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[Q] Incorrectly displaying Widgets

Hey everyone, i did some extensive searching in this general section and didnt see my specific problem, so if theres a thread open on it already, please (kindly) point me to it.
I'm having an interesting problem where sometimes, some of my widgets are not displaying properly. So far its been Beautiful Widgets Home, Arti's Contact widget (4x4), and the AudioGuru profile widget that have done it.
PowerControl, TaskPanel X, and BatteryLife have always been fine, and shortcuts have been fine. I attached some pics of Beautiful home and audio guru. For Beautiful Widgets Home, it should be quite obvious, for AudioGuru those buttons are half the size they should be.
I cant pinpoint when it happens, although the last time it did, it was after i closed the stock browser.
Lastly, rebooting the phone fixes it, trashing the widgets and re-adding them fixes it, and connecting to my laptop via usb and mounting the sd-card fixes it.
I'd like to know whats causing it. Has anyone else experienced this bug with any of their widgets?

safe to say it's a bug with the launcher, this sometimes happens on custom launchers and it's a quick fix by just restarting your custom launcher.
usually it happens when the phone tries to rotate and then gets confused so the widgets get all screwed up. Shouldn't happen that often though.
i have it happen on LP everyonce and a while if i'm in a landscape game and then go back to my portrait homescreen, but i'd say 95% of the time they fix themselves.

Well I appreciate the insight but I'm not on a custom launcher which is sorta why it bothers me a bit more.
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so anyone else have anything they could contribute to my issue?

chances are its something with the app/widget that doesnt know what the hell to do in Gbread

slowz3r said:
chances are its something with the app/widget that doesnt know what the hell to do in Gbread
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you might be right but I'm not so sure its gbread per say. as an update, since my last post, it was doing it at random times. i could not reproduce the issue intentionally but it happened one to two times a day.
I started toying with LauncherPro yesterday and was impressed so earlier this morning I bought Launcher Pro Plus. it hasnt happened once while using it. So I've recreated every screen i had on the stock launcher in LauncherPro Plus (and then some) with no issues.

The phone has only been release less than a month. I think that devs are still getting to grips or updating existing apps to be compatible with GB.

i find it hard to believe that widgets running on the stock launcher within gingerbread might mess up due to the dev needing to change the code to be gb compatible yet those same ones running within launcherpro are just fine. It has to be something specific to the launcher itself and not gb the os and third party. although i haven't spent any time testing just the widgets that come out of the box to see if its 3rd party only that's having the problem

[Q]HTC Widget Graphics Bug (Rainbow lines)

Anyone else having this issue. Several random rainbow colored lines running through non-htc widgets like Pandora widget, Google search widget, etc. It didn't bother me as much as before, but now I can't see any or the widget. Is there a fix available for this issue?
Terribly sorry if this is a repost, I searched, but I could not find anything about this.
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I have only had it with the Google voice mail widget, I tried removing it and replacing the icon however it never stayed line free. Finally I just removed it all together

It's because almost every non-HTC widget hasn't been written for the qHD resolution yet (which isn't very common) and hence the graphical issues.

lianw is right. I informed HTC about the situation and they confirmed exactly what lianw said. They urged me to contact developers to ask them to consider the qHD resolution in their apps.

Thanks a lot, I'm glad it wasn't something to do with my phone specifically. Is there a possible compatibility mode for word we can use similar to the compatibility mode for apps?
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I had the same problem with my non HTC widgets as well. I noticed sometimes it only does this on one pane, and sometimes on all of them. Its happened twice to me so far since I got the phone on release day in the US.
My Doggcatcher and Pandora widgets both exhibited this problem.

Move the App to internal memory. That will eliminate the rainbow lines.
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I got the same issue, but it is just from time to time.
do you realy think it is a good idea to move all app from sd to internal memory?
because the google widget (one for which i had that issue) is allready located in internal memory....

Staydown225 said:
Move the App to internal memory. That will eliminate the rainbow lines.
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Don't applications go into internal memory by default?

