Wind Animations

[Synthya]

@idefix37

[SV Amani]

@Synthya I second that, having the same issue. Wind particle animation is either absent, erratic, or (when zoomed far out) a physically impossible global south-to-north gale. This is a major bug that makes the app unusable.

[SV Amani]


Here's my screenshot. Umidigi Bison 2 with Android 12.

[Synthya]

@SV-Amani

Confirmed; this also holds true at any altitude - I checked, as sometimes ground/surface level wind directions can differ from those at other (higher) altitudes.

[SV Amani]

So, I've seen this bug reported in at least 5 different threads for as many days now, but nobody from Windy has weighed in yet. Are they aware of it? If not, is there a mechanism (other than posting here) to let them know?

Fortunately we're not underway sailing right now - if we were this would be a major safety issue, and an urgent reason to familiarize ourselves with alternatives (ahem).

[SV Amani]

Correction: the first time this bug (presumably) was reported was 16 days ago: https://community.windy.com/topic/43612/wind-particle-animation-@-diff-directions-@-diff-zoom-levels

[Synthya]

@SV-Amani

From "Topic" to "Bug Report" - I suppose it's now "official"?

[SV Amani]

Not until it's "Replicable". I'm disappointed by the total lack of response.

Fwiw I found an every in the error console - not sure if it's related:

{
"errorID": "appsflyer-init-failed",
"overlay": "wind",
"runningPhase": "2_dependenciesResolved",
"timestamp": 1773013277605,
"runningMinutes": 0,
"type": "customLogError",
"msg": "AppsFlyer init failed",
"url": "https://app-webview.windy.com/#/15.659/-89.004/ecmwf",
"ver": "49.0.1",
"target": "mobile",
"platform": "android",
"device": "mobile",
"latestBcast": "store: overlay wind (66ms ago at 1773013277539)
bcast: rqstOpen detail (66ms ago at 1773013277539)
store: unresolvedErrors (28ms ago at 1773013277577)
store: unresolvedErrors (28ms ago at 1773013277577)
store: unresolvedErrors (27ms ago at 1773013277578)",
"network": {
"downlink": 10,
"downlinkMax": null,
"effectiveType": "4g",
"rtt": 0,
"saveData": false,
"type": "wifi"
},
"module": "AppsFlyer",
"stack": "Error
at returnResult (:947:32)
at win.androidBridge.onmessage (:922:21)"
}

[Emma peel]

I am having the same issue with snake lines moving from bottom to top. No relation to wind direction !

[kubapelc]

Hello!

Thank you for reporting this issue! Our current guess is that this only occurs on the PowerVR GPUs in your specific phone models. We're sourcing a comparable phone for debugging now, as the issue does not show up on any of our current testing phones.

[SV Amani]

Thanks for the update! Good to know you're on it. I'll try to give a more precise description of what exactly I'm seeing: the particle animation shows a wind field that:

• depends on the zoom scale,
• is nearly (but not exactly) the same across the globe,
• is most often near zero, but sometimes strong,
• has a southerly bias (the stronger, the more southerly), and
• at medium strength shows a zig zag pattern.

Looks to me (computer guy myself) like misaligned floats.

[QLB]

@SV-Amani
I have exactly the same issue mith my Android Redmi 9A

[QLB]

I have the same issue from 2/3 days with my Redmi 9A

I am in Ushuaia and have to sail to Peru in 2 days.
Please help me

[capitani]

Me too have the same issue from 2/3 days with my oppo54s

[SV Amani]

@QLB I've just been able to downgrade Windy on my phone to a previous working version, 48.1.2, through apkmirror.com (or you can use apkpure.com). The process is a bit involved - you need to download their installer app, and click your way through multiple ads - but it works.

[Junior Pioquinto]

Me to same issue of my phone Redmi 6A

[Suty]

@Junior-Pioquinto Hello, yes, this device still has the same type of GPU, where the issue was found. Our colleagues are already aware of this and working on the solution.

[Junior Pioquinto]

@Veracis said in Wind Animations:

Particles now randomly crossing screen: generally upward motion: bears no relation to pressure isolines. Unusable.

Paul.
Blackview BV6200 Pro / Android 14.

[kubapelc]

Hello, we've found a fix, it'll go live in the next major version (50). I'll post here again once the fix is live.

[idefix37]

Good news for
@sv-amani
@synthya
@qlb
@junior-pioquinto
@veracis
@emma-peel
@capitani