Database Develop

[Q] Weather app, always showing UK as location

Hi, has anyone had trouble with the weather app on the sensationXL,
where ever i go , the location on the home sceen weather app always states my location as the United Kingdom, and NOT the Town?
anyone got any ideas?

Mine is working correctly. Just opened it and for a moment it showed the weather for 'Lincoln' and then reloaded the weather for 'Mablethorpe'. Quite often the weather on the 'News and Weather' app shows 'Sorry Weather Currently Unavailable' but a manual refresh usually cures that.
My old HD Mini did have problems with the location in Mablethorpe, so I had to add it in manually and turn off the 'Current Location' feature, but the SensationXL has so far been faultless.

Refreshed it manually , and its set to refresth 'hourly' , then also tried trying powering down! When it restarts, its back to 'United Kingdom' as location??? besides that very pleased with Sensation XL

Do you know, after reading that I tried to get the HTC Sense page to load (which it still doesn't). One page suggested clearing the cache for HTC Hub and HTC Sense. I tried this, and then noticed that my Weather had set itself to United Kingdom. Aaarrggh! I tried various things which didn't seem to have any effect at all, but the final steps did seem to work.
Remove Weather/Clock widget.
Switch WiFi off.
Check that the settings in Location is set to use WiFi and GPS.
Turn the 'phone off (not restart).
Remove battery.
Wait 2 minutes.
Replace battery.
Switch 'phone on.
Wait 2 minutes.
Add Clock/Weather to screen.
Tick Use Current Location.
If weather location (still) incorrect:
Tap on weather.
Tap on 'more details online'. (This showed the weather for my 'Home' location even though the weather on the home screen was incorrect? I may have set this up earlier, but I don't remember doing so.)
Tap on 'Switch Location'.
Tap 'Add Location'.
Add a location (I used one near to me).
View that location.
Tap on 'Switch Location'.
Go back to your 'Home' location.
View that location.
Exit out of that and back to the weather widget.
Voila! Weather correct!
Don't touch any thing!
Hope it works for you too.
Well! After an hour, it started going back to United Kingdom.
Turning WiFi off seems to help, but it is still very temperamental, often swapping back and forth within a few seconds.
I have to agree with olyoh6696 that it must be something to do with HTC servers and not the 'phone itself.
For the time being I've installed the World Weather widget by Satok that I had on my Sony Arc. That seems stable, though no full screen animations.

Running a XL port, and recently noticed this problem when updating whether
Maybe htc accuweather servers are busy these few weeks with everyone so keen on checking the weather for snow!
-------------------------------
Sent from my HTC Desire S

Where about u guys locate? I am in Slough and it works fine on my Sensation XL

united kingdom in weathet widget
Anybody solved this. It's driving me nuts. I've tried several widgets which work properly but I'd like to use HTC one. Shame HTC don't show any interest.

I think its more to do with server problems.
I downloaded several widgets that use AccuWeather, and they all have the same issue.
I don't think its up to HTC to do anything about it.
Contact AccuWeather, and let them know.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

had this for about 3 hours the day before yesterday. The only thing i had installed that day was chrome beta.
Uninstalled that, re-installed locations, cleared the data and cache for anything with a name that suggested it could have anything to do with Laputa, weather or any sort of location service, and then rebooted.
been fine ever since. I don't know what helped, but something did.
However, i did notice that when i selected the correct town manually, it was showing the same as the 'United Kingdom' was, so it seems like it was getting the right weather, but it couldn't resolve the correct name.
I suspect that Accuweather have updated their database again, and the htc locations stuff is using an old version. maybe clearing the data on everything and rebooting forced it to update?

