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HTC Sense Weather updates

Asked this in Q&A section, but guess its a bit more relevant to here!
Probs a simple (or stupid ) question, however -
I've just installed the official TP2 update, just wondering how or what triggers the full screen weather effects on the calender/homepage?
I've seen screenshots and vids etc of the full screen effects but haven't actually seen them so far on the today page. Is there specific config or do they just "happen" on their own randomly.
Thanks in advance

betas
I think those are still in beta test phase. THere are a few ROMs here on XDA that have it built in. Look around in the various ROMs and see.

I am using the standard HTC WWE WM6.5 ROM and when I first installed the ROM I noticed the full screen weather animation at the home screen, however I have not seen it since for some reason! I'm not sure why, but it was cool and I want it to come back, not sure how.

j_sous said:
I am using the standard HTC WWE WM6.5 ROM and when I first installed the ROM I noticed the full screen weather animation at the home screen, however I have not seen it since for some reason! I'm not sure why, but it was cool and I want it to come back, not sure how.
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Your not the only one. On 1st install, the weather was "foggy" and I got full screen fog. I've never ever seen it since, even though I had other "foggy" days. This is on the stock HTC WWE 6.5 ROM.

j_sous said:
I am using the standard HTC WWE WM6.5 ROM and when I first installed the ROM I noticed the full screen weather animation at the home screen, however I have not seen it since for some reason! I'm not sure why, but it was cool and I want it to come back, not sure how.
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Yes, saw the same Could this be a feature of the HTC ROM? Can those using a cooked ROM comment?

dunno if this helps, but I have only seen the weahter animations on the home screen when you have default wallpaper.
As soon as you change to a custom wallpaper the animations stop.

Reaper said:
dunno if this helps, but I have only seen the weahter animations on the home screen when you have default wallpaper.
As soon as you change to a custom wallpaper the animations stop.
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You may be right! I switched back to default HTC wallpaper, put the phone in standby and then when I come out of standby the weather animation appears. Well, if that's true, that kinda sucks that we can't have the animation and the wallpaper of our choice.

The full screen weather animation is only for Leo ROMs which are Manila 2.5/6. The TP2 official update is only to like 2.2 (dunno what it is officially but it's not 2.5/6. Anyhow, you won't get the full screen weather unless you flash a custom ROM (or so I've heard and seen).

Nagrom Nniuq said:
The full screen weather animation is only for Leo ROMs which are Manila 2.5/6. The TP2 official update is only to like 2.2 (dunno what it is officially but it's not 2.5/6. Anyhow, you won't get the full screen weather unless you flash a custom ROM.
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I have full screen weather animations with standard HTC WWE 6.5 ROM, but as stated previously, it will only work when default HTC wallpaper is selected.

j_sous said:
I have full screen weather animations with standard HTC WWE 6.5 ROM, but as stated previously, it will only work when default HTC wallpaper is selected.
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comfirmed this works.
Tis a shame, even with a basic non animated wallpaper it doesn't work. However least we know the fix/workaround so there is a choice to be had.
kudos to reaper for the heads up.

I'm using the Max Manilla 2.5 Ultimate 1.1 theme (see picture in sig) and it allows
me to chose my own background and still shows the weather animation
on the home screen. You can even trigger the animation yourself by tapping the top left corner of the screen.
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=551489 to find it.
Read through the first 2 posts to see all the options this theme has.

j_sous said:
I have full screen weather animations with standard HTC WWE 6.5 ROM, but as stated previously, it will only work when default HTC wallpaper is selected.
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Cool! Good to know.

i usually just tapped the task bar then came out of it and it started working.

lilchip85 said:
i usually just tapped the task bar then came out of it and it started working.
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What version of manila? Have you set your own wallpaper or using the default?
<edit> Is there any way to manually change the windows default wallpaper? Might be a quick hack to get a user specified background to work? </edit>

HTC HD MIRI V 13.0 No weather wallpapaer animation at all but weather demo is their nay suggestions?

