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Changing the location for the weather

Has anyone figured out how to change the weather location reported in the HTC plugin. I live in an area not listed in the initial setup (Sacramento, CA) and I found a few registry entries to change, but it did not seem to change the display. In fact, I think I might have broke it!!

I somehow got it to work the second time i tried it. I first reset it back using the interface, then edited the registry and added my city. Works great.

Could you explain exactly the modification ?
Thanks.

You can find the registry entry here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
HTC
HTCHome
Weather
Settings
You need to change the Location name and Location Code keys to match the format found on Accuweather.com for your City.
Press OK and save changes.
Backup your Registry first just incase.
DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK

is it possible to "REPROGRAM" the "weather icon" on the htc today screen ??? i would like to launch another program instead...thank you

format
<city name="Tampa, US" locationcode="NAM|US|FL|TAMPA|33601"/>
best i can tell the above is the correct syntax for getting cities in the list but aside from the above city and a couple of MAJOR cities i cannot get this to work on any smaller cities or towns. anyone come up with anything else?

It wont work for me either :0( - after the change it wont download?

If it's possible, anyone could do a tutorial for the weather change screen ?
Sorry for my bad english....
Many thanks.

Works a treat, thanks

Well, it works like a charm for me. Happy to see that you can actually change the city name too (mine is now Amersfoort, without the NL).
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Not all the locations ( supported by the service ) work with the HTC server side plugin

Poor engineering
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Not all the locations ( supported by the service ) work with the HTC server side plugin
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If this is true, HTC deserve one serious slap around their wrists...

I'm unable to change my weather city to Holiday, FL 34691 myself...tried a couple different variations, but it's just not holding.
So, I'm wondering...there are a FEW bigger US cities not included in this AccuWeather plugin app that HTC is using - when the phones are officialy released in N. America in the (hopefully) near future, will these cities be added as supported options? I mean, no Denver? Tampa?...but St. Petersburg...!?!?

mgm1979 said:
I'm unable to change my weather city to Holiday, FL 34691 myself...tried a couple different variations, but it's just not holding.
So, I'm wondering...there are a FEW bigger US cities not included in this AccuWeather plugin app that HTC is using - when the phones are officialy released in N. America in the (hopefully) near future, will these cities be added as supported options? I mean, no Denver? Tampa?...but St. Petersburg...!?!?
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Denver works fine for me. I was upset I couldn't get more specific and use Boulder or Superior though.

LPChris said:
Denver works fine for me. I was upset I couldn't get more specific and use Boulder or Superior though.
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oh, I didn't try adding Denver, I was just looking at the included list of cities.

Could someone point me in the right direction for changing the weather - i cannot find the file on my touch to change the details. I followed the lead posted earlier but can't for the life of me find the appropraite file to change.

Changing Weather city
Hi all
Quite simple to change the defined weather cities. Just download a registry editor like Mobile Registry Editor (http://www.breaksoft.com/Download/MRE/MobileRegistryEditor.zip) which allows you to edit the registry from your PC using ActiveSync. Then go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings
And change the Keys Location and LoctionCode to the new city. To know the city code find it on http://www.accuweather.com/.
Cheers

you could always move to a city that is listed, this would resolve the problem....

Hi Everybody;
Does Anyone can tell me what is the code for the city Namur in Belgium ?
I searched on accuweather.com, the city is listed but I dont know where to go to retrieve this code...

jool0212 said:
Hi Everybody;Does Anyone can tell me what is the code for the city Namur in Belgium ?
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EUR|BE|BE008|NAMUR

htc home weather plugin

hey guys, i'm having a problem with my htc home weather plugin. it gives me the weather info, and refreshs, but it's giving me the wrong information. like right now it says 27 degrees and cloudy, but it's really 65 degrees outside. i'm in cleveland oh, if that helps any. and any help or suggestions would be a big help, thx guys. amd i've also downloaded the proxy patch for my version of home, 2.1