I've had to install Fancy Widgets to 'fix' this. It will only work if the Geocoder is set to use GeoNames. If it is set to use Google or Weather Provider it will fail in a similar way to the HTC weather. HTC weather sometimes does work correctly, then sometimes not. Mostly, it seems not.
I wish I could find a simple fix for this, as I really like the HTC clock and weather animations. Perhaps it will be fixed in the ICS update?
Is it easy to uninstall 'Locations'?

mkstevo said:
I've had to install Fancy Widgets to 'fix' this. It will only work if the Geocoder is set to use GeoNames. If it is set to use Google or Weather Provider it will fail in a similar way to the HTC weather. HTC weather sometimes does work correctly, then sometimes not. Mostly, it seems not.
I wish I could find a simple fix for this, as I really like the HTC clock and weather animations. Perhaps it will be fixed in the ICS update?
Is it easy to uninstall 'Locations'?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My HTC weather and clock widget seems to work fine most of the time. I guess I am one of the few lucky ones. We will wait to see what the ICS update brings.
Do you mean Locations, the app? Have you rooted your phone?
If you have just use any root exploring app (Es File Explorer, Root Explorer etc.) and go to /system/app locate the 'Location.apk' and delete it. You may want to delete Location widget apk too?
Once your phone has rebooted you should be fine. It won't be there anymore.
That's if you mean the Location app

benjamin.j.goodwin said:
We will wait to see what the ICS update brings.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ICS won't fix it. It's at the data provider end rather than being on the phone.

Weather issue fixed
Hi
My weather application stopped updatind after I had unlocked the bootloader.
So I relocked bootloader and flashed stock rom. Weather updates is working all right now.

just installed ICS, weather stuck on United Kingdom.... Anybody any ideas, no amount of force closing and clearing data fixes it.

Turn on GPS and refresh, or wifi.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio X315e using Tapatalk

Default weather widget wont update on home wifi.

Hi,
The default weather widget won't update whilst i am connected to my home wi fi.
When i leave the house or turn off the wi fi it updates as it should through my mobile internet.
However, it did work on the wi fi when i first got the phone. Since then i have installed a generic firmware (it still worked after this change_ and since installed the 434 fw from the companion. This is when i noticed the widget would not update.
I have reset my phone but this has not helped. My home wi fi settings have not been changed, but i tried a wi fi reset just incase but this didnt help.
Has anyone else had this problem? How did you solve it?
Phil.

Weather widget might not be able to get your location using WiFi, if you set the widget to use my location.
Try setting the location in the widget manually.
Sent from my C6602 using xda app-developers app

Thanks for the reply.
I have manuallyset the location because that's the only way I can on this widget.
Since my first post I have tried my phone on another Wi-Fi and found that it doesn't update on this one either. The only wayi can update is by going into the options, changing my location to a different one then setting it back to my current one, which was already manually set.
I am concerned about this, not only because it would be nice to have a working weather widget. I like this one more than others I've downloaded. But it makes me think about what else may not be working properly through Wi-Fi.
Thanks again, Phil.

What weather widget are you using?
I've got Met Office and AccuWeather which both pick up location within the app, but the widget doesn't. They're designed like that though.
Google Now has a widget which updates with your location - worth a try?

The widget is the one called weather that is already on one of the main pages on the new phone. I actually like this widget more than othersi have tried, only because of the graphic. I will look at the ones you have suggested.
I am not bothered about the program knowing my location. This widget doesn't have that option anyway, all I want it to do is update the weather once an hour, at the lication I manually set, which it used to do via Wi-Fi but will now only do through my mobile internet. Also like I said earlier it makes me wonder what else isn't working how it should through the Wi-Fi.

I'm having a similar problem but with Facebook app and Play Store app.
To update anything I have to turn off my wifi on the phone, it is getting annoying.
Did you find a solution?
Cheers Rob

Yellow_Racing said:
I'm having a similar problem but with Facebook app and Play Store app.
To update anything I have to turn off my wifi on the phone, it is getting annoying.
Did you find a solution?
Cheers Rob
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No I never. I had to start using a different weather widget. I haven't noticed it happening with anything else, fingers crossed as I'm still concerned I will have similar problems like you do with other apps

Have you activated Stamina mode?
Stamina may block Weather and other apps from updating.
You can add them as an exemption in Stamina settings.

