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AMeDAS Widget is a free widget weather app that displays AMeDAS images, radar images, weather satellite images, typhoon information, and more.

In addition to the weather forecast, have you ever wondered where it's raining or what the atmospheric pressure patterns are?

With this app, the widget always displays the latest weather information.

You can also check the weather conditions with images and animations by clicking on the widget.

Radar and AMeDAS images display your current location, letting you see at a glance whether it's raining around you.

If you want to display the image in the widget, press the "Set" button to set the display position and size on a separate screen.

Updating the image can be a concern, so battery consumption can be a concern, but this widget only updates when waking up from sleep mode while the home screen is displayed. (Android pre-5.0)

This means no unnecessary image updates and less battery consumption.

・Weather Map

・High-Resolution Nowcast *

・Upcoming Rainfall

・Lightning Nowcast

・Satellite Imagery

・Typhoon

・Weather Forecast *

・Regional Time Series Forecast *

・Weekly Weather Forecast

・AMeDAS Precipitation *

・AMeDAS Wind Direction and Speed ​​*

・AMeDAS Temperature *

・AMeDAS Sunshine Hours *

・AMeDAS Snow Depth *

・AMeDAS Humidity (Original Imagery) *

・Yellow Sand (Actual and Forecast)

・Tide Observation Information

・Wave Observation Information

・UV Forecast

・Warnings and Advisories * *

・Kikikuru (Landslides, Flooding)

・Wind Profiler

*Detailed images for each region (with numerical descriptions) are available.

* Links to the Japan Meteorological Agency's detailed page.

This app caches and displays image data from the Japan Meteorological Agency.

(Japan Meteorological Agency website: http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/index.html)

~Notice~

- On Android 14, the widget may not appear after an app update.

- If this happens, please restart your smartphone, wait a while after launching, and then turn the screen on and off. It may then appear.

- On Android 9, 10, 11, and 12, you may experience issues such as the widget not updating or not responding to tapping.

- In such cases, launching the AMeDAS Widget from the app list screen will cause it to update.

- Placing the AMeDAS Widget app icon next to the widget will quickly restore the app's service.

- There is an issue with the standard home app on OPPO smartphones where the widget will not update.

- Installing and switching to a home app such as NOVA Launcher may cause the widget to update.

- Some satellite imagery (quadrant and hemispherical images) has been removed as it is no longer available on the Japan Meteorological Agency website.

- Please use global images instead.

・An OS bug has been identified in Android 4.4.2 that prevents updates from working properly.

We recommend updating to Android 4.4.3 if possible.

If updating is not possible, installing and launching a plugin app called ServiceKeeper can alleviate the issue.

・If your widget no longer updates or is experiencing high load, try the following:

Method 1. Tap the widget, press Set, and then press OK.

Method 2. If the app does not launch when you tap the widget, launch AMeDAS Widget from the app list screen.

Method 3. Delete the widget and then relocate it.

Method 4. Uninstall the app, restart your device, then reinstall it and relocate the widget.

Method 5. Disable task killer apps.

・Updates may not be possible if you are using a screen lock app. If you find a screen lock app that cannot be updated, please let us know the name of the app and we will register it.

○How to Use

After installing this app, add a widget using one of the following methods.

A. Press and hold an empty area on the home screen, select Add Widget from the menu, and add an AMeDAS widget of your desired size.

B. Open the app list screen, tap the Widgets tab, and add an AMeDAS widget of your desired size.

(Widget placement methods vary depending on the manufacturer and home app. Please refer to the manual for details.)

Display your desired image on the app screen, tap "Set," and then drag or pinch out on the map to change its position and size.

You can also change the display area size using the zoom buttons in the lower right.

Press the OK button to place the widget on your home screen.

○About Permissions

To avoid unnecessary internet access, this app only updates when the home app or lock screen app is displayed.

For this reason, the "Get Running Applications" permission is required to obtain the names of these apps and whether they are running.

In addition, your location can be displayed on radar and AMeDAS images, and the "Approximate Location (Network Base Station)" permission is required to obtain location information.

○ About the Menu Button

In rare cases, the menu button may not be visible on some devices. If you are using such a device, you can display the menu by holding down the back button.

You can also display the menu button at all times by selecting "Show back button" from the menu.

Update History

Library update

Fixed an issue where the top item was cut off on the widget individual settings screen.

Target API update (→35)

After updating the app, launch the app from the icon and select "Manually Start Update Service."

Fixed an issue where widgets would not display after restarting the app.

Fixed an issue where future rain images could not be displayed (server-side).

Fixed an issue where Kikikuru images could not be displayed.

Fixed an issue where the menu could not be opened after the second time.

Fixed an issue where "High-Resolution Nowcast" forecast images could not be displayed due to a change in the Japan Meteorological Agency's specifications.

Already installed high-resolution nowcast image widgets will need to be reconfigured.

After updating the app, a smartphone restart is required (it may take some time for the update to complete).

Fixed an issue where the "Upcoming Rain" image could not be displayed.

A smartphone restart is required after updating the app (Android 12 and later).

Fixed the permission dialog for Android 14 and below.

Fixed an issue where location acquisition was not possible on Android 14.

A smartphone restart is required after updating the app (Android 12 and later).

Fixed the permission dialog for Android 14.

Fixed an issue where location acquisition was not possible on Android 14.

A smartphone restart is required after updating the app (Android 12 and later).

Target API updated again (→34)

Added a permission error dialog for Android 14.

A smartphone restart is required after updating the app (Android 12 and later).

Target API updated again (→34)

A smartphone restart is required after updating the app (Android 12 and later).

Target API updated (→34)

(If the widget no longer appears, try restarting your smartphone.)

Target API updated (→33)

(If the widget no longer appears, try restarting your smartphone.)

Library update support

Android 13 support on Google Play

Privacy Policy updated

Fixed an issue where widgets could not be placed or updated on Android 12.

Target API updated (30 → 31)

Fixed an issue where the app would not launch correctly on Android 12 when multiple widgets were installed.