Staydown225 said:
Move the App to internal memory. That will eliminate the rainbow lines.
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Thats a negative

I've seen this as well, in both 3rd part app widgets and even the HTC power control bar widget (debunking the qHD explanantion) in one case a removal/re-add of the widget fixed it, and in another I had to reboot (just a reboot, not a a reset) the phone.
Additional Info: I've only seen it in "bar" type widgets. HTC Sense power control, tweetdeck bar and post widgets and an app called organizer widget.

Staydown225 said:
Move the App to internal memory. That will eliminate the rainbow lines.
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No, it won't. Widgets won't even work if you move them to the SD card - they have to be in internal memory to begin with.
I've had this problem with a number of widgets - you get horizontal "hash lines" in the widget, and the only way to fix it is to change the scene or skin.
No problem at all with the HTC widgets, but almost every one of the third-party widgets I've tried have this problem eventually.
Hopefully it's some sort of driver issue that will be fixed in an update. Really irritating when it happens.

Hi guys,
Same problem here, it happens with 3rd party apps and also with with stock apps like g search or tips and I think once it was with youtube widget
I hope that it will be fixed soon.

Same problem here, I get them with Elixir widgets. I also agree about the memory placement not being the problem because Elixir won't even show an option for a widget if its on the SD card. My solution has been to remove and replace the widgets.
I have also had problems like the notification bar disappearing, the tray with the apps, phone and personalization button disappearing, and the sense screen getting caught in the initial carousel motion continuously like when the screen is first unlocked. It keeps looping that animation. Or it just spins continuously, from screen to screen like a slot machine sideways.
So, my take is that this version of Sense may not be as refined as others, or the graphics hardware may need a driver tweak.
Maybe its time for them to step up from the GeForce4 MX series of graphics hardware?

I had the same problem with the News and google Search widget. I was asked by HTC to reset my phone and the problem was resolved. havent seen any rainbow lines since then.

I'm having this same issue. Only on non HTC widgets. Doesn't seen to happen all the time. Rebooting helps sometimes and sometimes not. Others reported that installing another home launcher doesn't cause this and I can confirm this also but then there is no access to the HTC widgets :-( I've found no good solution. Hopefully this will be addressed soon....

I have this problem with HTC's own Notes widget and also SwitchPro

I just wanted to also chime in and say I too, am also a victim of this Widget Distortion issue.
My widget distortion happens with the "Power Control Widget" and has also occurred with the "Google Search Widget." Neither are 3rd party widgets, unless anything not HTC is 3rd party?
It would be nice if everyone that posts about this problem could also post a screen shot of their phone with the distortion...?
Mine comes and goes, at the time of this post its not prsent or I'd post a pic... I will edit this post with a pic once it happens again.
UPDATE: I've added pictures of my distorted widgets.
NEW: Now my camera display is distorted with green lines running through it, just like a bad TV screen.

I was just looking at this. Pressing the home button, or pinching the screen, to get all the home screens at once on screen and look very closely the graphics glitch is still visible on the icon which represents the screen the widget is on. Not sure what this means, other than it's not a scanning issue.

Really annoying!
Pictures taken with my Wildfire, Sorry if the quality ain't good.
I think it its a Sense problem. Needs to be fixed ASAP.
EDIT: Sent a message to HTC
"Hi, I have the HTC Sensation and it is a great phone. However, there are problems with some widgets. Third party widgets have some rainbow distortion on them. This happens now and then. To remove it, I have to remove and re-add the widget. Then the problem persists after a few days. Even the official HTC Notes widget has this problem. I have pictures here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16427960&postcount=20
Many users also have this problem and it is really frustrating.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169704&page=2"

[Q] Why won't certain widgets appear on the list of widgets?

I've noticed this problem since I bought my Sensation. I immediately started transferring over apps from my G2 and Xoom (the ones I planned on using on my Sensation, at least). I know which apps have a widget and which don't. When I long-press on my screen and choose widgets, I see most of the widgets of apps I just installed but not all of them.
There are times when I flashed custom roms to try them out and then go back to my nand (clean stock backup) and the same widgets that didn't show up before would now appear on the list.
Is anyone else having this issue? Does anyone know why this is happening?