STANUL said:
Have you activated Stamina mode?
Stamina may block Weather and other apps from updating.
You can add them as an exemption in Stamina settings.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No I have never enabled stamina mode. I may have fixed it I think by changing the .ini file
I will have to find the link and paste here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2216947 # Note I had to edit in notepad on computer then replace .ini back to the phone. Root explorer wouldn't let me save my editing.
Since then I had to edit the build prop to get NFC icon working and used ES File explorer and managed to get that to save my editing on the phone.
Cheers Rob

how do you get the weather to update??

I looked at my gear watch earlier tonight & the temperature was off by over 10 degrees.
When I clicked on the weather, it hadn't updated in 4 hours. How do you get it to update or refresh more often??

Gear manager, my apps, settings for weather. There you can change the auto refresh.
Sent from my SM-N900P using xda app-developers app

Yea, I found that setting after I posted that but it doesn't work right.
I have it set to update every hour & right now it hasn't updated in almost 5 hours.

jmorton10 said:
Yea, I found that setting after I posted that but it doesn't work right.
I have it set to update every hour & right now it hasn't updated in almost 5 hours.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You need to enable locaction services in your smartphone. Otherwise the weather is not updating, even if you set a fixed location. Don't ask me why, but that's what I found out.

You should not disable (or delete) Weather Widget on your main device. Gear's weather depends on it.

ranzassel said:
You need to enable locaction services in your smartphone. Otherwise the weather is not updating, even if you set a fixed location. Don't ask me why, but that's what I found out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is enabled & I haven't disabled the weather widget.
I think it must have been an acuweather problem, this morning it started working fine........

Yes. In the accuweather widget, you can go to update interval and change it to hourly. The default is set up to every six hours I think.
Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

The biggest key, I think, is that you must use one of the native weather widgets on your phone. If not I don't think an auto update will take place regardless of your other settings.
I could be wrong though.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using xda app-developers app

Widgets Not Showing in Add Widget Area

Hello all, over the last 2-3 days when installing apps with known widgets they aren't showing up so you can select and add. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app and nothing. If I restart the device then the widget will show up to add. Another odd thing is when the app is uninstalled the widget is showing up to add. The app is uninstalled and this is happening. I try to add the widget to see what it does and it creates the little Android. If you long press to add the widget to the home screen it gives a meassgae that reads "Create Widget and Allow Access? After you create widget, Google app can access all data it disolays. Always allow Google Apps to create widgets and access their data with a check box. There are also cancel and delete options. They both don't do anything. If you check the box and select create it brings you back to the widget select area. Device is stock. No recent apps aside from one bad weather app. Any ideas? This is a new issue aside from the early shutdown before 0% battery. First it was 2% 15% and now 18% tonight. Disappointing for a $650 device. Thanks!

I didn't understand, actually what are you talking about?

Sorry, I realize it may be confusing. It seems to be unusual. I've attached a screenshot of what shows then you try add a widget that is from an app that is uninstalled. There should not be a widget listed in the listing to add when an app is uninstalled . Now the initial issue is when an app is installed that offers a widget I'm not seeing it in the widget listing area. I've uninstalled the app and reinstalled and widget still doesn't show in list. If I reboot the phone then I usually see the widget. Very odd! Any thoughts?

Having this problem too. Just added CurrentWidget and its not showing under "add widget". Restarted and the widgets there. Stock 5.1

I have the same problem , you have to reboot phone after adding widgets each time

damtom85 said:
I have the same problem , you have to reboot phone after adding widgets each time
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, there are others with the same issue. For sure seems like an operating system bug. 5.1 update did not fix it. It just started a few week ago. I wonder if it has something to do with the stock launcher.

I've always thought that was the norm, but others feel it is a bug.
Try restarting system UI after install instead of a reboot and I'm told that should accomplish the same thing for you to see the new widgets in the list.

