Pixel Weather Now Lets You Search And View Cities Instead Of Saving

In addition to a new version earlier this month, a recent server-side update changes Pixel Weather search so it no longer adds/saves cities by default.

At launch, the large circular FAB (floating action button) on the Pixel Weather homepage was a ‘plus’ sign. Searching for a city and tapping automatically adds it to your list.

This is no longer the case, with the FAB now featuring a magnifying glass icon that signals a new search behavior. Tapping on one of the results now lets you simply view a location instead of also adding it to your list. If you do want to quickly add, tap the new ‘plus’ sign housed in a pill at the right or from the top corner of the city view.

Old vs. new

Previously, the auto-add behavior resulted in people saving many one-off places. They would have to swipe to delete, with the more likely outcome being a long list of locations that they’ll never return to.

This new search behavior appears to be a server-side update that rolled out in recent days with Pixel Weather 1.0.20250127.729684887. That version from earlier in March already had the city “Save” button and added dates to the 10-day forecast card.