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Nexus 5 - widgets sync issues

Hi all,
I have had my Nexus 5 phone for a few weeks now and I love it.
Before that I owned a Galaxy S2, running on CM10.2 with Dorimanx Kernel with Nova Launcher.
I really love the N5, it really is a beast and answers most of my expectations.
However, I have recently been confronted to a problem : my homescreen widgets are not syncing/updating anymore...
Not much of them though :
- Beautiful Weather 4 x 2
- Stock Agenda 2 x 3 redimensioned at 4 x 3
- Today 4 x 2 redimensioned at 4 x 3
Before that I also tried on my N5 : Dashclock + Widget Locker and some extensions for Whatsapp, Google Music, Hangouts, Gmail, etc...
Lockscreen widgets worked fine and were correctly synced and updated.
I have noticed that my homescreen widgets are only updated once : when I set them up or when I turn on my device. After a few seconds they stop updating. Even the update button in some widgets does not work.
This is really annoying as I really like my N5 and this is really bothering me.
I have searched through all the web and through the forum and I have not found anything useful. I have tried uninstalling all these apps and reinstall them. I have tried installing them one at a time and it does not work.
I have seen your N5 homescreens in the forum and it makes me jealous as they are really looking good and rely on synced widgets.
Has anyone got a clue ?
Thank you all very much.
Marc

Hi all,
Just a quick update : I have installed Nova Launcher 2.3 Beta and all my widgets seem to be working fine in Nova Environment. Well synced and updated.
Has anyone kept the default Nexus 5 launcher (Google Experience) and observed the widgets are not syncing ?
I have tried to reset the Launcher by going into the app details and stopping the app and resetting the cache and data. It still does not work.
The weird thing is that I seem to be the only one experiencing this issue as I really have not found the problem stated elsewhere. Or maybe for other devices and particular widgets but I have tried all the solutions and none worked.
Are you running Google Experience on your N5 and are you having these issues ?
I do like Google Experience feel and is there another way to reset it ?
Do you have any clues on how to debug this ?
Otherwise, do you know where I can post this problem and find help ? Is there any Google support for this Launcher ?
Thank you all so much for your help !!

mlastra said:
Hi all,
Just a quick update : I have installed Nova Launcher 2.3 Beta and all my widgets seem to be working fine in Nova Environment. Well synced and updated.
Has anyone kept the default Nexus 5 launcher (Google Experience) and observed the widgets are not syncing ?
I have tried to reset the Launcher by going into the app details and stopping the app and resetting the cache and data. It still does not work.
The weird thing is that I seem to be the only one experiencing this issue as I really have not found the problem stated elsewhere. Or maybe for other devices and particular widgets but I have tried all the solutions and none worked.
Are you running Google Experience on your N5 and are you having these issues ?
I do like Google Experience feel and is there another way to reset it ?
Do you have any clues on how to debug this ?
Otherwise, do you know where I can post this problem and find help ? Is there any Google support for this Launcher ?
Thank you all so much for your help !!
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Same issue here...
EDIT
After fighting that problem for 2 days without any luck (tried restarts, reinstalled beautiful widgts, widgetoid etc.) the problem is gone now after posting yesterday into this thread.
Nice.
The only thing that changed since then is that i deinstalled tapatalk - but I can hardly reproduce the problem or solution...
Really a small chance but maybe the OP has tapatalk installed too?

Hi licht,
Thanks for your feedback though you are right, I don't know how I can reproduce your solution.
And by the way, after a successful day on Nova the problem has appeared on Nova now !!
So I guess this isn't launcher related...
There is a pb with Kit Kat somewhere...
How could I debug this ? What is the process responsible for updating home screen widgets ?
Thanks to the community !

OK I've had this problem too.. Very occasionally.. But it's happened in holo launcher..
A restart fixes it..
And I do have tapatalk installed too though am not sure it's related
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Hi letmedanz,
Thanks for sharing.
I have done the restart, of the widgets, of the launcher and of the phone...
I just don't get why it works and then just stops working...
I wish I could find the process responsible for the update and my monitor it.
Thanks anyway.

Having the same issue, i guess it's only a few of us. Have you tried reflashing stock img? i might give that a go.

Actually, on Nova it runs just fine. I think I'll just keep Nova. I'm too lazy to reflash...

mlastra said:
Actually, on Nova it runs just fine. I think I'll just keep Nova. I'm too lazy to reflash...
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Hmmmm don't care for nova, unnecessary memory usage. I thought you said earlier it wasn't a launcher issue?
Will try to solve it tomorrow, perhaps it is as simple as wiping cache? Will keep you guys' updated.

