The Android operating system has produced some iconic designs. One of the most notable of the early days of Android was the HTC Sense Weather widget. & Clock. If you fondly remember this classic widget, you can use it today on your android smartphone.
You will not need an HTC phone to use these widgets. Third-party developers have recreated the HTC Weather widget & Clock for anyone to use. All you need to do is download them from the Google Play Store.
Sense Flip Clock and time
The first widget we will test is called “Sentido Flip Clock & Weather.”This is inspired by the first versions of the HTC Sense widget. Install the app on your Android device from the Play Store and open it to get started.
First, you will need to grant permission to the app location to display the weather. Touch “To accept”.
Give the app your preferred permission to continue. If you want the widget to always display the most accurate weather, you need to go into the Settings menu and give the app permission to have access to your location all the time.
You will now see a pretty typical weather app interface, but what we are looking for is the widget. Go to the home screen of your phone or tablet and long press a blank place to bring up the menu.
Depending on the home screen launcher you use, the menu may look different. I searched “Add widgets” O “Widgets” and select it.
Photos are pulled from the row “Sense Flip Clock & Weather”. There are several different widget sizes to select from. Touch and hold the one you want to use.
Drag the widget to the desired location on the home screen and release it to snap it into place.
Sense V2 Flip Clock & Weather
The next widget we will test is called “Sense V2 Flip Clock & Weather. ” This is based on later versions of the HTC Sense widget. Looks a bit more modern.
Install the app from the Google Play Store and open it to get started.
In the same way as the previous widget, we must give you access to the location to show the weather. Touch “To accept” to continue.
Choose your access permission to the preferred location.
Follow the steps in the widget above to go to the home screen, open the menu “Widget”, I searched “Sense V2 Flip Clock & Weather” and drop it on the home screen of your smartphone or tablet.
That's all about it! Now you have a bit of classic Android nostalgia on your home screen.