I agree.
I have been running the custom Energy rom with Manila 2.1 and if I switch back to the HTC Black today theme then I get the full screen animation.
Thats the only one that has the full screen.

kiwiruss said:
I agree.
I have been running the custom Energy rom with Manila 2.1 and if I switch back to the HTC Black today theme then I get the full screen animation.
Thats the only one that has the full screen.
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I have the latest Photon with 2.5, and if I set the wallpaper to default, and change the theme to HTC Black, then go to my home screen, tap the windows menu, then it back, it will full animate. Had sunny rays shoot out, and now have partly cloudy clouds drift across.

when i used energy photon 2.1 with hdwall for my tab backgrounds i had no problems. using his leo 2.5 and its there as well. i highly suggest using hd wall because some backgrounds seem to cancel out the weather animations

Task Manager
Whenever I hit the task manager in the top right hand corner while on the home tab, it usually triggers it. Hit it twice. Once to bring it up. Once to make it go away. Boom. Weather.

I have the official TP2 update for wm6.5, the weather animation can be activated on the home screen only with the default wallpaper. Also it can be brought up at will in two ways. hitting the windows start button soft or physical and closing it out by hitting the call end/home button or tapping the x in the top right corner immediately.

Where can i find the Weather Animation?

This is probably a stupid question but i can't seem to get the the weather animation on my tilt 2, all i want is the weather animation on the today screen?
Like on this picture
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=250275&d=1259172344
Does anyone have .cab for this or can they tell me how to do it?
Thanks in advance

There is no cab for it...Its part of the Sense UI.
I know it exist in Sense 2.5 but not sure about Sense 2.1.
Any ROMs you flash with Sense 2.5 in it will have it already.

so there are no standalone apps like that or something similar?

rvashi said:
There is no cab for it...Its part of the Sense UI.
I know it exist in Sense 2.5 but not sure about Sense 2.1.
Any ROMs you flash with Sense 2.5 in it will have it already.
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Something similar is in my Sense 2.1.

apax said:
so there are no standalone apps like that or something similar?
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@apax
Nope...This is built in Manila/Sense 2.5 feature.
Sense 2.1 has the Weather clock, but not all the animation on the screen.
Flash a 2.5 ROM.
@shrshr429
Try and search before opening a new thread, I promise the answers are all there
Cheers!

shrshr429 said:
This is probably a stupid question but i can't seem to get the the weather animation on my tilt 2, all i want is the weather animation on the today screen?
Like on this picture
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=250275&d=1259172344
Does anyone have .cab for this or can they tell me how to do it?
Thanks in advance
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That picture is the weather tab, not the Today screen.
There are some full screen weather animation mods such as here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=588291

DUTTYS LEO ROM problem with 16, or 20 shortcuts sense weather

PROBLEM WITH SENSE WEATHER WHEN I TRY TO INSTALL 16 SHORTCUTS AND 20 SHORTCUTS. HEP ME PLEASE. STOP WORKING THE WEATHER WHEN I PLAY WITH SENSE BAR. I WANT TO USE 16 OR 20 SHORTCUTS BUT NOT WORK !!!!!!!!!
any fix ???

redalertcy said:
PROBLEM WITH SENSE WEATHER WHEN I TRY TO INSTALL 16 SHORTCUTS AND 20 SHORTCUTS. HEP ME PLEASE. STOP WORKING THE WEATHER WHEN I PLAY WITH SENSE BAR. I WANT TO USE 16 OR 20 SHORTCUTS BUT NOT WORK !!!!!!!!!
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Keyboard broken?
No offense but this has already been posted in the corresponding thread. No need to open a new one. It is (probably) related to the new Manila version.
Best Regards and a happy new year!

