Google has fixed an annoying location discrepancy between Pixel Weather, widgets, and At a Glance.
Update 4/22: This is more widely rolling out. We’re seeing it with the Google app beta (version 16.15) and Pixel Weather 1.0.20250315.x after force stopping both apps. We’re not seeing it with the stable Google app yet. “Source: Google Weather” appears at the bottom of the widget when this change is live.
Original 3/25: Tapping the Pixel-exclusive weather widgets (which are actually powered by the Google app) or At a Glance at the top of the Pixel Launcher opens the Pixel Weather app.
However, since the Weather app’s launch last year, there has been a discrepancy in what location would launch. In my case, launching Pixel Weather from those access points would open a more general “Los Angeles” location that differed from the “Current location” — let’s call it “Point A” — that appears at the top of the Weather app. In the example below, “Los Angeles” is accompanied by a “Save” button in the corner because it isn’t the place the app has identified as your actual location.
Old behavior
(L-R: Widget showing general location, Pixel Weather location opened by widget, correct Current location)
For me, the difference was annoying enough to justify always launching Pixel Weather using its homescreen app icon rather than through AAG or the widget. The actual forecast looks to be pretty close, but it isn’t always a perfect match.
Top comment by OsakaRider
They should let us choose a default location without forcing us to enable location services, literally every single phone to ever exist doesnt require location to use the weather widget, except Pixels for some reason
Following the latest Pixel Weather, Google app, and/or At a Glance (Android System Intelligence V.21) updates earlier this month, this discrepancy has been addressed. We’re seeing this fix on a device running the stable Android 15 release, but not Android 16 Beta 3.1.
At a Glance and the weather widgets are now showing the more precise location used by Pixel Weather. “Point A” appears in both the widget and At a Glance’s next day’s weather forecast preview that appears at night. Also, note how it’s “Source: Google Weather.”
Fixed behavior
Thanks Sterling
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