Summary

  • The Google Pixel Weather app now features a floating card for more map visibility.
  • The update provides a cleaner, almost full-screen experience for users.
  • The gesture bar floats now too for a polished look.

The Google Pixel Weather app packs real-time updates, forecasts, and extra weather details for your saved spots, all wrapped in a clean, easy-to-use design. It used to show your location’s weather on a map tucked into the bottom of the screen, but that bottom sheet kind of hogged the whole space, blocking the view around it. Now, Google is giving it a smart little makeover so you can actually see more of the map without the screen feeling stuffed.

The folks over at 9to5Google spotted a nifty little change to the Pixel Weather app’s map setup. Instead of that old bottom sheet with the timeline and play/pause controls stuck in place, there’s now a floating card. It’s a much cleaner look, and if you’ve used a Pixel Tablet or Fold, you’ve already seen this in action. Now, it’s rolling out to more devices, making the whole experience feel way smoother.

The Pixel Weather app’s location weather map (old versus new)

Cleaner vibes all around

Now you can see way more of the map, and the gesture bar now floats neatly on top instead of getting in the way. It gives the whole thing a cleaner, almost fullscreen experience. This update is part of Pixel Weather version 1.0.20250408.758982743 and has just started rolling out to everyone.

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This latest update builds on an earlier change where Google moved the Weather app’s old “Plus” button. It used to let you quickly add new cities, but that’s no longer the case. Now, the main screen’s floating action button (FAB) kicks off a location search instead of just tossing cities straight into your saved list, marking a shift from how the old “Plus” button used to work.

Before all these tweaks, Google quietly rolled out a server-side update in early May that added a pollen tracker, though it’s just for US users. The new feature shows up as a bold, pill-shaped card sitting at the bottom of the main city weather screen. It matches the look of the hourly, 10-day, and weather map cards, stretching all the way across the screen for a clean, consistent experience.