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Weather Setup

The app uses the OpenWeather's API to query the weather forecast data. To view weather forecasts in the app, follow the following steps:

Get an API key by registering on the openweather.org website

  1. Go to https://home.openweathermap.org/users/sign_up

  2. Fill the form, tap on the "Create Account" button

  3. You will receive an e-mail to verify your e-mail address. Tap on the "Verify your e-mail" button in the e-mail. After this a browser window will be opened, then you will see a message about your e-mail is successfully verified.

  4. After you verified your e-mail address, you will receive a second e-mail, which will contain your API key.

Set up your API key in the NewsFeed Launcher

  1. Go to Settings/Weather in the launcher.

  2. Paste your API Key into the input field, then tap on the "Check and set" button.

Set up the weather forecasts

The app needs a location to query the weather forecasts. This can be provided by one of the following two methods:

Setting up the GPS-based location

  1. Go to Settings/Weather in the app

  2. Switch on the Enable preference to enable the weather module

  3. Switch on the Use GPS location, and grant the location access to the app

  4. Remember to enable the location service on your phone

Setting up a manual location

  1. Go to Settings/Weather in the app

  2. Switch on the Enable preference to enable the weather module

  3. Tap on the Location preference (if you can’t, turn off the Use GPS location preference)

  4. Search for your city and tap on it

After you successfully set up your location

  • You will see your nearest or chosen city under the Location preference.

  • You will see the last synchronization date under the Enable preference.

Last modified: 16 October 2024