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Google Retires Weather App, Centralizes Info in Search

11/30/2025

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Google LLC is phasing out the Weather app for Android and Wear OS, replacing it with weather via Google Search.
The move centralizes weather information in Google Search and reduces the need for a standalone Weather app.
On non-Pixel devices, the Weather shortcut now redirects to Google Search.
Pixel users gain an integrated experience with the Pixel Weather app, though some features may be unavailable, and updates roll out gradually.

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Story summary

Google LLC is phasing out the Weather app for Android and Wear OS, replacing it with weather via Google Search.
The move centralizes weather information in Google Search and reduces the need for a standalone Weather app.
On non-Pixel devices, the Weather shortcut now redirects to Google Search.
Pixel users gain an integrated experience with the Pixel Weather app, though some features may be unavailable, and updates roll out gradually.