How We Built Mobile Weather Widgets That Improved Apple’s

22/10/2025 6 min
How We Built Mobile Weather Widgets That Improved Apple’s

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We didn’t want to create “mini versions” of the app – we wanted to surface the most relevant insights in the most accessible way possible.
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Lessons Learned
Great widgets feel invisible. Users don’t want to think about them – they just want instant clarity.
Server-side rendering pays off. Especially for radar data, pre-rendered map tiles reduce load and battery impact.
User customization beats default simplicity. Power users demand control, and they reward apps that trust them.


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