Google’s Weather app is now available to sideload on Pixel and other devices

There have been speculations in recent weeks that the Google Pixel 9 series would be getting a new weather app, which would also be introduced on other Pixel devices. The said application has now been made available for download as an Android Package Kit (APK) on a hosting platform, albeit unofficially. It can be sideloaded on the current lineup of Pixel smartphones. The Pixel Weather app is also said to feature artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features, a discovery made during an APK teardown of the app.

Pixel Weather App

Google was first reported a few days ago to be developing a Weather app exclusive to Pixel smartphones. While it was expected to debut globally with the Pixel 9 series during the Made by Google event on August 13, Android Authority said reports that it has already leaked online on the application package hosting platform APKMirror.

The new weather app for Pixel devices

According to the report, the Weather app includes features familiar from other weather apps, including elements such as current condition, feels like temperature, UV index, visibility, wind speed, humidity, sunrise/sunset times, atmospheric pressure, and high/low temperature. It also has carousels for hourly and 10-day forecasts. The app’s user interface (UI) appears to be aligned with Google’s Material You design language.

It also confirms an earlier leak that suggested the app could also offer the option to move maps. Users can move different elements depending on what they want to see on top. While it works without logging in with the Google account, it does allow the user to save their current location.

During a APK disassembly of 9to5Google’s Weather app, strings were discovered referring to an alleged AI-powered feature: AI Weather Summaries. While no details were revealed, the feature’s name suggests that it could allow the user to generate weather summaries for a selected time period or location. Two other features, precipitation alerts and weather forecasts, were also reported.

While Google’s Weather app is expected to debut as a default app on the Pixel 9 series, Gadgets 360 staff was able to install it on older Pixel devices and other smartphones running Android 14. Since the app isn’t officially available yet, users may often experience crashes or performance issues. Changing the temperature unit on our device caused the app to become unresponsive.