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|Website=https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather
|Website=https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather
|Description=Privacy respecting weather application with optional location service permission.
|Description=Privacy respecting weather application with optional location service permission.
}}Per the Github repository, Breezy Weather is a "feature-rich free and open source Material 3 Expressive weather app with well-though-out visualizations, supporting forecast, observations, nowcasting, air quality, pollen, alerts, from more than 50 weather sources." The application requires internet connectivity but locations can be saved without giving active location permissions to the application. The application allows highly customizable widgets and even a persistent notification that can be tailored to provide hourly or daily forecasts. The application also supports Gadgetbridge integration. This is a privacy respecting application.
}}Per the Github repository, '''Breezy Weather''' is a "feature-rich free and open source Material 3 Expressive weather app with well-though-out visualizations, supporting forecast, observations, nowcasting, air quality, pollen, alerts, from more than 50 weather sources." The application requires internet connectivity but locations can be saved without giving active location permissions to the application. The application allows highly customizable widgets and even a persistent notification that can be tailored to provide hourly or daily forecasts. The application also supports Gadgetbridge integration. This is a privacy respecting application.


The application can be used in place of [[Pixel Weather]], [[Accuweather]], and others which some users may be turned away from due to privacy concerns.<ref>https://www.howtogeek.com/884233/your-weather-app-is-spying-on-you-heres-what-to-do/</ref>
The application can be used in place of [[Pixel Weather]], [[Accuweather]], and others which some users may be turned away from due to privacy concerns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/884233/your-weather-app-is-spying-on-you-heres-what-to-do/|title= Your Weather App Is Spying on You, Here's What to Do|first=Jason|last=Fitzpatrick|date=2023-06-25|work=How-To Geek|access-date=2025-08-29}}</ref>


The lead developer is aware of and has suggested potential workarounds for the impending Play Store verification system (due Sept 2026).<ref>https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather/discussions/2181</ref>
The developers are aware of and has suggested potential workarounds for the impending Play Store verification system (due Sept 2026).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather/discussions/2181|title= New Android security verification system #2181|author=PitiBouchon|work=Github|date=2025-08-28}}</ref>


==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
The project is free to users, the application does not provide a means to financially support it. Instead, the developers request that interested parties support Open-Moteo which supports a lot of the backend infrastructure Breezy Weather uses to provide the service.<ref>https://github.com/sponsors/open-meteo</ref>
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====Business model====
The project is free to users, the application does not provide a means to financially support it. Instead, the developers request that interested parties support Open-Moteo which supports a lot of the backend infrastructure Breezy Weather uses to provide the service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/sponsors/open-meteo|title= Become a sponsor to Open-Meteo|work=Github|access-date=2025-08-29}}</ref>


==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Privacy preserving applications]]


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==References==
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Revision as of 12:20, 29 August 2025

Breezy Weather
Basic Information
Release Year 2023
Product Type Software, Weather
In Production Yes
Official Website https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather

Per the Github repository, Breezy Weather is a "feature-rich free and open source Material 3 Expressive weather app with well-though-out visualizations, supporting forecast, observations, nowcasting, air quality, pollen, alerts, from more than 50 weather sources." The application requires internet connectivity but locations can be saved without giving active location permissions to the application. The application allows highly customizable widgets and even a persistent notification that can be tailored to provide hourly or daily forecasts. The application also supports Gadgetbridge integration. This is a privacy respecting application.

The application can be used in place of Pixel Weather, Accuweather, and others which some users may be turned away from due to privacy concerns.[1]

The developers are aware of and has suggested potential workarounds for the impending Play Store verification system (due Sept 2026).[2]

Consumer-impact summary

Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

  • User Freedom
  • User Privacy
  • Business Model
  • Market Control

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Business model

The project is free to users, the application does not provide a means to financially support it. Instead, the developers request that interested parties support Open-Moteo which supports a lot of the backend infrastructure Breezy Weather uses to provide the service.[3]

Incidents

None to report.

See also

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, Jason (2023-06-25). "Your Weather App Is Spying on You, Here's What to Do". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  2. PitiBouchon (2025-08-28). "New Android security verification system #2181". Github.
  3. "Become a sponsor to Open-Meteo". Github. Retrieved 2025-08-29.