Google eliminates its Android weather page but did it spare Froggy?
Google eliminates its Android weather page but did it spare Froggy?
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Publish Date: 2026-02-21 00:17:00
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Google eliminates the Google weather page. | Image by PhoneArena
Android users might have to say goodbye to the Google Weather shortcut icon that would take them to a full screen weather page. The shortcut icon, an illustration of the sun partly covered by a cloud with the Google “G” icon protruding, had to be placed on the homescreen via the Google Search app. The weather page starred the beloved Froggy the Weather Frog who was always involved with the current or forecast weather conditions.
Google eliminates the full-screen Google weather page
Some Android users have run into a problem when they now tap the shortcut/icon. Instead of seeing the full-screen weather page, they see a notification telling them that the weather page has now moved and the icon now directs you to the Google Search results for “weather.” Among the search results is one that resembles a smaller version of the Google weather page. It includes most of the weather data you need to prepare yourself for the day ahead.
The new and smaller weather page that appears with a Google Search for weather on Android. | Image by PhoneArena
Good news! Froggy is not going away
The weather page wouldn’t be the Google weather page without the use of AI somewhere on the site, and yes, there is an AI Overview that reveals the current weather conditions. And yes, there is Froggy, inside the box containing the hour-by-hour forecast for the next six hours. With the current forecast for Salem, Mass. calling for rain and snow, Android users’ favorite frog is holding an umbrella in Google colors, while animated rain falls from the sky.
Some users tapping the old Google Weather homepage icon are seeing this notification. | Image by PhoneArena
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