Android Weather Frog

Sometimes Google does not allow the user to create a shortcut to the build in google weather app (also known as the Google weather frog).

This app simply contains an intend to open the google app with the required parameters.

Install

An APK for download can be found here. If you cannot install it directly make sure to enable installing of third party apllications.

Create your own App

If you want to create your own app simply put the following code into your starting activity.

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    Intent intent = new Intent("android.intent.action.VIEW");
    intent.setData(Uri.parse("dynact://velour/weather/ProxyActivity"));
    intent.setClassName("com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox", "com.google.android.apps.gsa.velour.DynamicActivityTrampoline");
    startActivity(intent);
    finish();
}