Widgets
Add Naola's consensus weather directly to your home screen. Available on both Android and iOS (iOS 17 or later). Android widgets refresh on their own, roughly every 30 minutes. iOS widgets update each time you open Naola. Widgets show the weather sources your plan includes, except Google, which appears only in the app, and name them at the bottom of the widget.
Android Widgets
Four widget shapes, each individually configurable with its own location and forecast mode.
| Widget | Size | What It Shows |
|---|---|---|
| Naola Weather | 2x2 | Temperature, weather icon, and city name. Quick glance. |
| Naola Forecast | 4x2 | Current weather with details (feels-like, humidity, wind) plus a 3-day or 3-hour forecast. |
| Naola Detailed | 4x3 | Full weather dashboard with confidence indicator, all details, and a 6-day or 6-hour forecast. |
| Naola Overlay | 4x3 | Transparent glass design that floats over your wallpaper. Shows time, weather, and a 5-item forecast. |
How to add an Android widget
- Long-press on an empty area of your home screen
- Tap "Widgets"
- Find "Naola" in the list
- Drag the widget size you want to your home screen
- Set a location and forecast mode in the configuration screen that appears
Configuration (Android)
Each widget can be configured independently:
- Location -- Search for any city or use your current GPS location. Each widget can show a different city.
- Forecast mode -- Choose between daily (Mon, Tue, Wed...) or hourly (14h, 15h, 16h...) forecasts. Available on Naola Forecast, Naola Detailed and Naola Overlay.
To reconfigure a widget, long-press it and tap the configure/edit option (varies by Android version).
iOS Widgets
Two widget families, available in the standard iOS sizes. Requires iOS 17 or later.
| Widget | Sizes | What It Shows |
|---|---|---|
| Naola Weather | Small / Medium / Large | Temperature, icon, and city. Medium adds a 3-day forecast column. Large adds a full 6-day grid plus details. |
| Naola Overlay | Large | Translucent dark background designed to layer cleanly over photo wallpapers, with weather and a multi-day forecast. |
How to add an iOS widget
- Long-press on an empty area of your home screen until the apps wiggle
- Tap the + button in the top-left corner
- Search for "Naola"
- Swipe between sizes (Small, Medium, Large) and tap Add Widget
- Tap Done
Configuration (iOS)
iOS widgets show the location you've selected in the main Naola app — open the app and pick a city, and the widget will follow. There is no separate per-widget configuration screen on iOS (this is a WidgetKit limitation, not a Naola choice).
Every iOS widget shows that same city. To check a different location, switch the active city in the app.
Confidence Color
Widgets on both platforms display the same confidence color as the app -- green when sources agree, yellow for moderate disagreement, red for significant disagreement. This gives you an instant sense of how reliable today's forecast is, right from your home screen.
Tips
- The Overlay widget looks great on photo wallpapers thanks to its transparent / translucent background.
- On Android, you can add multiple widgets for different cities -- great for keeping an eye on travel destinations.
- Android widgets use a separate request budget from the app, and iOS widgets use none, so widgets never reduce your daily app searches.
- Widgets require a production build of the app — they are not available in development builds or in Expo Go.