What's New | Yawa

Version 1.8 — Radar Revamp · April 2026

New

Revamped radar map — tiles are now loading much faster, and the map is now more responsive and smoother.
New radar provider — you can now choose between Rainbow AI and OpenWeatherMap as your radar source.
Radar timeline — you can now scrub through the radar timeline similarly to the weather timeline.

Improved

The weather timeline has been redesigned with smoother temperature graphs, better animations and less clutter.
Faster map and radar loading thanks to smarter caching.
Clearer markers for locations on the map.
More reliable state handling.

Improved

Yawa has been updated to a newer engine under the hood. The app starts faster and scrolls more smoothly — especially on older devices.
The animation system has been refreshed for better performance.
Dozens of internal dependencies have been updated for reliability and security.

New

Home-screen widgets in multiple sizes — see the current temperature and forecast without opening the app. Available on both iPhone and Android.
Nine new languages — Arabic, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, and Yoruba. Yawa now feels at home in more places around the world.

Improved

Particle animations — rain and snow particles now match what's actually happening outside, with more detail and smoother motion.
Refreshed icons across the whole app, plus subtle micro-animations that make daily use feel more alive.

New

Fresh look — a brand-new splash screen, an updated launcher icon, and a polished set of in-app icons.
More customisation — extra options to personalise how your forecast looks and what information you see first.

Improved

Smoother navigation on Android with better support for the predictive-back gesture.
Local storage and subscription handling have been rebuilt for faster, more reliable day-to-day use.

New

Yawa account — sign in so your Pro subscription works on every device. Set it up once and you're covered.
Landscape and tablet layouts — flip your phone sideways or grab a tablet and Yawa adapts to the wider screen.

Improved

Visual refresh — updated designs for the moon, sun, and wind tiles, plus smoother animations across every screen.
Smarter radar — map markers now cluster automatically when you zoom out, so the radar stays readable even with lots of saved places.
More customisation — additional options to tailor the app to the way you check the weather.

The public debut — everything that makes Yawa, Yawa:

Brand-new UI — clean, modern, and designed to be glanceable
Works on more screen sizes — phones and tablets, portrait and landscape
Rebuilt radar — scroll through recent radar history to see where the weather has been and where it's going
Yawa Pro — longer-range forecasts (up to 16 days and 96 hours), plus an ad-free experience
Richer forecasts — day-at-a-glance summaries that tell the story without the noise
Weather animations — scenes that reflect the real sky outside
Performance — tuned from day one to feel fast and light

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