redalertcy said:
PROBLEM WITH SENSE WEATHER WHEN I TRY TO INSTALL 16 SHORTCUTS AND 20 SHORTCUTS. HEP ME PLEASE. STOP WORKING THE WEATHER WHEN I PLAY WITH SENSE BAR. I WANT TO USE 16 OR 20 SHORTCUTS BUT NOT WORK !!!!!!!!!
any fix ???
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A new thread for that: braaavo noob!

this is a problem for all. sorry for thread

My friend, no need to open a new thread for this kind of problems. Just report it to Dutty (he already knows about the problem). And wait for an update from Dutty himself. Opening threads like this makes this forum full of threads that don't get answered. They only make a lot of traffic and disorder. I don't know what the moderators are doing here. They only close things that could be useful but oh no not this kind of thread.

Hi,
test the attached cab file.
with friendly greet
starbase64

Or this one ...
starbase64 said:
Hi,
test the attached cab file.
with friendly greet
starbase64
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Try this one also. Have no problem with it.

Use MaxManila 2.7 - it works perfectly : 20 quicklinks and all tabs same wallpaper
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=551489

lutanica said:
I don't know what the moderators are doing here. They only close things that could be useful but oh no not this kind of thread.
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Totally Agree!

tested and working. 16 shortcuts.
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Whoops not working

No it does NOT work. Same problem. Alarm ain't working and weather animation still freezes. You should test better next time.
niels_90 said:
tested and working. 16 shortcuts.
Edit
Whoops not working
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And NO, MaxManila does NOT work either. Stop giving suggestions without testing them first.
We are talking about Dutty's ROM not some other ROMs. "20 shortcuts" or "16 shortcuts" won't work on the version of Manila Dutty is using. Just for now.
(They work but with bugs. Alarm button not working and weather animation freezes)

I think the thread title should be changed.
This is not just with Dutty's ROM. This problem is there in every ROM that is using the Sense Manila version 2.5.19222911.0
So, Please change the title of this thread to reflect this information.

lutanica said:
No it does NOT work. Same problem. Alarm ain't working and weather animation still freezes. You should test better next time.
And NO, MaxManila does NOT work either. Stop giving suggestions without testing them first.
We are talking about Dutty's ROM not some other ROMs. "20 shortcuts" or "16 shortcuts" won't work on the version of Manila Dutty is using. Just for now.
(They work but with bugs. Alarm button not working and weather animation freezes)
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Friend - I am using this Dutty Rom Manila 2.5 on my HD2 and MaxManila 2.7 works 100 % without any problems. All the features of maxManila 2.7 works without any problems - I selected 20 quicklinks . Infact I just test it again with 16 quicklink and there is ABSOLUTELY nio issue at all. The Alarm also NO issue and weather animation is perfect so much so I never like it and I always turn it off with MaxManila 2.7. Perhaps is other installed software affecting you are unable to have it done.
After installed the rom, I restored my email/SMS/PIM. Then I install BSB tweaks - configure it , reset and then I install MaxManila 2.7. After MaxManila 2.7 successfully installed , I proceed further to customize it further with clock chnages and visual customizations from DJcedric cabs . I have again I say ABSOLUTELY no problems and the whole rom is still pretty stable - already having it on my unit last 10 hours

