The Google Pixel Weather application will integrate haptic feedback linked to weather conditions. Useless, therefore essential.
Google is exploring new ways to experience the weather on its Pixel smartphones. After adding data on pollen, the company prepares a surprise for its users: vibrations that simulate the weather conditions displayed on the screen.
Okay, but what’s the point?
At first glance, the idea of making your phone vibrate based on the weather may seem like a gimmick (and it probably is). But Google seems convinced that this functionality, called Immersive weather vibrationscan enrich the user experience.
Imagine feeling the rain through slight vibrations, or perceiving the intensity of a storm through stronger pulsations. The objective is to make weather information more intuitive and engaging, by engaging a new sense: touch.
Coupled with visual animations and sound effects, these vibrations could create an immersive and fun experience, transforming the simple consultation of the weather into a sensory interaction. It remains to be seen whether this innovation will appeal to users.
The discovery of this feature is attributed to Assemble Debug, a contributor toAndroid Authority who analyzed the code of the latest version of the Pixel Weather application. It thus revealed the presence of vibrations synchronized with the weather animations, as well as audio files intended to reinforce immersion.
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