You are right to point that out because I thought it was also not t refreshing on Nova. But it actually did, and for some time now it runs fine.
Thanks for trying it. I'll be checking your results in here.

The only modification i have done is installed AdAway other than that i am stock. Oh i also have gravity screen off installed.

I found out I had this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=spinninghead.talkingstopwatchlite running in the background still doing a timer, so many hours! =]
Exited it and now my widgets refresh. Can anyone explain how this app would get in the way of the widgets updating?? =\

problem solved
My nexus 5 block sync all widgets:
The solution is, deinstall phone weaver!
Sören

What is Phone Weaver ? Is it a specific program ? Because I don't have it.

I thought it was the stopwatch app i had running causing widget freezes, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Widgets are still refusing to refresh. Will flash 4.4.2 (clean install) hopefully that helps.
Issue is well documented here http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=28216

See if this works for you guys https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/uu27aDrcwFs/9L9JRo6kXqkJ
Vladimir Vakhromeev
I've found solution which works for me. I hope it could help others as well.
all that I did is ran in CMD:
adb shell am start -n com.google.android.setupwizard/.SetupWizardTestActivity
after this nexus asked for locale and name again. Then I've put back my widgets.
I had no problems about a week.
Please, notice that it could be done at your own risk!

I tried the above and it seems to be working so far. Post your results =]

So i have found a temporary fix without needing to reboot.
I used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.systempanel.r1 to kill all processes and tasks, the widgets start to work! The bug will occur again most likely.
Now when the bug does occur again i just have to go kill the process/task 1 by 1 to figure out which one resets the widgets, probably google search (launcher)
This must confirm there is conflict with ram! any insight?!

Anyone figured out a solution that does not involve booting, restarting the phone or manually running an app? that is no permanent fix. and this is extremely disappointing.

[Q] Swiftkey Language Packs disappear on boot (also no Google Search)

I've been running Zap Blaster v2.2 for a few days and have been pretty much pleased with it except the following two problems:
1. Most of the time after a reset I have to reinstall the language pack in Swiftkey.
2. Google search force closes whether I use it from the top left corner, the app drawer or google now.
I've posted this in that particular ROM thread with no joy so was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems and hopefully possible solutions?
I've tried a couple of different ROMs but I am hoping to stay on 4.1.2 as I hate the 4.2.2 pull down menu (that was the whole reason for me originally rooting), and in all fairness Zap Blaster pretty much does the job except for these issues.
Cheers!

Same deal. Was working find then stopped working all the sudden. ITried uninstalling and reinstalled apt. No go. Was thinking of reinstalling rom. Was also wondering if anyone eles had issue
Sent from my GT-P5113 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

I did see a solution somewhere else for the Google search problem although it was for a different Rom, might be worth trying though. The solution was to uninstall it with titanium backup and reinstall from play.
I'm using Pacman all in one Rom now which is excellent. The pros of 4.2.2 without the God awful notification bar along the top
Sent from my GT-P5110 using Tapatalk

ART compatibility

Well, first things first. I am aware of the link to check individual compability (http://www.androidruntime.com/list) and ran into some doubts. Since my last thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2683780), the only way I found to keep my device from freezing was going back to Dalvik. I checked every single app I have on the ART list to maybe find out what's the cause - if I switch back from Dalvik to ART right now, I experience those sudden freezes again. I've made a list of everything I got installed right now, was thinking of maybe a feedback of what could be the problem.
Code:
CPU Spy
com.bvalosek.cpuspy
Chronus
com.dvtonder.chronus
DU Battery Saver
com.dianxinos.dxbs
EvolveSMS
com.klinker.android.evolve_sms
Facebook
com.facebook.katana
Flow
com.deeptrouble.yaarreddit
Frost
com.sonny.lpi.frost
IMDb
com.imdb.mobile
Instagram
com.instagram.android
Kingsoft Office
cn.wps.moffice_eng
Lightning
acr.browser.barebones
List My Apps
de.onyxbits.listmyapps
Notes Reborn
martin.gregor.notes.reborn
Nova Launcher
com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Battery Percentage
de.kroegerama.android4batpercent
Pushbullet
com.pushbullet.android
QuickPic
com.alensw.PicFolder
SeriesGuide
com.battlelancer.seriesguide
SeriesGuide X
com.battlelancer.seriesguide.x
Shuttle+
com.simplecity.amp_pro
Sliding Explorer
com.ballerapps.slidingexplorer
SwiftKey
com.touchtype.swiftkey
SwiftKey Beta
com.touchtype.swiftkey.public.beta
Talon
com.klinker.android.twitter
TeslaUnread Plugin
com.teslacoilsw.notifier
Tiny White Icon Pack
com.samanthaconner.tinywhite
WhatsApp+
com.whatsapp
Notification Light Widget
com.motorola.ledwidget
I must say that amongst these I did not have Kingsoft Office, Lightning Browser, Pushbullet, IMDb, Notes Reborn and Whatsapp+ installed ever since my last switch. They shouldn't be the problem but I still listed them above. Let's just say I lost about ~1h of screentime not running ART and would love to switch back without issues. I am aware of the recomendation of getting a logcat of when the device freezes but I am not versed on these shenanigans.
TL;DR: Need help to eliminate possible causes for freezing while running ART.
Thanks in advance.

