The stock fire doesn't have the screen that tells you where your battery is being used. Any suggestions for 3rd party app that does this?
Thanks
If you use an alternate launcher you can put a Beautiful Widget battery widget on your screen. Tap it and you'll get to the screen with the info you're looking for. You don't have to be rooted for this to work.
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This would apply to any widget. It just so happens that on most screens (all but my home screen) I have the "Beautify Smaller Home" or whatever its called at the very top. I like easily seeing the time from each screen. And I think it looks nice. Beautiful might be a stretch... but I understand the marketing.
But the hypothetical question still applies. If I had the "music" widget or the "messaging" widget on EVERY page. Would that widget use more battery than just one instance? In other words, does EACH INSTANCE of the widget poll for data? Or does the process just poll for data and then each widget just repaints itself on its respective screen as appropriate?
I need to know! I'm wondering if I disable "beautiful home" from all but one screens if my battery life will improve.
What do you think? Are there any hard-core techies out there that can help me figure it out?
Thanks for any help.
It really depends on the way the widget is coded and how you can configure each instance.
Hi everyone -- With the popularity of LauncherPro, I've been pretty shocked at how difficult it is to find good icons for the launcher. For those of you customizing the launcher icons, how about you post your pics?
If you pulled your icons from a particular set, post a link or tell others where to find them.
I'm using a set that I think is nice and sleek (link below), but I love swapping them out once in a while.
http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/images/iphone-ipod-touch-them-icon/133.zip
Let's see what you got!
What battery app are u using? ... And how did you customize the launcher buttons to look that way?
Launcher = LauncherPro
Battery = Battery Left widget
Both are available in the market for free.
Launcher Pro allows you to choose custom icons and have up to 3 docks that you can slide through.
Battery and launcher info
Launcher = LauncherPro
Battery = Battery Left widget
Both are available in the market for free.
Launcher Pro allows you to choose custom icons and have up to 3 docks that you can slide through.
sweet. thanks. i'm trying 2 customize launcherpro now. does that battery app/widget take up much of your battery power? i'm using the simple battery widget now
Sorry for another simple question ... but I don't see an option in the preferences to make the dock icons have the circles around them. I'm also wondering what it is in your notification bar that is the colored circle
The icons are from the set linked in the original post. Put them on a folder on your SD card, then you can pick them as a "custom icon" when you assign the links on the LauncherPro bar.
The battery widget hasn't seemed to drain my battery any more than normal.
The round battery at the top is a custom battery I installed by modifying the "framework-res.apk" file. You can find a lot of info about modifying that file in other threads on this forum.
Hi, I am looking for a way to automatically freeze/defrost/launch an application but from the app drawer.
Titanium backup has a widget that performs exactly this way except that being a widget, it cannot be run from the app drawer.
I do not use items on the homescreen (aside from the dock), nor do I wish to. Currently using Apex lanucher.
So, the main questions are:
Is there a way to use widgets in the app drawer?
Is there a way to perform the function of Titanium Backup freeze/defrost/launch without a widget, yet more automated.
Is there a way to 'intercept' between the app icon and the launching process to auto freeze/defrost the app?
Have been searching for an answer to this for a long time. Ideally if this could be done with full automation, ie when you install a new app it automatically gets a freeze/defrost icon/link/widget/etc without having to set it up.
Any help, info, thoughts, would help immensely.
A bit of a bump as I'd be interested in this too.
There is likely a custom launcher that allows widgets in folders or the app drawer, no?
I have a sort of solution for you that sort of works (hear me out)
I guess you don'tl like the clutter that comes with homescreen widgets (me too)
Heres what i did: use nova launcher, and have multiple docks (swipe to change). You CAN place widgets (1x1 certainly) in the dock, and then just hide it away by swiping to a differnt dock.
I must admit it doesnt work amazingly well when you press it, and takes some time to work sometimes, but its kind of a work around.
I use this solution currently for my Wifi High Performance Widget (1x1), which doesnt need to be touched so its in the dock
Hope this helps
Can the stock OS or any 3rd party app tell me what the battery use of a particular widget is?
It can't, but in general things like weather widget will drain more battery.
popthosegaskets said:
It can't, but in general things like weather widget will drain more battery.
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Let's say I have "Beautiful Widgets" installed, and I have some active widgets on my home screen. GSam Battery Monitor shows Beautiful Widgets in the battery usage list along with the percentage of battery it has used. Does Beautiful Widgets in this list merely indicate the battery usage while the app is open (i.e., while customizing widgets, settings preferences, etc.), or does it also include the usage of all the current widgets on my home screen?
Ahoy,
Wondering if anyone is having the same difficulty. My favourite weather and clock widget called the 'weather and clock widget' won't keep accurate time. Drops minutes and gets behind. Have emailed the app dev, but he says I need to dig in settings... Have been digging for a while and also tried removing and reinstalling and I'm yet to come up with a solve. I really love this app/widget. It's transparent widget against a dark background is so awesome.
Anybody have
A) an idea how to solve?
B) a better widget? Chronus seems to work well, but I find the minimalism ugly and too brutal.
Would appreciate any assistance.
Cheers
my guess is that you phone is putting the widget to sleep/hibernate. You would want to specifically exclude this widget under Settings > device maintenance > battery> battery usage > optimize battery usage and make sure this widget is set to Not be optimized
aaronc_98 said:
my guess is that you phone is putting the widget to sleep/hibernate. You would want to specifically exclude this widget under Settings > device maintenance > battery> battery usage > optimize battery usage and make sure this widget is set to Not be optimized
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Thanks for the response. I will try now. I love this widget...
Cheers