To display temperature on your Android phone, you can add a weather widget to your home screen or, on a Google Pixel, use the built-in Weather app and Clock app integration. The exact method depends on your phone model and whether you want the temperature on the home screen, lock screen, or watch face.
How to display temperature on your Android phone home screen
There are two main ways to show the current temperature on your Android home screen. The universal method works on any Android phone: install a weather app from the Play Store and add its widget. The second method uses built-in features on Google Pixel phones, which have a dedicated Weather app and Clock app integration that can show the temperature without a third-party app.
Display temperature using a weather widget
This approach works on any Android phone, regardless of the manufacturer. Follow these steps to add a temperature widget to your home screen.
- Open the Google Play Store and install a weather app that offers a home screen widget. Popular options include AccuWeather, The Weather Channel, and Weather Underground.
- Return to your home screen and long-press an empty area.
- Tap Widgets from the menu that appears.
- Scroll through the widget list until you find the weather app you installed. The widget name usually includes "weather" or the app’s logo.
- Touch and hold the weather widget, then drag it to a vacant spot on your home screen. You can resize it as needed.
- After placing the widget, you may be prompted to customize its settings. Choose your preferred temperature unit (Celsius or Fahrenheit), select your location, and decide whether to show additional information like humidity or wind speed.
- The widget will now display the current temperature, updating automatically based on your location and the refresh interval you selected.
Display temperature on a Google Pixel phone
Pixel phones have a built-in Weather app and a Clock app that can show the temperature on the lock screen or always-on display. These features are available on Pixel devices running supported software versions.
Using the Weather app
- Open the Weather app on your Pixel phone. It shows current conditions and the temperature for your location.
- Tap the Profile icon in the top-right corner.
- Tap Pixel Weather Settings > Temperature.
- Select Use default, Celsius, or Fahrenheit.
- For additional unit options (such as wind speed or pressure), tap Pixel Weather Settings > Weather Units.
Using the Clock app weather integration
On some Pixel devices, such as the Pixel 8 series running Android 14 QPR1 beta or newer, the Clock app can show the current temperature and the day’s high/low for saved cities. The cited report says the integration was available on Pixel 8 series and Android 14 QPR1 beta phones, and that there was no option to disable it once enabled. To change temperature units, go to Settings > Clock and tap the Change temperature units shortcut, which opens Android’s Regional preferences page.
Show temperature on a Pixel Watch
If you have a Pixel Watch, you can add a Weather complication to your watch face to see the temperature at a glance. Google’s Pixel Watch page says the Weather app is only compatible with Pixel Watches running Wear OS 6 or newer.
- Touch and hold the watch face to enter edit mode.
- Tap the complication slot where you want the temperature to appear.
- Select the Weather or UV Index complication from the list.
- The complication will now show current conditions, the “feels like” temperature, and the hourly forecast.
Change temperature unit on a Pixel Watch
Open the Weather app on the watch, then go to Settings inside the app. You can choose between Celsius and Fahrenheit.
Change temperature units from Celsius to Fahrenheit
Switching between Celsius and Fahrenheit depends on how you are displaying the temperature. If you use a weather widget from a third-party app, open that app’s settings and look for a temperature unit option. On a Pixel phone, use the Pixel Weather Settings > Temperature path described above. For the Clock app integration, use the Regional preferences shortcut in Settings > Clock. On a Pixel Watch, change the unit inside the Weather app’s settings. On iPhone, the Weather app and Weather widget can show the current temperature, and the temperature scale can be changed in the Weather app: inside the app’s locations list, tap the list icon, then the three-dot menu, and choose Celsius or Fahrenheit, not a separate lock-screen setting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can every Android phone display temperature on the home screen?
No. There is no universal Android setting for this. The official steps documented by Google are specific to Pixel phones. On other Android phones, you must use a third-party weather app and its widget to show the temperature.
Is the Weather app available on non-Pixel Android phones?
No. Google’s Pixel Weather app is only available on Pixel devices. Other Android phones do not have this app, so you must rely on a third-party weather app from the Play Store.
Does my Android phone have a built-in temperature sensor for weather?
Most Android phones do not have a dedicated ambient temperature sensor for outdoor weather. The temperature displayed by weather apps comes from internet-based weather data for your location, not from a sensor on the phone itself.
Can I show the temperature on my lock screen without a widget?
On other Android phones, you may need to use a lock screen widget or a third-party app that supports lock screen weather display, though this varies by manufacturer and Android version. To show weather at wake-up on iPhone, enable Scheduled and Bedtime in Settings > Do Not Disturb, then go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Weather and set Allow Location Access to Always. After that, the iPhone shows a “Good morning!” screen with the day’s weather, including the current temperature.
How do I stop the Clock app from showing weather on my Pixel?
According to Google, once the Clock weather integration is enabled on supported Pixel devices, there is no option to disable it. The feature is always on for saved cities.
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