Google’s Weather widget icons are getting a refresh،
Google redesigned its Weather app last year alongside the release of the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet. Although the new redesign includes a clean new interface and a new set of weather icons, its corresponding widget retained the same old icons to represent the weather. This is about to change.
Spotted by the Google News channel on Telegram, it appears that Google now supports the new set of weather icons on both the redesigned Weather app and the At a Glance widget that can be installed on devices other than Pixels. As usual when it comes to Google releases, this appears to be a staged rollout, so results on when you'll see the new icons appear for you may vary.
Image Source: Google News Channel (Telegram)
As you can see in the image above, the updated icons appear less flat and take on more of a 3D aesthetic. Additionally, in the image below you can get a clearer picture of what the new icons will look like on your home screen weather widget, based on the redesigned weather app, once the change will be deployed on your device.
Old weather widget vs new icons in redesigned weather app | Source: Telephone Arena
Although not everyone cares about the appearance of widgets, Google has shown renewed interest in them since the launch of “Material You”. Additionally, since Apple introduced home screen widgets with iOS 14, iPhone and Android device users have been looking for ways to customize their home screen to their liking. For these users, having a consistent look and feel across the entire UI is important, and I hope this small change can help with that.
It will be interesting to see what other widget-related improvements Google has in store. It would be nice to see some new ones appear with Android 15, as well as this option supposedly replacing or completely removing the At a Glance widget from Pixel phone home screens.