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hey guys, i'm having a problem with my htc home weather plugin. it gives me the weather info, and refreshs, but it's giving me the wrong information. like right now it says 27 degrees and cloudy, but it's really 65 degrees outside. i'm in cleveland oh, if that helps any. and any help or suggestions would be a big help, thx guys. amd i've also downloaded the proxy patch for my version of home, 2.1
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Fahrenheit Celsius - Make sure you are using the right one - The one you are most familiar with - Also - I've noticed that the HTC Weather is not always very accurate - Depending on when it was updated last at the source and when you last updated it. If it found your city and it is updating you should be good to go. If it is always wrong, then you might want to make sure that your device (Weather plugin is pointing to the right city *(Check your city code in the registry on your device compared to that from the Accueweather website for your city weather) make sure that it is the same. You will see the city code in the URL on the accueweather website for your city. I personally don't use the HTC Home Weather plugin very much anymore as I am using the Marsware WeatherPanel Plugin now in my Ultimate Launch setup. It is a much nicer display and gives alot more detailed weather information.
edit : Hurray! My 100th post - Senior member now!

you might want to make sure that your device (Weather plugin is pointing to the right city *(Check your city code in the registry on your device compared to that from the Accueweather website for your city weather) make sure that it is the same. You will see the city code in the URL on the accueweather website for your city.
how can check this? i'm new to this stuff

[QUOTE=you might want to make sure that your device (Weather plugin is pointing to the right city *(Check your city code in the registry on your device compared to that from the Accueweather website for your city weather) make sure that it is the same. You will see the city code in the URL on the accueweather website for your city.
how can I check this? i'm new to this stuff

it was set to celcius, thx for your help hotrod. and congrats on your 100th post

Editing the Weather XML

So I found the weather database in \Windows\ and was trying to edit it to add my city but it seems that it's stored on the ROM part and I can't seem to rename it so I can put my new edited copy in. Could anyone advise me on how to do this? Or is there a new version of the Weather Database Editor that was used for other HTC's? Thanks :]

Use Totalcommander and uncheck the attributes, then replace en recheck the attributes

What are the files that can be edited?

Total Commander couldn't seem to do either but I found an entry in the registry that I could change instead. Unfortunately it's still the "loccode" so it still doesn't have a city near me. I would love a weather panel alternative that is exactly like the htc one but would support zip codes. I tried chome weather but it was so buggy for getting it to show up on the home screen.
As for the files I was trying to edit, they were xml files in \Windows\ and began with HH. I don't have my phone with me at the moment so I can't get the full name.

djh816 said:
Total Commander couldn't seem to do either but I found an entry in the registry that I could change instead. Unfortunately it's still the "loccode" so it still doesn't have a city near me. I would love a weather panel alternative that is exactly like the htc one but would support zip codes. I tried chome weather but it was so buggy for getting it to show up on the home screen.
As for the files I was trying to edit, they were xml files in \Windows\ and began with HH. I don't have my phone with me at the moment so I can't get the full name.
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Thats how I edited mine. via the registry. I was wondering what file you were trying if it would be easier to modify then just going into the registry and editing the three entires. I will stick to the reg edits, its faster... but thanks.

Bupahs said:
Thats how I edited mine. via the registry. I was wondering what file you were trying if it would be easier to modify then just going into the registry and editing the three entires. I will stick to the reg edits, its faster... but thanks.
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Can you post something on how to change this, i'd like to add my Area Code to the Weather...
Thanks,

Black_V!per said:
Can you post something on how to change this, i'd like to add my Area Code to the Weather...
Thanks,
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I edited:
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\Location
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\LocationCode
Just change the city information there with what you want. After you save the edits go back to your Weather Panel and it will say its updating.. Mine error on the first attempt (said it could not download data) but I tried it again and it worked. The city MUST be in the online database or it wont work at all, my first city attempt would not update, my second choice did. I wanted Millersville, PA but its not listed.. but Lancaster, Pa was listed online (the 'more online link' in the Weather application.
You need to go to http://www.accuweather.com/ to get your location code

