How do I change the weather on a smartphone?

Q I bought an HTC HD2 smartphone in January. When it was connected to my home wireless network a picture of snow appeared on the Home tab, but it wasn’t snowing outside. How can I make it report the correct weather?

Keith Carter

A The default wallpaper on the HD2 shows an animation of the current weather but, for some reason, your phone is reporting the weather in Winnipeg, Canada. To change this, tap on the clock on the Home tab and scroll through the list for your nearest city.

Tap on the Add City option and enter city name in the screen that appears if your city is not shown. Click on the circle to the left of the city to select it.

The weather should update automatically. If not, tap on the text of your current location and then on the Weather tab. Tap Update Now to force the phone to look for the current weather. More help can be found from page 71 of the HTC manual.

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