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Windy Live Wallpaper

Patrick Gaskin

Android live wallpaper visualizing local wind patterns

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Opens the official F-Droid page

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About Windy Live Wallpaper

Android live wallpaper visualizing local wind patterns, inspired by the Pixel 2017 live wallpaper.

* Correct rendering on newer devices (the original shaders don't work at all).

* Updated wind data (the official data was last updated in 2019).

* Lower memory and CPU usage.

* Optionally render static frames to effectively eliminate all resource usage.

* More color schemes.

* Better location handling.

* Modern render pipeline using WebGPU.

* Create custom themes.

* Generate themes for arbitrary colors.

* All code is written from scratch.

* Other fixes.

The wind texture is generated from the NOAA GFS 0.25° ANL dataset (updated every 6 hours) using the wind vector values (UGRD, VGRD) at 850 mb elevation.

What's new in 12

* Generate custom themes from a color. * Automatically determine wallpaper color.

How to install Windy Live Wallpaper

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open Windy Live Wallpaper from your app drawer.

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