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How to Get the New GS4 Weather Widgets on Your Samsung Galaxy S3

May 1, 2013 04:21 PM

Now that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is becoming increasingly available, we're going to begin seeing many more of its software features leak out.

While we wait for major software leaks and updates for things like the GS4 camera and the next iteration of Jelly Bean (Android 4.2), some features are available now. We can already port the S-Translator, S-Voice, and Multi-View features over to our GS3s, but now it's time for a little cosmetic treatment.

Smartphone screen displaying time, weather, and location.Image Credit db.tt
Weather forecast showing sunny conditions at 67°F in Portage Lakes on April 27, 2013, at 10:00 PM.Image Credit db.tt
Smartphone screen displaying time, weather, and location.Image Credit db.tt
Weather forecast showing sunny conditions at 67°F in Portage Lakes on April 27, 2013, at 10:00 PM.Image Credit db.tt

Renowned ROM chef and themer rompnit has created a series of weather widgets from the GS4 for us to download onto our Samsung Galaxy S3 devices.

Keep in mind, as these are TouchWiz widgets, they will only work if using the stock launcher, meaning alternatives such as Apex and Nova will not allow you to use these widgets.

How to Install

Installation of these AccuWeather widgets involves choosing one from below and flashing it in recovery mode. You will need to be rooted and running a TouchWiz-based, deodexed 4.1.X ROM.

To install, simply download the style you want, place on the root of your phone, wipe caches, and flash in recovery.

Weather forecast display showing sunny conditions at 45°F in Mishawaka on April 24 at 8:01 PM.
Clock display showing 9:03 PM on April 24, 2013, in Mishawaka with a temperature of 45°F and clear skies.
Weather forecast display showing sunny conditions at 45°F in Mishawaka on April 24 at 8:01 PM.
Clock display showing 9:03 PM on April 24, 2013, in Mishawaka with a temperature of 45°F and clear skies.
Digital clock display showing time, date, weather, and location.
Sunny weather report for Mishawaka at 8:04 PM, 45°F.
Night sky with stars and moon, displaying the date and time as 9:00 PM on April 24, 2013, in Mishawaka, with a temperature of 45°F.
Sunny weather report for Mishawaka at 8:04 PM, 45°F.
Night sky with stars and moon, displaying the date and time as 9:00 PM on April 24, 2013, in Mishawaka, with a temperature of 45°F.
Smartphone screen displaying the time, date, and weather information.

Now your Samsung Galaxy S3 is one step closer to its new GS4 brother. For more GS4-like weather widget downloads, check out rompnit's post.

Stay tuned for more port-overs; they'll be coming soon!

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