How to activate your Live Storm and Heavy Rain Alerts
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Hi,
When trying to activate Storm and Rain alerts on my Android smartphone, I receive the following error:
StormTracker Error: No device token available for notifications
What does this exactly mean?
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N Nicole Dolezalova referenced this topic on
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@Joly Hi. This means that notification library did not create the token which is necessary for this functionality. We are planning to release a hotfix for this issue, however as a temporary solution you might try to reinstall the application. This mostly solves the issue. Let me know if the issue persists. Thanks :)
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The Heavy Rain notifications utilize 1-hour extrapolated radar data, with a set threshold in dBZ, to determine whether the Rain is heavy or not
It's raining right now at my current location - I didn't get any notification before, even though radar clearly showed it. That's probably related to the "threshold" that is hardcoded somewhere. It would be cool to be able to modify it - to know about any rain coming my way.
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@Adrian-Nowak Hello, the Forecast Alerts allow you to have notifications about probable forecasted rain in a 3-hour window where you can set a very low threshold, which can currently satisfy your needs. In the meantime, stay tuned for future updates 8-) Niki
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@Adrian-Nowak said in How to activate your Live Storm and Heavy Rain Alerts:
The Heavy Rain notifications utilize 1-hour extrapolated radar data, with a set threshold in dBZ, to determine whether the Rain is heavy or not
It's raining right now at my current location - I didn't get any notification before, even though radar clearly showed it. That's probably related to the "threshold" that is hardcoded somewhere. It would be cool to be able to modify it - to know about any rain coming my way.
Same as I. I received STORM ALERT notification, But I don't received HEAVY RAIN notification. Live in Hangzhou.
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@tomacat As my colleague already responded you in a different thread, China can be sadly complicated in terms of notifications. Have a nice day, Niki
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@Mohsin-Raza-Lashari Hello, Could you show us with some screenshots?
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@Nicole-Dolezalova Hello, it seems that an update is available today on the Play Store 😊
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@Mohsin-Raza-Lashari Hi. The update is currently available only to beta testers. The update will be available for the public probably next week.
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@MarkNagy merci je verrais prochainement si tout fonctionne parfaitement
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This feature is not working properly on my device. See thread here
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This is a fantastic update real-time storm and rain alerts are a game-changer for staying safe and prepared. Love how precise the lightning detection is, and the customization options make it super user-friendly. Great work, Windy team.
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@tomacat said in Unable to enable "Live alert": No device token available for notifications.:
Live Alert mostly push notifications when my mobile network changes. For example, when my mobile Wi-Fi switches to data traffic, it suddenly reminds me of a storm or precipitation, and the notification is too late.
happened again, the alert notification only push when WiFi network change.:(
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i saw it, it was really helpful, i was like a real weather expert when i saw that notification, but none of my friends knew haha
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Are these alerts supposed to work for my exact current location or for my saved "favorites"? At the moment I seem to be getting alerts for all of my three saved favorites - which is confusing when there is heavy rain approaching one of them, but the radar is completely clear where I am actually located.
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@seabee-0 said in How to activate your Live Storm and Heavy Rain Alerts:
Are these alerts supposed to work for my exact current location or for my saved "favorites"?
The live alerts for Storms (thunderstorms) or Heavy rains are set at your location as you can see in the setting window. They work on mobile devices and use their build-in GPS for the location.
These alerts are based on observations in the vicinity by lighting detection for Storms or by radar for Heavy rains.
The standard alerts for Wind, Rain, Temperature… are based on forecast in the next days by a weather model at some of your favorites that you selected. -
@idefix37 Thanks for the response! That's exactly what I would have expected, but on my Pixel 8 Pro v46.1.0, I am still getting alerts that don't match my current location. Just now "Heavy rain likely to start in the next hour" with this screenshot. The alert matches my favourite location further west (where indeed I was this morning), but the map clearly shows my current location in the east.
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@seabee-0
Checking the past 12 hours radar data, the rain was moving to the east. So it was not wrong if you received the alert for your position in the east. -
@idefix37 Yes, but not that far "in the next hour". I am certain I am receiving these alerts for the wrong place. Specifically probably for Salzburg, although I am now in Vienna - both in Austria. I have received about three more of these alerts since I last wrote - none of them made sense for my current location, but they matched the radar situation at the other location. So far, I've tried clearing cache, which hasn't helped.
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I can't help you further because I don't know the conditions that trigger a heavy rain alert in terms of distance and amount of rain.