hey
rogeriorp said:
Well, first things first. I am aware of the link to check individual compability (http://www.androidruntime.com/list) and ran into some doubts. Since my last thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2683780), the only way I found to keep my device from freezing was going back to Dalvik. I checked every single app I have on the ART list to maybe find out what's the cause - if I switch back from Dalvik to ART right now, I experience those sudden freezes again. I've made a list of everything I got installed right now, was thinking of maybe a feedback of what could be the problem.
Code:
CPU Spy
com.bvalosek.cpuspy
Chronus
com.dvtonder.chronus
DU Battery Saver
com.dianxinos.dxbs
EvolveSMS
com.klinker.android.evolve_sms
Facebook
com.facebook.katana
Flow
com.deeptrouble.yaarreddit
Frost
com.sonny.lpi.frost
IMDb
com.imdb.mobile
Instagram
com.instagram.android
Kingsoft Office
cn.wps.moffice_eng
Lightning
acr.browser.barebones
List My Apps
de.onyxbits.listmyapps
Notes Reborn
martin.gregor.notes.reborn
Nova Launcher
com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Battery Percentage
de.kroegerama.android4batpercent
Pushbullet
com.pushbullet.android
QuickPic
com.alensw.PicFolder
SeriesGuide
com.battlelancer.seriesguide
SeriesGuide X
com.battlelancer.seriesguide.x
Shuttle+
com.simplecity.amp_pro
Sliding Explorer
com.ballerapps.slidingexplorer
SwiftKey
com.touchtype.swiftkey
SwiftKey Beta
com.touchtype.swiftkey.public.beta
Talon
com.klinker.android.twitter
TeslaUnread Plugin
com.teslacoilsw.notifier
Tiny White Icon Pack
com.samanthaconner.tinywhite
WhatsApp+
com.whatsapp
Notification Light Widget
com.motorola.ledwidget
I must say that amongst these I did not have Kingsoft Office, Lightning Browser, Pushbullet, IMDb, Notes Reborn and Whatsapp+ installed ever since my last switch. They shouldn't be the problem but I still listed them above. Let's just say I lost about ~1h of screentime not running ART and would love to switch back without issues. I am aware of the recomendation of getting a logcat of when the device freezes but I am not versed on these shenanigans.
TL;DR: Need help to eliminate possible causes for freezing while running ART.
Thanks in advance.
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hi..u can go into safe mode & check individual apps which may cause problem..read more about it here
h tt ps: / / motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/69361/action/auth (remove gaps from the link)
hit thanks if i helped

prantik007 said:
hi..u can go into safe mode & check individual apps which may cause problem..read more about it here
h tt ps: / / motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/69361/action/auth (remove gaps from the link)
hit thanks if i helped
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Yeah I thought about that once but it's weird to troubleshoot for this one reason: it started happening out of no where a few weeks ago. I don't remember at all what I installed from then to now, or what could be the issue. I am trying at all costs not to factory reset it again.

rogeriorp said:
Yeah I thought about that once but it's weird to troubleshoot for this one reason: it started happening out of no where a few weeks ago. I don't remember at all what I installed from then to now, or what could be the issue. I am trying at all costs not to factory reset it again.
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maybe some app which is not too compaitable with ART is causing the random freezes..just a guess..i'd be concerned with apps which keep running in the background & troubleshoot them

prantik007 said:
maybe some app which is not too compaitable with ART is causing the random freezes..just a guess..i'd be concerned with apps which keep running in the background & troubleshoot them
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The freezes happened while doing basic stuff, such as pressing the back button on the navbar for no reason on the homescreen, setting the phone to vibrate, checking the battery stats. Y'know?

