How to Get a Weather Widget on Android

To get a weather widget on an Android phone, you must first find and download a weather widget of your choice from the Google Play store. You can then quickly add your weather widget to your Android's Home page by opening the "Widgets" menu and selecting it from there.

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Downloading a Weather Widget

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    Open the Google Play Store.
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    Tap the magnifying glass icon.
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    Type in "weather".
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    Tap Go.
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    Review the results. "1Weather", "Accuweather", and "WeatherBug" are all highly-acclaimed choices.[1]
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    Tap your desired widget.
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    Tap Install. This will be in the top right section of your screen.[2]
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    Tap Accept if prompted. Once you do so, your app download will commence.

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Placing Your Widget on the Home Screen

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    Tap and hold a space on your Home screen.
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    Tap Widgets.
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    Tap and hold an existing widget.
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    Drag the widget onto your Home screen.
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    Release your finger. This will drop the widget into your selected space.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.androidauthority.com/best-weather-apps-and-weather-widgets-for-android-256942/
  2. ↑ https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/113409?hl=en

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