NWS Weather Alerts Widget
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About NWS Weather Alerts Widget
NOTE: Based on the advertised API Changes regarding background services in Android Oreo, I'm almost positive this app will have gotten broken by and probably won't work correctly on Oreo (symptoms will be that the widget never updates). I hope to make a version that works on Oreo soon, but as long as this message is still here, I haven't yet.
This is an Android home screen widget to display current weather alerts from the US National Weather Service.
You can choose a county or state within the US (or the entire US) and it will display a list of all of the current weather alerts for that area on the widget. If there's more than fits, the list scrolls, and you can tap on an alert to open the full text of the alert. There is an accompanying app which can be used to configure what area you want and shows the raw feed data if you're really curious (though that part was mostly there for debugging, and might go away one of these days now that it all works). It does not currently do audible alerts (or any alerts), but that's probably coming soon.
I created this because I wanted a tablet on the wall in my kitchen to display weather alerts on the screen, and for all the plethora of weather apps out there, I couldn't find one that showed anything more than a (!) icon on their widgets for alerts, and you had to click through to find out what they were. Some of them would put the alerts into the notification bar, but that wasn't much better. So this one displays a list of the current alerts right on the widget, and that is the only purpose of the widget.
This application is open source. To report bugs, request new features, or If you'd like to help make it better, please visit the project page on GitHub at http://justdave.github.io/nwsweatheralertswidget/
This application is not officially authorized by the National Weather Service, it merely makes use of the information they provide via their public data APIs.
The full changelog can be found at https://github.com/justdave/nwsweatheralertswidget/releases
This is an Android home screen widget to display current weather alerts from the US National Weather Service.
You can choose a county or state within the US (or the entire US) and it will display a list of all of the current weather alerts for that area on the widget. If there's more than fits, the list scrolls, and you can tap on an alert to open the full text of the alert. There is an accompanying app which can be used to configure what area you want and shows the raw feed data if you're really curious (though that part was mostly there for debugging, and might go away one of these days now that it all works). It does not currently do audible alerts (or any alerts), but that's probably coming soon.
I created this because I wanted a tablet on the wall in my kitchen to display weather alerts on the screen, and for all the plethora of weather apps out there, I couldn't find one that showed anything more than a (!) icon on their widgets for alerts, and you had to click through to find out what they were. Some of them would put the alerts into the notification bar, but that wasn't much better. So this one displays a list of the current alerts right on the widget, and that is the only purpose of the widget.
This application is open source. To report bugs, request new features, or If you'd like to help make it better, please visit the project page on GitHub at http://justdave.github.io/nwsweatheralertswidget/
This application is not officially authorized by the National Weather Service, it merely makes use of the information they provide via their public data APIs.
The full changelog can be found at https://github.com/justdave/nwsweatheralertswidget/releases
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
version 1.1.3:
- NWS started requiring HTTPS to retrieve alert feeds. The app has been updated accordingly. This should fix the "Waiting for feed download" that never goes away.
version 1.1.2:
- fixes a crash when trying to retrieve an expired alert
version 1.1.1:
- The main app now tells you when there are no alerts to display instead of just showing a blank white screen
version 1.1.3:
- NWS started requiring HTTPS to retrieve alert feeds. The app has been updated accordingly. This should fix the "Waiting for feed download" that never goes away.
version 1.1.2:
- fixes a crash when trying to retrieve an expired alert
version 1.1.1:
- The main app now tells you when there are no alerts to display instead of just showing a blank white screen
Version update NWS Weather Alerts Widget was updated to version 1.1.3
More downloads NWS Weather Alerts Widget reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads NWS Weather Alerts Widget reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update NWS Weather Alerts Widget was updated to version 1.1
What are users saying about NWS Weather Alerts Widget
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Only thing I would love is being able to see where alerts were on a map but I do like being able to keep up on current weather events.
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Cant set location, added to home screen and still claims no alerts when ones are out
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Not showing severve thunder storm alerts for some reason needs fixed but shows everything else
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Awesome gadget that shows active weather alerts on my home screen.
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Like to read alert details
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Sonic weather claus
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Severe line of storms, damaging high winds, lightening. Where's widget shown ? Ugh another one deleted ...
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Works great after the https fix. Had to fix my weather website as well. Great app.
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I like the fact it doesn't need special permissions
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thanks for the response and fix. Working fine now.
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Awesome job here , 2 suggestions #1 the ability to filter warning types and the ability to set an alert tone for those warnings, this is exactly what I was looking for :)
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This is OK 4 stars because it does not give a notification if that could be added I would love it
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Only getting white screen when I select a state....
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Like to read alert details
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WEATHER ALERTS
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Doesn't even work
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Sonic weather claus
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Weather radio
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I live in the corner of two states and three counties, only able to choose one state and one county. No option for it to follow via GPS. App is antiquated. One star is being generous
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They said that a severe thunderstorm is going to happen on June 10th at like four something and right now it's 6:10!!!! I didn't even see a thunderstorm .What a lie
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Awesome cuz if there was a tornado this would be helpful so I give you 5 stars
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IF THE WONES THAT MADE THIS APP I WISH YOU CLOUD AD ON THIS APP A WEATHER RADIO BY THE STATE OF THAT CLANLEN AS A NEW UPDAET TO THIS APP I LOVE THE APP BUT IT DO NOT TLALL THE CITY OR THE NAME OF TOWN THAT ARE ONDER THE BALD WEATHER JUST THE CLANLEN THAT IS IN THE STATE THAT IS IN U.S.A. AND I LOVE IT BE COLES IT IS 100% FREE TO GET THIS APP AND I LOVE WEATHER ALOLET
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Its an okay app but I cant seem to figure out why its not letting me view example of problems or sending me notifications about the alerts I'm getting. Just an idea, for entire state you should put the county next to it for easier viewing.
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I'm writing to tell you the new version doesn't work eather. Click open nothing but a white blank screen. The widget all it says is widget loading. Has really done anything.
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Its an okay app but I cant seem to figure out why its not letting me view example of problems or sending me notifications about the alerts I'm getting.
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EDIT: I'm kicking this up to 5 stars, because after an immediate reply from the author and a quick explanation, it does work as intended. It just requires a little configuration to get around the OS's Doze feature. In Nougat, -Settings > Battery > Unmonitored Apps > Add apps- find this widget, and add it. This prevents the Doze feature from turning off the app's monitoring, and it works fine after that. It isn't a battery hog either, as it's averaging 0% usage per hour over the last 24 hours, so nothing to worry about on that front. It'd be nice not to have to jump through hoops like that, but I think this is more a case of an over aggressive OS rather than the app itself. ORIGINAL REVIEW: Decent. Looks good and should be exactly what I want, but the widget won't seem to update in real time. Widget showed no alerts despite knowing there are several in effect. Deleted the widget and put back on my home page, viola, several flood alerts.