Aladin model and Radar+ layer for widgets
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@Mhartain All Android and iOS devices should already offer version 44. However, local models in widgets are offered only in Android devices.
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@Suty I mean widgets.
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@Mhartain Okay, ALADIN should be there as well in widgets.
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@Suty It is not, but it is newly Meteoblue, which is quite inaccurate in the Czech Republic. When can we expect Aladin?
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@Mhartain Can you please share which version of Windy you have installed? You can find that info at the bottom of the app menu.
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@Suty version 44.0.4 with Czech language
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@Mhartain I am sorry about false information. I have installed the testing version, which should be released in a few days and there is already ALADIN model. So please be patient, we will release that model for widgets in a few days.
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@Suty Great, that's good news. Thanks a lot, I'll look forward to it! Have a nice day and thanks at the same time for your help and answers!
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@Suty Of course my joy, reading this was premature.
I got 44.01.0213, released the other day, and there is no difference in the widgets.
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@enterfornone What model would you like to get in widgets? Or what exactly is wrong on your end?
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@Suty MBlue, Aladin are much better regional models.. For forecast I’m switching between them, depending on my location.
I’m sure Australia, Japan, US can benefit from their own regional models. I see no reason why any model that can display a forecast for a location would be missing from the widget option.
Today is a great example.
I’m in the mountains, between 1200 and 1700 meters. Hiking. Alone.
ECMWF shows heavy snow starting at 14:00. ICON shows moderate snow at 12:00 and heavy after 15:00
Only the detailed Aladin and MBlue show heavy snow starting at 11:00, as they make difference between 1700 meters and the plain below. Guess when the heavy snow started.
So do you think the difference matters? Three hours of heavy snow? I head out looking at the wrong forecast (like what the widget was showing), in this case later than I should’ve, it would’ve been quite worse experience than the pleasant hike I got.P.S. and don’t forget the watch app and complications. Same issue with the three inadequate global models there.
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@enterfornone Okay, so you talk about iOS device, am I right?
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@Suty yes
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@enterfornone Unfortunately, iOS widgets don't offer any local models at the moment. However, I hope there is a plan to implement these in 2025.
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I'd suggest to see the widget as keyhole to our individually preferred start layer.
Thats just straight-forward what users expect to appreciate most, doesn't it?
