{"id":216495,"date":"2026-02-23T05:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/androids-weather-app-is-going-away-and-whats-left-behind-is-disappointing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:00:08","slug":"androids-weather-app-is-going-away-and-whats-left-behind-is-disappointing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/androids-weather-app-is-going-away-and-whats-left-behind-is-disappointing\/","title":{"rendered":"Android&#8217;s Weather &#8216;app&#8217; is going away, and what&#8217;s left behind is disappointing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-weather-app-deprecated-3643128\/\">Android&#8217;s Weather &#8216;app&#8217; is going away, and what&#8217;s left behind is disappointing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-weather-app-deprecated-3643128\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-weather-app-deprecated-3643128\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-23 05:52:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Weather interface on Android devices is changing.<\/li>\n<li>Instead of a visually rich interface like Pixel Weather, Android devices now show generic weather search results.<\/li>\n<li>If you own a Pixel, you need not worry since Pixel Weather isn\u2019t going anywhere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Pixel Weather app, launched in 2024, is considered one of the best-looking weather apps on Android. And while the app remains exclusive to Pixel devices, Google has offered a somewhat visually coherent experience on other Android devices through a full-screen weather report page. However, Google has slowly begun removing this full-page report for most users and replacing it with something less exciting.<\/p>\n<p>According to 9to5Google, the full-screen weather interface on Android is being replaced by a standard web search. When you tap the Weather icon on your Android device, you will now likely be directed to a simpler and less visually engaging weather report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google reportedly began deprecating the experience a few months ago, but the change is now being noticed more widely. The change occurs because, unlike Pixel Weather, which is a dedicated weather app, other Android users have simply relied on a shortcut that is actually part of the Google app.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 2)\" title=\"How to add Google Weather to your homescreen (6)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-to-add-Google-Weather-to-your-homescreen-6.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-to-add-Google-Weather-to-your-homescreen-6-648w-1440h.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-to-add-Google-Weather-to-your-homescreen-6-486w-1080h.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-to-add-Google-Weather-to-your-homescreen-6-389w-864h.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-to-add-Google-Weather-to-your-homescreen-6-171w-380h.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-to-add-Google-Weather-to-your-homescreen-6-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-to-add-Google-Weather-to-your-homescreen-6-1000w-2222h.jpg 1000w\" alt=\"How to add Google Weather to your homescreen (6)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-to-add-Google-Weather-to-your-homescreen-6.jpg\"\/><span class=\"e_Jl\">Old UI<\/span><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 2)\" title=\"Google weather app\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-weather-app.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-weather-app-30w-64h.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-weather-app-1000w-2167h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-weather-app-665w-1440h.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-weather-app-498w-1080h.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-weather-app-399w-864h.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-weather-app-175w-380h.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-weather-app-554w-1200h.jpg 554w\" alt=\"Google weather app\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-weather-app.jpg\"\/><span class=\"e_Jl\">Current UI<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With this change, the shortcut now directs users to a Google search for the term \u201cweather\u201d rather than to the previous dedicated weather report page.<\/p>\n<p>The previous interface used separate sections of the page for current weather conditions, hourly forecast, and 10-day predictions. Meanwhile, the new interface crams current and hourly weather predictions into a single card. Right under the text, you see a carousel for the next 10 days. Google\u2019s beloved mascot, Froggy, still enjoys a tiny spot on the card. However, other graphics, such as symbols for humidity, wind, and precipitation, have been simplified into icons.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-weather-app-deprecated-3643128\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Android&#8217;s Weather &#8216;app&#8217; is going away, and what&#8217;s left behind is disappointing https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-android-weather-app-deprecated-3643128\/ Publish Date:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-pixel-weather-inner-screen-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,72],"class_list":["post-216495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google","tag-pixel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216495"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216497,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216495\/revisions\/216497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}