Widgets
A widget is a small element on your smartphone home screen or lock screen that allows quick access to Yandex services, weather forecasts, traffic and other information.
Widget types
- 1 x 1: The weather now, in the morning, afternoon, and evening, half-screen width.
- 4 x 1: The hourly forecast, full-screen.
- Select a daily or hourly forecast.
- Enable or disable weather radar.
- Change the city (it's automatically detected by default).
Traffic, weather, dollar exchange rate. Quick access to search and Alice.
The city is automatically detected by default. You can change it in the widget settings.
An hourly weather forecast and precipitation by region. You can select the format:
The city is automatically detected by default. You can change it in the widget settings.
A detailed weather forecast for your region.
In the widget settings you can:
Alice activation button.
Quick access to Yandex Browser.
Yandex search.
Smart Camera button.
This widget displays information about the weather in your part of a city or town. You can select your city in the widget settings.
This widget displays information about the weather in your part of a city or town. You can select your city in the widget settings.
Displays information about the temperature outside, weather, and traffic. You can select your city in the widget settings.
This widget displays information about the weather in your part of a city or town. You can select your city in the widget settings.
The widget displays information about the weather and what the temperature feels like. You can select your city in the widget settings.
Add a widget to the screen
- On your smartphone home screen, tap and hold an empty space.
- In the upper-left corner tap
and select Yandex in the widget list. - Select a Yandex widget that you like from the thumbnail list and tap Add Widget.
- On the lock screen, tap and hold an empty space.
- At the bottom of the screen tap Settings.
- Tap the area above or below the clock where you want the widgets to be.
- Select Yandex.
- Select a widget by swiping the screens right and left.
- Tap the widget.
Configure a widget
- Tap and hold the widget.
- In the window that opens tap Edit widget.
- In the City field tap Automatically.
- Start typing the city name in the search bar and select the city from the list.
- Tap and hold an empty space.
- At the bottom of the screen, tap Settings.
- Tap the widget section above or below the clock.
- Tap the widget that you want to select a city for.
- Start typing the city name in the search bar and select the city from the list.
- Tap and hold the widget.
- In the window that opens, tap Edit widget.
- In the Forecast by field, select day or hour.
- Tap and hold the widget.
- In the window that opens, tap Edit widget.
- Enable the Precipitation map option.
The information in the widget is displayed for your city, which is determined automatically.
To set your city manually:
Remove from the screen
- Tap and hold the widget.
- Tap
or Delete widget. - Confirm deletion.
Why do I have multiple identical widgets?
Widgets are built into many Yandex mobile apps, like Yandex.Disk and Yandex.Maps. Because of that, you may find several identical widgets on your smartphone.
You can remove the widgets you don't want.
Why is a widget not getting updated?
Here are the most common reasons why widgets might not show updated information:
Check if your smartphone is connected to the internet.
Power saving mode prevents widgets from updating in background mode.
Go to your smartphone settings and make sure power saving mode is off (turn it off if necessary). Power saving mode may also turn on automatically when your smartphone battery is low.
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