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Disable news in Weather widget?

(Topic created: 11-26-2025 07:06 AM)
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Ben1926
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How do I disable news in the weather app's widget? I don't need to see a cut off article title like "Travel plans this Thanksgiving will..." I just want to see "Colder temperature today" because it's a weather widget. When it tries to cram a news update I don't care about in the widget it removes information I actually need.

 
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This is the issue I'm talking about:

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Robin621k
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Sorry, that wouldn't bother me.
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Ben1926
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I guess that's probably because different people have different tastes and opinions
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Robin621k
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Absolutely, if we all didn't differ life would be boring!
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Ben1926
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It actually just updated to display the thing I do not want. Is there a way to turn that off? 1764194229944.jpg
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realaud
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Doesn't look like it.  It looks embedded into the app code.  Looks like the only way not to have it is to choose either the 2x1 widget or the 2x2 or 4x1 weather and clock widget.  Or, as I said, find another weather app.  I use transparent clock and weather and it doesn't get a blurb at all.  I can add my next calendar event and an alarm to it and make the text any color I want.  Very customizable and free (some advertising when you open the app, but very unobtrusive). The thing about choosing any app from the Play store, is they don't always show you what their widgets look like, but this app is basically a widget.

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Ben1926
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Ah okay. Thank you for responding
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realaud
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Samsung's weather app is technically the Weather Channel.  The MO of the weather channel is to deliver weather news along with the temperature.  If you really don't want this content on the widget, you can download another weather app from the Play store and use their widget, or just use one of the smaller widgets,


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Robin621k
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It's when you open the widget!
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Ben1926
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I use a pretty small one but I will see about one from the weather channel itself. It's not displayed at the moment but there's often part of a headline crammed where I've circled in red. 1764192453070.jpg
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realaud
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Why would you find that annoying or not useful?  I'd certainly like to know whether I have to carry a heavier or lighter coat around all day.  I live in Florida.  It's the beginning of "Florida WInter" right now, which means the day starts out in the 60's warms up to (usually) the mid 70s and then back down after sunset.  With unpredictable weather patterns worldwide, it can be hot one day and cold the next, or several different ranges throughout the day, depending on your location.  Right now, your widget is showing 44 degrees with colder temperatures expected.  I'd like to make sure my furnace was working.

 

PS: I know of no weather app/widget that doesn't have a similar blurb.


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