Set weather live tags

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The Foreca Weather add-in for the Android Player allows you to use current weather data. You can simply enable it on the Android player and configure which live tags should be set for which weather conditions.

Enable and configure weather live tags

To enable and configure weather live tags on the Android Player, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the player configuration or the configuration group:

    • For an individual player, go to Channels > Location. Double-click on your player and select Edit next to Configuration in the Edit player window.

    • For a configuration group, go to Administration > Player > Configuration groups and double-click on the configuration group.

  2. In the Edit configuration group window, select Display extended modules.

  3. Under Modules, select Weather > Appearance.

  4. Select Enable Weather Controller.

  5. Set the following live tag keys:

    • Weather live tag key: Enter the default name of the live tag for weather.

    • Temperature live tag key: Enter the default name of the live tag for the temperature range.

    • Wind speed live tag key: Enter the default name of the live tag for the wind speed range.

  6. If needed, adjust the Weather data validity (in sec) which specifies how long weather data is valid.

  7. Click Save to save your changes.

Image of Foreca Weather configuration for the Android Player.

Note

Learn more about our weather widgets and how to make use of your weather data.