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In brief
- The new weather app for the upcoming Pixel 9 series has been leaked and is now available for unofficial sideloading.
- You can install the app (at your own risk) on any Android 14 device.
- Leaks suggest that the app could soon receive features such as weather forecast and precipitation notifications, weather maps, and AI weather summaries.
We are very curious about the release of the Google Pixel 9 next week and can’t wait to try out all the new stuff Google has in store. The Pixels have always been a pretty leaky affair, and we know practically everything about the upcoming devices. If you want to get the party started early, you can now unofficially download the new Weather app that is expected to debut on the Pixel 9 series on your Android device, so you can try it out before Google officially announces it.
The upcoming weather app is now available on APKMirror (h/t Kamila Wojciechowska). You can install the APK on your Android 14 device to get it working. Since this is not the final version of the weather app, you may experience crashes for which you will need to clear your phone’s cache.
Note that this weather app was previously available in the Clock app, but is now its own app that can be launched from the app drawer. Interestingly, this app also doesn’t have weather widgets, which are present in the Google app instead.
This weather app is set to arrive as a pre-installed app on the Pixel 9 series, and will later be officially available for older Pixels. The sideloaded APK will allow you to get the app on your phone right away, but be prepared for some potential UX issues on non-Pixel smartphones.
My colleague Rita tried the app on her Pixel 8 Pro and it works. Here are some screenshots for you to enjoy:
You can use the Weather app without signing in to your Google Account, but signing in will allow you to sync saved locations across devices. However, previously set locations will not migrate.
9to5Google has taken a close look at the code and found that the app could soon offer notifications for precipitation and weather forecasts. Additionally, Dylan Roussel on X (formerly known as Twitter) notes that the app could get some sort of “weather map” in addition to “AI Weather Summaries.”
Have you tried the new weather app yet? Share your experience in the comments below!
