Your iPhone 5 comes pre-loaded with some apps and utilities that Apple thinks are important for any iPhone 5 owner to have.
Whether you choose to use or ignore these apps is up to you, but one particular one of note is the Weather app.
It stands out among many other apps because of the appearance of the app icon, and you may find yourself opening it with some frequency. But it does not include a lot of helpful locations by default and, depending upon how you initially configured the device, may not even include your home city.
Fortunately, you can add and delete cities at will from the iPhone 5 weather app.
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Add or Delete a City from the iPhone 5 Weather App
The weather app is going to include an entry for Cupertino, California, because that is where Apple is located. Unfortunately that information is not very helpful for many people, so you can delete the Cupertino entry and add your own information if you so choose. We are going to show you how to add a city first, then how to delete one.
Step 1: Launch the Weather app.
Step 2: Tap the Info icon at the bottom-right corner of the weather tile.
Step 3: Tap the + button at the top-left corner of the screen.
Step 4: Type a city, state, or zip code into the search field at the top of the screen, then select the result that corresponds to the location for which you would like to see weather info.
Step 5: Tap the Done button at the top-right corner of the screen to display the weather info for the city you just added.
Now to remove a city…
Step 1: Open the Weather app.
Step 2: Tap the Info icon at the bottom-right corner of the weather tile.
Step 3: Tap the red circle with the white hyphen to the left of the city you wish to remove from the weather app.
Step 4: Tap the red Delete button to the right of the city name.
Step 5: Tap the Done button to exit this screen and return to the weather display.
Now that you know how to add a new city to the iPhone 5 Weather app, you can use these steps to easily include other locations where you wish to check the weather on a regular basis.
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