[Completed] [PROBLEM] Samsung Galaxy S2 SlimRom 4.4.2

Hey everyone. So recently, I installed CM11 on my phone. Seeing that it had a lot of problems ( youtube, camera etc.) I decided to change it.
A similar rom was SlimRom. Everything went good, until I've hit some big problems( well not that big):
1)- Wireless and mobile data speed -
Here... well....(sigh). From 3mb/s download speed on my SGS2 I dropped down to... 100kb/s excellent connection? I mean that's ridiculous.
If there is any fix for this, or if anything is blocking my internet speed, I would like to know.
2) -Apk's were not installed cause of Nova launcher -(Solved)
Nova launcher seemed to not let my custom apks to be installed. This was solved by updating Nova Launcher to the most recent version and rebooting. Error message: This will erase Nova's desktop layout and replace it with the selected change. Are you sure? Cancel/OK
If you select OK, it will sent you to the home screen with apk installer being ignored. If you cancel, nothing happens.
3) -Pixelated youtube videos -(Solved)
The same problem like on Cyanogen. The fix for this is to install 4.4.3 gapps on your phone. I've did that, everything worked well.
4) -Random app crash- (Rare issue)
Every custom ROM has a problem, slimrom seemed to have less issue than other ROM's. Crashes occures when using Browser, but after installing CM Browser and Clean Master, it turned out pretty well.
I don't think I'm gonna change SlimKat unless it's going to appear more problems.
You can contact me on :[email protected]

CasCaVal said:
Hey everyone. So recently, I installed CM11 on my phone. Seeing that it had a lot of problems ( youtube, camera etc.) I decided to change it.
A similar rom was SlimRom. Everything went good, until I've hit some big problems( well not that big):
1)- Wireless and mobile data speed -
Here... well....(sigh). From 3mb/s download speed on my SGS2 I dropped down to... 100kb/s excellent connection? I mean that's ridiculous.
If there is any fix for this, or if anything is blocking my internet speed, I would like to know.
2) -Apk's were not installed cause of Nova launcher -(Solved)
Nova launcher seemed to not let my custom apks to be installed. This was solved by updating Nova Launcher to the most recent version and rebooting. Error message: This will erase Nova's desktop layout and replace it with the selected change. Are you sure? Cancel/OK
If you select OK, it will sent you to the home screen with apk installer being ignored. If you cancel, nothing happens.
3) -Pixelated youtube videos -(Solved)
The same problem like on Cyanogen. The fix for this is to install 4.4.3 gapps on your phone. I've did that, everything worked well.
4) -Random app crash- (Rare issue)
Every custom ROM has a problem, slimrom seemed to have less issue than other ROM's. Crashes occures when using Browser, but after installing CM Browser and Clean Master, it turned out pretty well.
I don't think I'm gonna change SlimKat unless it's going to appear more problems.
You can contact me on :[email protected]
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Nice report.
You should post it in the ROM thread: [ROM][4.4.2][01/04]SlimKat - I9100 [Build 4][WEEKLIES].
There are links at the top for "Reviews" and "Bug reports" ... that's the way you may help to improve the ROM

Thread closed and thank you.

Honor 8 Nougat weird glitches

Hi everyone,
ever since I upgraded to EMUI 5 Nougat I´ve been having some weird graphical glitches.
When using a third party app launcher like Nova Launcher etc. both the navbar and the statusbar flicker for a split second when opening a system app like settings, calculator, recorder etc.
Also some apps cause the actionbar of the app and the statusbar to flicker when opening it.
I´ve already done two factory resets and issue is still there. Also seems to get worse the more I use the phone.
I hope someone can help me with this, since it´s quite irritating or maybe someone is facing the same glitches.
Thanks in advance!
- Dany

Best Thing to do is report it to Honor.
Use the HiCare app and select the feedback link, there are option to use to contact them I went for Gmail.
Give as much details as possible..
Good luck.

Nyssa1104 said:
Best Thing to do is report it to Honor.
Use the HiCare app and select the feedback link, there are option to use to contact them I went for Gmail.
Give as much details as possible..
Good luck.
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Ok, thank you for your reply.
I reported those issues plus a couple more, that i encountered since then.
Now rolling back to marshmallow.