Sky Weather is a neat live wallpaper which mimics htc weather live wallpaper
Go ahead and elevate your mood with sky weather which takes the user experience to a whole new level and place yourselves at the cloud level for the hushed real time weather tableau that puts the webs goofy sunshine-rain-cloud icons to shame!
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Amazing weather animation videos(not moving images like other apps)
Over 2.5 million locations covered around the world apart from automatic current location finder(GPS Support)
Wind and Temperature with all the terms and ranges-ma!x,minimum & today's average!
Extreme customization so that you can experience your favorite weather scene(from the 18) any time on your home screen!
Here is the free version attached with CLEAR & THUNDERSTORM Scenes
here are the gifs showing how the sky weather looks on android device!
Works great on my Nexus 4, but it drains a lot of battery
dantezinn said:
Working good on my Nexus 4, but it drains a lot of battery
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tried battery saver mode?
junaid558 said:
tried battery saver mode?
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to set 1 minute to stop animation?
Yes, but nexus 4 is known by the bad battery, and i expressed myself badly, i'm sorry,
I didn't test on a full cycle, i'll test today and tell you.
May i suggest one thing?
Since we can change to any wallpaper, we should change day or night mode as well, Night effects on this app are awesome.
dantezinn said:
to set 1 minute to stop animation?
Yes, but nexus 4 is known by the bad battery, and i expressed myself badly, i'm sorry,
I didn't test on a full cycle, i'll test today and tell you.
May i suggest one thing?
Since we can change to any wallpaper, we should change day or night mode as well, Night effects on this app are awesome.
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ok!at present the day and night changes automatically,i will add the separate day and night custom selection too dantezinn
Awesome live wallpaper!
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How do I get paid version? I want it to change automatically. The app is great
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How do I get paid version? I want it to change automatically. The app is great
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thanks for your feedback
here is the paid version!-https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gunner.skyweather
please dont forget to rate 5stars
Weather Provider
Really the wallpaper that I searched for, even though there are some features missing atm.
My first suggestion is to change the weather provider to Accu Weather, since the HTC weather and clock widget often shows different data than your wallpaper
Would be great if you could include sunrise/sunset times. Right now the wallpaper is showing the moon while the sun is shining.
But besides that, it the best live weather wallpaper there is besides the original from HTC Sense. (Still don't understand why they didn't include it in the newer sense versions.)
Hoping on sunset/sunrise times in the next update!
Thanks, cheers,
/Cacti
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Hello,
i have a simple question: does anybody know if the animations of the htc weather live wallpaper are getting looped?
and what about the animation when you open the weather app? do they stop after a time or are also looped?
thanks,
a user
I'm also interested!
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Your more likely to get a reply to this from tomorrow onwards once there on the street and people have a device to play with.
But for now, let's enjoy the beauty .
can I just ask if there is a way to get these work on SGS II?
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can I just ask if there is a way to get these work on SGS II?
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No. Many have tried to get Sense on a Samsung device since before Sense 3.0 and continually failed. (Ports that were made were always flakey at best.) Sense is coded to work with drivers HTC uses.
Mine stops after about a minuet and doesn't get looped for both the wallpaper and the application
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a user said:
Hello,
i have a simple question: does anybody know if the animations of the htc weather live wallpaper are getting looped?
and what about the animation when you open the weather app? do they stop after a time or are also looped?
thanks,
a user
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yes, it gets looped..you can see it upfront anyway, but the time it plays is just short that's why it's hard to notice.
Anyone having issues with the weather eye app? It just started today, but I can't get my city's weather info to load. It keeps telling me my city's info is not available. I've tried uninstalling then reinstall but to no avail.
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Yeah. Me too.
I think that I`ve got latest weather update some time in the morning about 12 hours ago. Since then it wont update. Now after I reinstalled it and cleaned cache it show no weather at all
This it the note on google play:
"NOTE: The Weather API is unstable currently. I am looking to switch over to something more stable. Please be patient and stay tuned for a future release..."
Im thinking its only me as im not in any major cities.. The weather data not available since last 15hrs
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The developer of Beautiful Widgets also reported a similar problem (https://twitter.com/levelupstudio/status/240154329024172033), so there's something going on with Google Weather API at the moment.
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The developer of Beautiful Widgets also reported a similar problem (https://twitter.com/levelupstudio/status/240154329024172033), so there's something going on with Google Weather API at the moment.
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I think you're right. I tried beautiful widgets and that didn't work either...
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I think you're right. I tried beautiful widgets and that didn't work either...
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Tell beautiful widgets to use the weather underground source for now...
Doesn't look good guys:
thenextweb.com/google/2012/08/28/did-google-just-quietly-kill-private-weather-api/
EDIT: Tim (developer) has acknowledged the issue
timothyjc.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/weather-eye.html#comment-form
Sorry about my lack of linking: I am a new user
Its like a bombshell in the weather source for apps
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Its like a bombshell in the weather source for apps
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I don't see it as a big deal. The Google weather data never seemed very accurate, and all premium weather apps/widgets offer alternative weather sources such as AccuWeather, Weather Underground, NWS/NOAA, etc.