Bupahs said:
I edited:
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\Location
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\LocationCode
Just change the city information there with what you want. After you save the edits go back to your Weather Panel and it will say its updating.. Mine error on the first attempt (said it could not download data) but I tried it again and it worked. The city MUST be in the online database or it wont work at all, my first city attempt would not update, my second choice did. I wanted Millersville, PA but its not listed.. but Lancaster, Pa was listed online (the 'more online link' in the Weather application.
You need to go to http://www.accuweather.com/ to get your location code
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dude, thx so much, i tried editing the HH files and couldnt get my city on it, but got it in 1 try this time

Bupahs said:
I edited:
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\Location
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\LocationCode
Just change the city information there with what you want. After you save the edits go back to your Weather Panel and it will say its updating.. Mine error on the first attempt (said it could not download data) but I tried it again and it worked. The city MUST be in the online database or it wont work at all, my first city attempt would not update, my second choice did. I wanted Millersville, PA but its not listed.. but Lancaster, Pa was listed online (the 'more online link' in the Weather application.
You need to go to http://www.accuweather.com/ to get your location code
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I did this and noticed it still reports on my closest city that was on the phones DB (PhoenixAZ) i noticed there is a string "CityIndex" with a 4-digit value, im trying to locate my City on the website, but i have a feeling that its not located there... *Kingman, AZ*
When changing City's the 4-digit value changes as well..

Black_V!per said:
I did this and noticed it still reports on my closest city that was on the phones DB (PhoenixAZ) i noticed there is a string "CityIndex" with a 4-digit value, im trying to locate my City on the website, but i have a feeling that its not located there... *Kingman, AZ*
When changing City's the 4-digit value changes as well..
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The list of available cities is very small. http://www.accuweather.com/world-city-list.asp In the registry, there is also a city name that you can enter the new name for it as well. Just make sure you only make regeddits because thats all these are. the moment you go back into the program and pick a city, your changes get reverted. As for the cityindex, i think thats just the local index in the database of cities.

djh816 said:
The list of available cities is very small. http://www.accuweather.com/world-city-list.asp In the registry, there is also a city name that you can enter the new name for it as well. Just make sure you only make regeddits because thats all these are. the moment you go back into the program and pick a city, your changes get reverted. As for the cityindex, i think thats just the local index in the database of cities.
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I found it on Accuweather, its NAM|US|AZ|KINGMAN "Kingman, AZ, US" the only problem is it reports as the last local city thats on the phones DB.
ie if it was on Las Vegas it says "Kingman" but reports the weather for Las Vegas... I have a feeling your correct with the CityIndex being a local lookup, but i feel that that Index is where it holds the records to download the info from Accuweather.com
Where can we find this Index?
Edit:
Wait, i went to the Accuweather site from the Weather App on the phone and it reports the same temps/etc, but on my desktop its completely different... Dont know which to trust (10 degree difference)

I am trying to find a better way to get this done. I wrote a mortscript that lets you input the info (city, location codes) and writes it to the registry and it seems to work so far... the only issue I am having it upon reboot it reverts back to the old information that was selected via the weather program?? not sure why as the reg edits shouldnt change. I will post a working script once I figure this out.

And just an update, when editing the Registry you need to also change the CityIndex line, the cityindex can be found on accuweather.com, it is the string of numbers right after the city codes:
/us/pa/harrisburg/17101 <----
it is not always the zip code. My location lanc is zip code 17603 but the cityindex code is 17454 or 17573 (17573 worked for me)
You will know thats it is working if you then select More Online and the accuweather page loads in PIE with your city

@ Bupahs
I had that too, reverting back and then it can't download for my location
I live in the Netherlands and i can't see the cityindex numbers, this is my link in accuweather:
http://www.accuweather.com/world-in...ather&locCode=EUR|NL|NL008|HEERHUGOWAARD|&u=1
so got any ideas?

