So where's the News & Weather widget?

[LukaszCzekaj]

You could try my Google News widget: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...apps/details?id=com.hdx.geneve&token=ZoZ0YbeT

 

[JustinMueller8810]

You could try my Google News widget: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...apps/details?id=com.hdx.geneve&token=oRg4C02e

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that looks pretty legit. is it a scrollable widget?

 

[Luq07]

I like your app, but I wish I could do the following: 1. Add keyword searches for news like on the google widget. 2. Make the background opaque because my current wallpaper makes reading impossible and I like my wallpaper. 3. Add the ability to control the refresh rate. 30 minutes eats up battery. I usually have it set for about 3 hours. Thanks. I bought it by the way and it makes a great Google news widget replacement. For the rest of the readers, the widget isn't scrollable (I hate scrollable widgets and like the passivity of it flashing through the news items).

 

[dnightangel]

Well I believe Google is trying to push you to use currents and with the weather go to your Google now settings and activate weather in notification bar, I find it works better then a widget and with news you got pulse, flip board, news republic and etc as replacements otherwise I guess your only option is to wait for 4.2 and see if they changed anything

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[hgmichna]

Well I believe Google is trying to push you to use currents and with the weather go to your Google now settings and activate weather in notification bar, I find it works better then a widget and with news you got pulse, flip board, news republic and etc as replacements otherwise I guess your only option is to wait for 4.2 and see if they changed anything

Android 4.2 did not change anything.

I just tried the news apps you recommended. They are all good and usable. I did not like Pulse, because it does not allow me to create my own news channels. I did not like Flipboard much because of its weird user interface.

News Republic seemed pretty good and gets my recommendation, although it is still a bloated dinosaur compared to the sleek Google "News & Weather" app. Try it, you may like it.

 

[MaddSkillz]

Well I believe Google is trying to push you to use currents and with the weather go to your Google now settings and activate weather in notification bar, I find it works better then a widget and with news you got pulse, flip board, news republic and etc as replacements otherwise I guess your only option is to wait for 4.2 and see if they changed anything

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Where do you activate weather in the notification bar? I went to the settings of Google Search and just saw permissions.

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[STC09]

Luckily the widget is still available on my GNex but it's PFS that I have to read the news on a phone instead of my N7.

Currents is as much a substitute for N&W as iMaps was for GMaps on the iPhone - pathetic and bloated.

 

[OnTheEdge2]

Google's really pissing me off with the apps they are killing. Lost my most favored news & weather widget when I traded my HTC Evo for a Galaxy S3, then found out they're killing Google Reader, the best RSS app out there. Bastards . . . and I used to love them a bunch.

Anyway, these guys -- Awnry Software -- have nearly nailed a replacement for News & Weather. It may even be a little better, as my old widget did not refresh properly all the time and this one does. It includes ALL the functionality I loved, including the weather graph and customizable news topics. It currently only comes in a free version with some fairly unobtrusive ads at the bottom. After about a week or two of use, I emailed the developer to see what it would cost me to ditch the ads. They don't have a paid version yet, but hopefully soon.

If you still miss this widget/app, I think these guys will brighten your day.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.awnry.android.nawnry

 

[BootlegZani]

Thanks this works to replace the old News and Weather widget.