Only thing I can think of is that maybe the parent program for the widget got moved to the sdcard. I know widgets have to be in,main,memory to work.
Forgive me if this is an infantile response, I am still fairly new to android, but eager to help if I can.

Ivanstein said:
Only thing I can think of is that maybe the parent program for the widget got moved to the sdcard. I know widgets have to be in,main,memory to work.
Forgive me if this is an infantile response, I am still fairly new to android, but eager to help if I can.
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Hmmm... Interesting, if you're right. In my previous Android phones and on my Xoom, I move all the apps that I can to SD every time and never had this problem. But I will give this a try. I'll report back if this is the case with Sensation on stock Sense UI.

I just restored from a previous nand (good thing I happened to backup for no apparent reason just this morning) and it looks like the widget is there. I checked where the app was and it is in fact on my SD card. So there goes that theory. Hehe.
I wonder if others have the same issue and if they found out the culprit. Thanks anyway, Ivanstein.

One thing I've noticed that with no matter what sensation rom I flash first time i download an app the widgets don't show in the widgets menu until i reboot.

[Q] Soundhound: No Icon After Install?

After installing Soundhound, does anyone have the issue where there is no icon in the app menu/drawer? Thanks.

There is something massively wrong with sense 4.0 Plenty of apps are missing icons including Tunein Radio, mirror and others...

I dont know what you guys are talksng about. I updated soundhound today and the icon is still there.
I have never ever had s problem with icons disappearing on sense 4.0
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DownloaderZ said:
There is something massively wrong with sense 4.0 Plenty of apps are missing icons including Tunein Radio, mirror and others...
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Same here, although I can access soundhound and tunein from the music app...

Never had this issue.
My Soundhound Icon is here sitting on my apps menu.
Just wondering... Do you have your apps menu to show All apps?

Mine is still there, however the girlfriends is having that issue...
*Edit1* Did some digging, there are more apps having this same issue. Mounted to the computer and found some files in .android_secure, turns out it's the missing ones. Funny thing happened while I was typing this out, HTC actually called me regarding another issue I have been dealing with and I informed them of this issue as well. He tested and saw what we see. He'll be getting back to me tomorrow on both issues. I'll update once I know more.
*Edit2* Uninstall soundhound, and reinstall from the market. This will automatically create a new icon on your home screen, but it still won't show up in the app drawer. Good temp fix. Also, using the built-in google search widget you can find your installed apps that don't show up, including Tune In Radio, which I have never seen in the app drawer.
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Same issue here. The icon for tunein radio disappeared out of the blue from the home screen and the list of all installed apps. The only way to get to it is through "settings- apps- all".

*Update*
HTC Called me back last night. They are still running tests and will be working on this all week. They plan on contacting me back by/on Friday evening. They are also testing the calender notification issues.

Wow- please keep us updated. Thanks!

[Q] Access stock laucher settings?

I am trying to get support for a widget app (Fancy Widgets) that doesn't seem to display quite correctly (seems to be using a font that is a bit too large in their widget ... a font larger than what was used/displayed on my old Droid 4).
The author wants me to try changing some Launcher Settings, like Grid size, as part of their debugging.
How do I do that? The author suggests a long press on the multiple task key on the lower right. I tried that, but nothing happens Well, nothing but getting the expect list of tasks running.
Honestly, I have never seen a place to change the stock Launcher Settings, on any of my Motorola android phones. But I am stuck that the author seems pretty insistent that I do this, and doesn't want to provide further support until I do.
Again, does anyone know if there is a way to get into the stock Launcher's settings on these phones?

No, the settings you are describing pertain to 3rd part launchers, not the stock launcher. I believe the app dev is mistaken.

opt05 said:
I believe the app dev is mistaken.
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Thanks for the confirmation. I thought that, but you know the old saying, the harder you fight, the more likely its you that is wrong. So, I wanted to check here before proceeding.