Request to disable asking GPS Permission on Android
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Hello, I have been a subscriber since 2023 and I would like to request you to stop the app from requesting GPS position on Android everytimes I open the app or navigate? I only use the app to check a few specific areas on the map and this make it very annoying. I think i will give Ventusky a try if this keep going on.
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@knthanh Okay, so despite having the GPS for Windy off, the app still asks you? Can you share the app screenshot with this message?
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@Suty No I don't want to use GPS for windy and I prefer to keep my GPS off. The app keep request for GPS permission when the app open, use layer weather radar, and satellite layer every single time. I would like it to stop asking all together.
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@Suty
Same problem here. I also keep GPS positioning turned off on my android phone most of the time. When I start the Windy app, there is a request for GPS positioning. And every time I switch layers, for example from satellite to weather radar, the request shows up again. Very annoying.
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The error console shows:
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{
"errorID": "appsflyer-init-failed",
"overlay": "radar",
"runningPhase": "2_dependenciesResolved",
"timestamp": 1763733820480,
"runningMinutes": 0,
"type": "customLogError",
"msg": "AppsFlyer init failed",
"url": "https://app-webview.windy.com/#//?ecmwf,,,5",
"ver": "47.2.1",
"target": "mobile",
"platform": "android",
"device": "mobile",
"latestBcast": "store: product ecmwf (21ms ago at 1763733820459)
store: unresolvedErrors (20ms ago at 1763733820460)
store: unresolvedErrors (20ms ago at 1763733820460)
store: _cloudSync (10ms ago at 1763733820470)
store: usedLang de (10ms ago at 1763733820470)",
"module": "AppsFlyer",
"stack": "Error
at returnResult (:947:32)
at win.androidBridge.onmessage (:922:21)"
}
---✂The GeoData is that of the location to be used and stored as a favorite. The according setting stays "Determine by my IP", no matter, what is actually entered there.
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Error console just showed the following report for the first time:
{
"errorID": "received-notification-with-empty-body-or-title",
"overlay": "satellite",
"runningPhase": "2_dependenciesResolved",
"timestamp": 1763791224825,
"runningMinutes": 0,
"type": "customLogError",
"msg": "Received notification with empty body or title",
"url": "https://app-webview.windy.com/",
"ver": "47.2.1",
"target": "mobile",
"platform": "android",
"device": "mobile",
"latestBcast": "store: _cloudSync (12ms ago at 1763791224813)
store: notifications (12ms ago at 1763791224813)
store: analyticsConsentRequired (11ms ago at 1763791224814)
idb: _nativeSync (8ms ago at 1763791224817)
bcast: pluginOpened mobile-ui (5ms ago at 1763791224820)",
"module": "pushNotifications"
}
And just like Tob145 reported, the setting "determine by my IP" stays the same, no matter what I try to select.
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In addition to the popup, I also have a permanent warning icon flashing all the time. Very annoying.
All this happens despite having start location set to a fixed location (not GPS, not IP). When closing and reopening the settings, startup location always shows "By IP" as others reported, though it in fact uses the fixed location I set previously, so this seems more like an issue with the settings display rather than the actual settings value.
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@wint Hello, when you close this message, does it still reappear every time when you open the menu, or app?
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@Suty With the last update (build 2025-12-04 23:31) the flashing icon and warning seem to be gone. Only the misleading setting remains:
When closing and reopening the settings, startup location always shows "By IP" as others reported, though it in fact uses the fixed location I set previously, so this seems more like an issue with the settings display rather than the actual settings value.