ok mate. I have done a hard-reset and installed nothing but max-manila 2.7 and the bugs are still there. so I think there is something else that you do. I will play some more with max manil and will report back.
I think you didn't get what the bugs are. The "alarm" on the home screen won't launch the "alarm prgram" and when the weather animation (like when clouds flying all over the home screen, you slide the slider to another tab (messeges or whatever) and back to home screen, the clouds are frozen in the middle of the home screen. They don't move)
mobile88 said:
Friend - I am using this Dutty Rom Manila 2.5 on my HD2 and MaxManila 2.7 works 100 % without any problems. All the features of maxManila 2.7 works without any problems - I selected 20 quicklinks . Infact I just test it again with 16 quicklink and there is ABSOLUTELY nio issue at all. The Alarm also NO issue and weather animation is perfect so much so I never like it and I always turn it off with MaxManila 2.7. Perhaps is other installed software affecting you are unable to have it done.
After installed the rom, I restored my email/SMS/PIM. Then I install BSB tweaks - configure it , reset and then I install MaxManila 2.7. After MaxManila 2.7 successfully installed , I proceed further to customize it further with clock chnages and visual customizations from DJcedric cabs . I have again I say ABSOLUTELY no problems and the whole rom is still pretty stable - already having it on my unit last 10 hours
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lutanica said:
ok mate. I have done a hard-reset and installed nothing but max-manila 2.7 and the bugs are still there. so I think there is something else that you do. I will play some more with max manil and will report back.
I think you didn't get what the bugs are. The "alarm" on the home screen won't launch the "alarm prgram" and when the weather animation (like when clouds flying all over the home screen, you slide the slider to another tab (messeges or whatever) and back to home screen, the clouds are frozen in the middle of the home screen. They don't move)
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Alarm on homescreen will launch alarm program immediate ; and weather animations no such issue of freezing. Infact I very simple user - I just choose what I want from the MaxManila 2.7 options. The only fancy items are changing the analogue clock and the clock backgrounds ; others are status quo as per MaxManila 2.7. After I have fully setup homescreen to my desire, only then I proceed installed all the 3rd party programs
Anyway I cannot comment further as I am very happy and it works perfectly for me.
The only irritating issue is when I choose to change the homescreen wallpaper it is not immediate; I have to slide the bottom tabs few times to have the change effected and the wallpaper is same across all tabs

I mean that's very very weird. Could you send a picture of your home screen? If it's difficult for you, just forget it.
PS. it would be great if others could confirm that Manila Max works without any bugs.
Thanks a lot for the info mate.
mobile88 said:
Alarm on homescreen will launch alarm program immediate ; and weather animations no such issue of freezing. Infact I very simple user - I just choose what I want from the MaxManila 2.7 options. The only fancy items are changing the analogue clock and the clock backgrounds ; others are status quo as per MaxManila 2.7. After I have fully setup homescreen to my desire, only then I proceed installed all the 3rd party programs
Anyway I cannot comment further as I am very happy and it works perfectly for me.
The only irritating issue is when I choose to change the homescreen wallpaper it is not immediate; I have to slide the bottom tabs few times to have the change effected and the wallpaper is same across all tabs
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lutanica said:
I mean that's very very weird. Could you send a picture of your home screen? If it's difficult for you, just forget it.
PS. it would be great if others could confirm that Manila Max works without any bugs.
Thanks a lot for the info mate.
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Attached shots:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=607991
I am uisng on dutty´s rom the version from Jaguaralani.
it is working BUT I have noticed one problem:
If you add a shortcut you cannot see the icon. After a soft reset the icon is visible (probably a restart of HTC-Sense would be the same).
Best regards
dingolino

And you don't have any of the bugs mentioned above?
If you don't then, there is something very weird going on here. How can the same .cab file behave differently on two devices? Anyone able to answer that?
dingolino said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=607991
I am uisng on dutty´s rom the version from Jaguaralani.
it is working BUT I have noticed one problem:
If you add a shortcut you cannot see the icon. After a soft reset the icon is visible (probably a restart of HTC-Sense would be the same).
Best regards
dingolino
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lutanica said:
And you don't have any of the bugs mentioned above?
If you don't then, there is something very weird going on here. How can the same .cab file behave differently on two devices? Anyone able to answer that?
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Jaguaralani's mod causes the displaced background issue and alarm bug, the same as both of Vovichek & Jamrecords cabs. I will give Max's 2.7 cab a go now and report back with my findings.