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I don't see it as a big deal. The Google weather data never seemed very accurate, and all premium weather apps/widgets offer alternative weather sources such as AccuWeather, Weather Underground, NWS/NOAA, etc.
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Technically yes, but the best weather apps/widgets allow us use our own custom icons. I've been using Uccw, I just found weather eye and was wanting to try it out when I found out about this.
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Weather eye up and running again.Just updated the application
Hi there. Lot's of words already said about it. But the main question is still the same - why don't you use live wallpapers?
As for me, any scene's beauty just destroyed on the phone, because it's just too small. But i use lwps for tablets for sure, they are really make it more fascinating.
So, my friends and i desided to make some lwp for those users who do not actually use lwps at all.
The work took about 2 months and resulted in our new app Coloring Screen.
The idea is simple. We took photoshop color filters and photo effects and applied them to the current wallpaper (i mean static picture). The only way to do this was to create live wallpaper so this app is lwp.
We cared a lot about battery use and as a result Coloring Screen has almost no battery drain.
Also we added auto-pan feature for those devices that do not support wallpaper scrolling by default like SGS3.
We added more than 20 photo filters and color effects to easily adjust wallpaper:
Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange filters
Day time,Night time effects
Autumn, Winter, Sprint and Summer adjustments
Classik black&white, Sepia, Neon, Negative and more
We also added interactive animations:
Time of the day (darker, desaturated and more constrast at night, brighter at day)
Seasons (at autumn time wallpaper will look orange, at winter time - white, etc)
Weather (simple and beautiful rain, snow, sun, clouds, thunder and frost animations)
Dynamic/Random/Interactive coloring (for example, swiping the screen will change wallpaper colors)
Already available in Google Play
Please give me your sign and tell me what are you thinking about this app? Do you find it useful/cool/boring/etc.
Thanks!
Battery consumption. There you have your answer. No other reason behind it. Oh and memory consumption. There two good and viable answers.
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performance. even with a so called 'beast' specs, my atrix can't handle a lwp without too much lag everywhere...
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Definitely battery/performance as said above.
It's just sad that many android phones supports Live Wallpapers, but the end-user always complain about battery drain and performance issues as well. I really like the idea of moving wallpapers wherever you go (Desktop & App Drawer), it's really an eye candy for anyone! Well I hope someday, someone might fix this. This is one of Android's most unique feature!
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I love live wallpaper, so does evrybody, but nobody uses it daily, only one major reason, battery,bcoz android itself is a battery drainer,so i use multi wallpaper,app from the market,i gives me multi wallpapers, for different screen,n the big plus is it doesn't even drain ur battery,until i get note 2 with bigger battery,i hv to be contended with static wallpaper,im giving ur app a try will report later
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Drains the battery down
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Battery life? I really dont understand.
Even if wallpaper drains battery, it's just about 1% of total power consumption (especially in compare with display or wifi/gps/internet usage). It means you are able to use your device for 5 minutes longer a day. It's completely ridiculous.
Btw, as i sad, Coloring Screen does not render anything in background if no weather animation. So battery usage is completely zero. It's behavior as like as regular wallpaper - render to buffer once then do nothing.
But its still 1% same reason why I use zero Widgets. I keep my phone as simple as it gets. Minimum.
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WP8 solves this even better, no graphics, no widgets, no animations
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Battery life? I really dont understand.
Even if wallpaper drains battery, it's just about 1% of total power consumption (especially in compare with display or wifi/gps/internet usage). It means you are able to use your device for 5 minutes longer a day. It's completely ridiculous.
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Battery life? I really dont understand.
Even if wallpaper drains battery, it's just about 1% of total power consumption (especially in compare with display or wifi/gps/internet usage). It means you are able to use your device for 5 minutes longer a day. It's completely ridiculous.
Btw, as i sad, Coloring Screen does not render anything in background if no weather animation. So battery usage is completely zero. It's behavior as like as regular wallpaper - render to buffer once then do nothing.
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Ecg is the live wallpaper
I don't think it's 1% D:
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I love how everyone is simply answering the OP's rhetorical question...
I'm using the cosmic flow (default on SXS) and it doesn't even appear on my battery list
Yoy know i can create lwp for you. It will kill your battery in an hour. Want it?) Do not use bad coded lwps, thats all.
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Its not. Here i promote my app )) (Coloring Screen). I think it may really become useful for those who hate lwps.
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But its still 1% same reason why I use zero Widgets. I keep my phone as simple as it gets. Minimum.
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bet your phone looks sweet and exciting to look at.......:laugh:....but im only messing about, each to their own an all that. i on the other hand dont really give a rats about battery drain, mines maxed out with widgets, shortcuts, folders, clocks, everything....as well as lwp (sometimes). as long as i get 8 hours while im at work, im happy....cant wait to try this app, it looks right up my street.:good:
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Its not. Here i promote my app )) (Coloring Screen). I think it may really become useful for those who hate lwps.