Are you guys using the standard Google launcher? I have never seen this issue but run Apex or Nova
Sent from my Google N6 on VZ

sanman202 said:
Hello all, over the last 2-3 days when installing apps with known widgets they aren't showing up so you can select and add. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app and nothing. If I restart the device then the widget will show up to add. Another odd thing is when the app is uninstalled the widget is showing up to add. The app is uninstalled and this is happening. I try to add the widget to see what it does and it creates the little Android. If you long press to add the widget to the home screen it gives a meassgae that reads "Create Widget and Allow Access? After you create widget, Google app can access all data it disolays. Always allow Google Apps to create widgets and access their data with a check box. There are also cancel and delete options. They both don't do anything. If you check the box and select create it brings you back to the widget select area. Device is stock. No recent apps aside from one bad weather app. Any ideas? This is a new issue aside from the early shutdown before 0% battery. First it was 2% 15% and now 18% tonight. Disappointing for a $650 device. Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is exactly what happened to mine too, currently upgraded to 5.1 lollipop. I have to reset phone to factory setting, widgets still not coming up. I also having problem installing a chinese micro-blogging app called 'Weibo' . This is what I got:
Unknown error code during application install: "-505"
No solution yet~~ :crying::crying:
---------- Post added at 03:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 AM ----------
baconfrankie said:
This is exactly what happened to mine too, currently upgraded to 5.1 lollipop. I have to reset phone to factory setting, widgets still not coming up. I also having problem installing a chinese micro-blogging app called 'Weibo' . This is what I got:
Unknown error code during application install: "-505"
No solution yet~~ :crying::crying:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've restarted the device, it's working now, but still having issue installing the app~

baconfrankie said:
. I also having problem installing a chinese micro-blogging app called 'Weibo' the app~
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah no red flags there. The Chinese are known for their love of bloggers.
http://appslova.com/android-fix-unknown-error-code-application-install-505-error-505/
also red flags get it?
Sent from my Benzo'd Google N6 on VZ

Weather App Not Working

So I'm trying to get the weather app on my LG Urbane working, but no luck. Every time I open the weather app on my watch, it just shows "Android wear could not retrieve weather, check your connection and try again" and at the same time, on my phone it displays a "Android Wear has stopped" message. So it's not because they're not connected, as they are and everything else works, and the Android Wear has stopped message would not appear exactly as I click weather on my watch if they weren't connected anyway.
I don't really care for the app itself as I could use another weather app like Weather Timeline, but without the native weather app, I cant see weather on my watchface.
Any suggestions appreciated.

nuwan32 said:
So I'm trying to get the weather app on my LG Urbane working, but no luck. Every time I open the weather app on my watch, it just shows "Android wear could not retrieve weather, check your connection and try again" and at the same time, on my phone it displays a "Android Wear has stopped" message. So it's not because they're not connected, as they are and everything else works, and the Android Wear has stopped message would not appear exactly as I click weather on my watch if they weren't connected anyway.
I don't really care for the app itself as I could use another weather app like Weather Timeline, but without the native weather app, I cant see weather on my watchface.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
May you don't have location enabled which is required to get the weather working in Android Wear?
Enviado desde mi HTC One_M8 mediante Tapatalk

hugomc92 said:
May you don't have location enabled which is required to get the weather working in Android Wear?
Enviado desde mi HTC One_M8 mediante Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Location is turned on and is in high accuracy mode.

If anyone's having this problem, figured it out. Seems its because my phone can't get a gps lock, weather doesn't work. I was trying it indoors, once I got outisde, got a gps lock and tried it, it worked perfectly.

Same here.
nuwan32 said:
So I'm trying to get the weather app on my LG Urbane working, but no luck. Every time I open the weather app on my watch, it just shows "Android wear could not retrieve weather, check your connection and try again" and at the same time, on my phone it displays a "Android Wear has stopped" message. So it's not because they're not connected, as they are and everything else works, and the Android Wear has stopped message would not appear exactly as I click weather on my watch if they weren't connected anyway.
I don't really care for the app itself as I could use another weather app like Weather Timeline, but without the native weather app, I cant see weather on my watchface.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was having this problem as well. Went into connectivity in settings and unchecked get location from phone and it started working. Still worked after enabling that again too. Not sure if that's what did it, but it's working now ?