The app uses the OpenWeather OneCall API to query the weather forecast data. To view weather forecasts in the app, follow the following steps:

Get an API key by registering on the openweather.org website

  1. Go to https://home.openweathermap.org/users/sign_up
  2. Fill the form, tap on the “Create Account” button
  3. You will receive an e-mail to verify your e-mail address. Tap on the “Verify your e-mail” button in the e-mail. After this a browser window will be opened, than you will see a message about your e-mail is successfully verified.
  4. After you verified your e-mail address, you will receive a second e-mail, which will contain your API key.

Setup your API key in the NewsFeed Launcher

  1. Go to “Settings”/”Weather” in the launcher.
  2. Paste your API Key into the input field, then tap on the “Check and set” button.

Setup the weather forecasts

The app needs a location to query the weather forecasts. This can be provided by one of the following two methods:

  • Setting up the GPS based location
    1. Go to “Settings”/”Weather” in the app
    2. Switch on the “Enable” preference, to enable the weather module
    3. Switch on the “Use GPS location”, and grant the location access to the app
    4. Don’t forget to enable the location service on your phone
  • Setting up a manual location
    1. Go to “Settings”/”Weather” in the app
    2. Switch on the “Enable” preference, to enable the weather module
    3. Tap on the “Location” preference (if you can’t, turn off the “Use GPS location” preference)
    4. Search for your city and tap on it

If you successfully setup your location:

  • You will see your nearest or chosen city under the “Location” preference.
  • You will see the last synchronization date under the “Enable” preference.

If you want see the weather forecast in the NewsFeed, enable the “Display in the NewsFeed” and “Display forecast in the NewsFeed” preferences.