JcNeji said:
@ Bupahs
I had that too, reverting back and then it can't download for my location
I live in the Netherlands and i can't see the cityindex numbers, this is my link in accuweather:
http://www.accuweather.com/world-in...ather&locCode=EUR|NL|NL008|HEERHUGOWAARD|&u=1
so got any ideas?
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the Weather Station in Heerhugowaard says the code is 2207 (its the same for Heerhugowaard, Oterleek, Veenhuizen)

Got it!!
That elusive CityIndex is none other than the +4 on your zip code. Lancaster, Pa is 17603-1599 the 1599 is the CityIndex. For example Harrisburg, Pa is listed in the HTC Weather applications list and when I go into the registry the CityIndex is 3265: the State Capitol is
State Capitol
Room 129, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3265
So far successive reboots have not reverted back to old settings, and updates come through perfectly fine. So now all I need to do is edit my Mortscript to use the plus four zip and it should hold as well. But for now, find your +4 in your Zip and try the edits:
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\Location
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\LocationCode
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\CityIndex

I used your method and i does still work after reboots, but where it says "last tupdated" always remains the same, and if i manually update all it does is update the time it says "last updated" ( so by example it is static at 22 minutes ago, then i update and it turns into 45mins ago..)
It also doesnt seem to auto update.

I ended up downloading NRG Weather 3.0, NRG Mini Weather, and Mini Weather 1.4.
Im using NRG Mini Weather atm. HTC Default Sliding panel is kinda dodgy with non-default locations.

Actually, the CityIndex is index # or (row #, start from 0) of your city name in the "HH_0409_WeatherCities.txt" file. You can test this by moving the index of your city to the top of the list which will give your city a 0 for CityIndex value.
Bupahs said:
Got it!!
That elusive CityIndex is none other than the +4 on your zip code. Lancaster, Pa is 17603-1599 the 1599 is the CityIndex. For example Harrisburg, Pa is listed in the HTC Weather applications list and when I go into the registry the CityIndex is 3265: the State Capitol is
State Capitol
Room 129, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3265
So far successive reboots have not reverted back to old settings, and updates come through perfectly fine. So now all I need to do is edit my Mortscript to use the plus four zip and it should hold as well. But for now, find your +4 in your Zip and try the edits:
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\Location
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\LocationCode
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\CityIndex
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Bupahs said:
I edited:
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\Location
HKLM\\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Weather\Settings\LocationCode
Just change the city information there with what you want. After you save the edits go back to your Weather Panel and it will say its updating.. Mine error on the first attempt (said it could not download data) but I tried it again and it worked. The city MUST be in the online database or it wont work at all, my first city attempt would not update, my second choice did. I wanted Millersville, PA but its not listed.. but Lancaster, Pa was listed online (the 'more online link' in the Weather application.
You need to go to http://www.accuweather.com/ to get your location code
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Thanks so much dude.
Works like a charm

Can not add new city

Yesterday I tried to add a new city from the weather-tab, but there where no city to choos from. I could just choose to search, or i thought I could, but when I enterd the city in the search-form, nothing mor than a warning signal sounden when I pressed the return-key on the keayboard, there where no searchbutton (I dont know I it suppoused to be). I have the same issue with the world clock.
I have winmo6.5 stock rom. I have also been using TD2 Tools, Topaz Tweeks and s2us.
Can it be any regestry key that is wrong or somthing else?
/Christian

jassmannen said:
Yesterday I tried to add a new city from the weather-tab, but there where no city to choos from. I could just choose to search, or i thought I could, but when I enterd the city in the search-form, nothing mor than a warning signal sounden when I pressed the return-key on the keayboard, there where no searchbutton (I dont know I it suppoused to be). I have the same issue with the world clock.
I have winmo6.5 stock rom. I have also been using TD2 Tools, Topaz Tweeks and s2us.
Can it be any regestry key that is wrong or somthing else?
/Christian
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Many things can cause this.
some simple things to check are;
1. Does your SIP add a space after a word? This will cause it not to find a city. Simply hit backspace after city typed will bring up the list.
2. Sometimes your initial connection has to be through WiFi to get the city DB to update.
3. Depending on your location, there are some fixes out there for example Search Conflippers North America Weather v5, this updates the DB with most US Cities and zips.
Sorry I can't be more specific but your information is lacking, i.e., your location and carrier.

