{"id":378981,"date":"2026-09-25T02:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=378981"},"modified":"2026-09-25T02:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:48:04","slug":"pixel-weather-now-adds-manual-refresh-the-larger-homescreen-widget-gets-a-new-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/pixel-weather-now-adds-manual-refresh-the-larger-homescreen-widget-gets-a-new-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixel Weather now adds manual refresh: the larger homescreen widget gets a new button"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has updated Pixel Weather to version 1.1.20260716.x<\/strong>, and the big change is a manual refresh button for the larger \u201cWeather forecast\u201d home screen widget on Pixel phones. Tap the new button in the top-right corner and the widget pulls in the latest forecast right there, with a spinner showing while it reloads. Handy if the widget hasn\u2019t refreshed on its own because battery settings are too aggressive, your connection is spotty, or background activity is just running late. No need to open the full Pixel Weather app just to force an update.<\/p>\n

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The new button only shows up on the larger Pixel Weather<\/strong> widget. Still, when you refresh that one, any smaller Pixel Weather widgets on your home screens update too, so it helps even if you\u2019ve got different widget sizes scattered across pages. Google also took out the left and right buttons from the Hourly and 10-day forecast cards in the Pixel Weather city feed. Now you move through those sections with a swipe. It does look cleaner. It also gets rid of an obvious visual cue for navigation.<\/p>\n\n

If you use Pixel Weather widgets a lot, this is probably an update you\u2019ll want, even though it doesn\u2019t do anything about complaints over forecast accuracy and doesn\u2019t add new widget styles<\/strong> or customization options. It comes after earlier Pixel Weather tweaks, including more colorful icons and an \u201cUpdated\u201d time that stays visible all the time, and it\u2019s already available through the Play Store on Pixel devices.<\/p>\n

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