
      Suty Administrator @rwgrosser
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      @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.

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      • rwgrosserR
        rwgrosser @Suty
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        @Suty Six months to fix a bug? Yikes.

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        • SutyS
          Suty Administrator @rwgrosser
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          @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.

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          • rwgrosserR
            rwgrosser @Suty
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            @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.

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            • drh28D
              drh28 @rwgrosser
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              @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.

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