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Checking Weather

Checking Weather

Use the Weather app and widget to check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next few days. In addition to your current location, you can view weather forecasts for other cities around the globe. Your settings in the Weather app also control the weather information that is shown in the Clock and Calendar.
Important: For HTC Explorer to detect your current location and display your local weather in the Weather app and widget as well as in Clock and Calendar:
  • You need to connect to the Internet.
  • Location services must be enabled. If you didn't enable it when you first set up HTC Explorer, you can do so in Settings > Location.
  1. From the Home screen, tap > Weather.
  2. Swipe your finger up or down the screen to check the weather in other cities.
  3. While viewing forecasts, you can:
    • Swipe your finger up or down the screen to check the weather in other cities.
    • Tap to update the weather information at any time.

Adding a city to the Weather screen

Add more cities to the Weather screen so you can instantly check the weather forecasts in these cities. In addition to your current location, the Weather screen can display up to fifteen cities.
  1. On the Weather screen, tap . Or press and then tap Add.
  2. Enter the location you want to add. As you type, the list is filtered to show the possible locations based on the letters you entered.
  3. Tap the desired city to select it.

Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen

  1. On the Weather screen, press and then tap Rearrange.
  2. Press and hold at the end of the item you want to move. When the row is highlighted, drag it to its new position, then release.
  3. Tap Done.

Deleting cities from the Weather screen

  1. On the Weather screen, press and then tap Delete.
  2. Select the cities you want to remove and then tap Delete.

Changing Weather options

  1. On the Weather screen, press and then tap Settings.
  2. You can change the following weather settings:
    Update when opened Select this check box to refresh weather updates every time you open the Weather app.
    Update automatically Select this check box to automatically download weather updates.
    Update schedule Set an auto update schedule.
    Temperature scale Choose whether to display the temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
    Sound effects Choose whether to play sound effects related to the weather conditions.

About the Weather widget

Use the Weather widget to instantly check weather forecasts of your current location and other cities without having to open the Weather app. The Weather widget comes in different looks and styles.

You can add this widget to the Home screen, if it’s not yet added.

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