It have worked when I installed the 6.5, but no there seems to bee no cities. Is there a way to update the city database? It looks like the DB is empty.

jassmannen said:
It have worked when I installed the 6.5, but no there seems to bee no cities. Is there a way to update the city database? It looks like the DB is empty.
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1. the SIP issue will cause the DB to appear empty.
3. You can search for fixes specific to your area. I only know of the North America fix.

Interesting. Now I got answers when I search on the add city-page.

how to add small cities in weather
i just got my htc pure from at&t . I was able to add big cities but i could not find kingsville,tx from the list how to add the city manually please help

dinakar407 said:
i just got my htc pure from at&t . I was able to add big cities but i could not find kingsville,tx from the list how to add the city manually please help
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Install these 2 cabs to your device.
Warning; the DB is very slow so give it time to load after you type your city.
Kingsville is in there.

THanks Bruce
I can now add small cities In USA
Each state(US) is treated as a country and the country of united states is removed. Good Idea

HTC Weather/Location editing

Hi guys!
As the title implies, I'm looking for a way to edit the information of the location/weather service. Because, when I'm using a Dutch ROM, my location appears correctly, it says "Bekkevoort". However, when I'm on a WWE ROM, it just says "Flemish Region". Needless to say that I liked the application more when it said "Bekkevoort", just because the weather info was more accurate etc.
So, I want to do something about this. Since it works on a Dutch ROM, it should also get working on a WWE ROM.
I already searched the fora and google, but didn't find anything which could really point me in the right direction. There was a topic though, which did give me an idea where to look at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-312795.html
The registry entry's mentioned etc. are not on the HD2, but I did found other entries which have something to do with the weather/location service: HKLM/Software/HTC/HTCGEoService
This key holds three subkeys, which have GPS coordinates and the corresponding location name. (One key holds information in English, the other one holds information in Dutch, the third one has only one entry which points to an executable) I tried to edit these, but this didn't have any effect, even after a soft reset.
So the registry dind't seem the right place to look, so I went on to the windows folder. Got myself a trial copy of rescoExplorer and started searching. (really great app btw?) And I found:
HH_0413_MccTable.txt ,contains a some kind of mapping with a number (country code i guess) with the corresponding country. As in "206;België" etc. but that's about it.
Does anyone else has more information about this? Or maybe even the same (or kinda the same) problem? I'd really like to get this fixed
(I'm gonna keep on searching the Windows folder.. there are just so many files.. And I already have checked the XML files, which didn't get me any further)
Thanx in advance
Pyr0wl
edit: I obviously didn't google well enough, because I just found a topic at ppcgeeks, stating that the location info is stored in 2330fc3c_manila. Bekkevoort is not listed though. So I'm stil figuring out how exactly the weather/location application works.
edit2: I stumbled upon a cab which makes it possible to add cities to the datafile which is used to add cities in the sense interface, and it worked. But this isn't really what I'm after, I want the location service to automatically detect where I am. If I'd add Bekkevoort to the list of cities, then it would always show "Bekkevoort", even if I would be in Paris..

there is an app to add cities to the database.
google "add cities to sense weather data base" or some such, its on xda dev.
edit try here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=546141

Thanks for the reply
Anyway, I've already tried the app, and it's great. But it only solves my problem partially.
When I add "Bekkevoort" to the database of cities, It show Bekkevoort, as it should.
But, when I move to another location, Antwerp or Brussels, It will still say "Bekkevoort".
What I want to achieve is, that an WWE ROM recognizes my location as Bekkevoort and not as Flemish Region, and dynamically changes location data as I move around the country.
I guess it has something to do with the MUI, since the cities database is the same across most ROM languages

ahhh gotcha, sorry i only skimmed your OP.