Weather animations on home screen only, Verizon WinMo 6.5

Hello. Long time lurker, first time poster.
So, I want to have my wallpaper of choice on only my home screen, and have the weather animated as well. I'm running Verizon's official 6.5 upgrade with, as I understand it, Sense 2.1 (I haven't been able to confirm that the way I could on the old ROM, though).
I made a cab of the wallpaper with the nearest I could find to the proper settings, which was TouchFLO v2.1 - No Compression - Home Tab. HDWall tells me that I need Co0kieMonster's Patch. I found it here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529730, though it definitely seems to be meant for the Blackstone, and not my Rhodium. Not able to find anything better, and not knowing my specific version of Sense, I tried a number of his cab's, starting with the Verizon specific one, and then running through all of his 2.1 variants. At the best, there was no noticeable change on my phone. At worst, the clock would only display white boxes with bits of black in them (and wouldn't flip up to show the text version), the Call History became 0 Missed Calls and my calendar appointments wouldn't show up on the home screen. Trying different settings for home screen only in HDWall either resulted in no change to my wallpaper, or the icon bar at the top being weirdly skinned or turning green (which makes sense, since I wasn't using the correct settings). HDWall works fine creating a wallpaper for all my tabs, but I don't want that.
So then, does anyone have a solution to suggest? I can't imagine I'm the first one to have tried to do this with this particular configuration. Any advice and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

I believe this is what you are looking for: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503511&highlight=hdwall
This has the patch included already.

If you want to change the wallpaper of the home screen without affecting other tabs then go to settings on TF3D and change the home wallpaper. Then install this cab, soft reset, and the animated weather will be on top of any custom wallpaper...

dj_doeboy said:
If you want to change the wallpaper of the home screen without affecting other tabs then go to settings on TF3D and change the home wallpaper. Then install this cab, soft reset, and the animated weather will be on top of any custom wallpaper...
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i forgot to add the cab... here you...

dj_doeboy said:
If you want to change the wallpaper of the home screen without affecting other tabs then go to settings on TF3D and change the home wallpaper. Then install this cab, soft reset, and the animated weather will be on top of any custom wallpaper...
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Gah! That was sooooo easy! It was just a cab! I'd put probably three hours into getting this to work, and there was a cab for it. Thank you so much!!

So now I have another question:
When I installed the cab, the top curtain on my home screen disappeared. I was thrilled about this, because I was going to get rid of it next anyway. As a result, though, the clock shifted upwards to fill the space (around 1/4"), but the weather animations didn't. In most cases this doesn't mean anything. However, when it's sunny and there's the lens flare, it comes from just below the sun instead of inside it. When icicles form on the clock, they're happening a quarter of an inch below the top edge of the clock, rather than on the top edge.
These are minor issues, but I was wondering if anyone knows of a fix. Thanks in advance...

I already have weather animation on mine. I didn't add anything. Is this stock T-Mobile 6.5/2.1?

Mine's the stock Verizon 6.5/2.1. My issue isn't that I don't have the weather animations (I do, both with the default wallpaper and, thanks to the above cab, with custom wallpapers as well), but that the clock on the homepage isn't where the phone thinks it should be, which results in the weather animations being misplaced a bit.

WVGA cab for custom wallpaper and animated weather:
forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=55674&d=1263503329
Thanks, dj_doeboy!!!

does this work on sprints 6.1

AmelFl said:
does this work on sprints 6.1
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I don't think it will, no. The weather clock on the homescreen is limited to WinMo 6.5 and Sense UI, as far as I know, and this cab is for that.
Once your official ROM upgrade hits though, you should be able to use it, so maybe save it until then. It shouldn't be more than a month and a half before it's released.

How to remove weather from HTC sense clock ?

Hi everybody, i want to know how to remove the weather of the clock of HTC sense ?
i don't like animations ^^
I have Artemis 3.0 and manila v 2.5.19222911.0

Not sure if you could, but a quick option for the timebeing is to set an animated wallpaper rather than the weather wallpaper.

I'd be interested to know what search criteria you used before opening a new thread, because a very simple (and first) search turned up this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=600579&highlight=remove+weather+clock
I take it you know you're not supposed to open new threads unless you're sure there isn't one already?