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First of all congratulations for your applications(like panoramic screen )
Let me give it a try
I hate lwp because of battery consumption but i agree with your statement that if its bad coded it can kill your battery easily
update :Woooow.fantastic.hope to not kill battery and memory
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Coloring Screen is different and may be kinda nice but I'm not one to sit and stare at the screen, therefore I don't really care what the background looks like.
I don't use them because of the lag they normally bring. It's not a lot but noticeable.
My next phone will probably be a quad core, so hopefully I can start using them again
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First of all congratulations for your applications(like panoramic screen )
Let me give it a try
I hate lwp because of battery consumption but i agree with your statement that if its bad coded it can kill your battery easily
update :Woooow.fantastic.hope to not kill battery and memory
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Thanks! Battery almost not affected. In advanced preferences category you can even find Battery Usage options that is set to 0.00% by default :laugh:
Memory depends on your current available memory. It requires over 11Mb for java and opengl contexts. But so far as android manages memory usage itself you can see much more in task manager because android do not kill apps immidiately. For example, when you have lwp on background and open our preview widget, memory usage doubles. In task manager they both called Coloring Screen so you see incorrect memory usage by the app.
If you'll have troubles just let me know!
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Yes, it depends on what sensors the live wallpapers require.
Live Wallpapers are like videos constantly playing in the background even if you are on the launcher or not.
Imagine playing videos (offline/already downloaded) and doing other stuff in the same time.
Yeah playing videos will really drain your battery depending how long your playing out for but because we are talking about live wallpapers the video will play constantly until you stop it (use a background instead of a live wallpaper) and because of the sensors/interval (depends which type) that would make it a interactive video draining battery.
Just be lucky that audio is not on the list.
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when it comes to battery life live walpapers take up the most. if you have an OLED screen you can use a totally black screen to get slightly more life out of your battery.
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Yes, it depends on what sensors the live wallpapers require.
Live Wallpapers are like videos constantly playing in the background even if you are on the launcher or not.
Imagine playing videos (offline/already downloaded) and doing other stuff in the same time.
Yeah playing videos will really drain your battery depending how long your playing out for but because we are talking about live wallpapers the video will play constantly until you stop it (use a background instead of a live wallpaper) and because of the sensors/interval (depends which type) that would make it a interactive video draining battery.
Just be lucky that audio is not on the list.
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Thanks for info gone back to static now to save battery
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It depends on which one you use
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Thanks for info gone back to static now to save battery
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Yeah stay static,But you can check out the GoogleNow HD Live Wallpapers.They have 4 states,And the weather changes acc. to the time of day.
So they eat almost the same amount of battery as a static one as there are only 4 picture states and no movement at all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUo-0inzotA
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Yeah stay static,But you can check out the GoogleNow HD Live Wallpapers.They have 4 states,And the weather changes acc. to the time of day.
So they eat almost the same amount of battery as a static one as there are only 4 picture states and no movement at all!
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Yes, usually, all active applications consume battery. It includes widgets, wall papers and startup applications. The less of those that are active, the longer the battery life is.
There are some live wallpapers that stop functioning when you're not on the homescreen.
I tested it last week, between a static wallpaper and several live wallpapers. The difference was 4% over 24h, with one or two peaking at using 8% more. Since you have to charge most smartphones and tablets once every 24h anyway, that's a mood point.
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I personally think live wallpapers are much less power hungry if configured properly. I am using a Sony Xperia Tipo and use A LOT OF LIVE WALLPAPERS, play huge games now and then (Dungeon Hunter 4, Iron Ma 3), use the internet, msg and still survive the day.(Along with music). I configure my live wallpapers to act only upon touching or make them animate with the lease effects and the least no. of moving particles. It is a breaking deal for me. Sure, I can get better battery life without live wallpapers. But, hey. it's an android. Why should i stay with static wallpapers?(Like an iPhone).... Anyway, this is my opiion.
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There are some live wallpapers that stop functioning when you're not on the homescreen.
I tested it last week, between a static wallpaper and several live wallpapers. The difference was 4% over 24h, with one or two peaking at using 8% more. Since you have to charge most smartphones and tablets once every 24h anyway, that's a mood point.
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Any live wallpapers with minimal ram/battery usage to share? Most that I be tried drains battery much.
Lim Wee Huat said:
Any live wallpapers with minimal ram/battery usage to share? Most that I be tried drains battery much.
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Well... I am using super bokeh... It's set to 5 particles and the default theme... Also, try city at night, galaxy nexus triangle...
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Lim Wee Huat said:
Any live wallpapers with minimal ram/battery usage to share? Most that I be tried drains battery much.
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All these developer's wallpapers are very easy on the battery and/or have battery saver options:
Dualboot Games
Maxelus.net
Apofiss
Bonne App!
Kittehface Software
I've also found Juice Pro, and Beautiful relax islands HD (not in the store anymore :S) to be battery efficient.
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I personally think live wallpapers are much less power hungry if configured properly. I am using a Sony Xperia Tipo and use A LOT OF LIVE WALLPAPERS, play huge games now and then (Dungeon Hunter 4, Iron Ma 3), use the internet, msg and still survive the day.(Along with music). I configure my live wallpapers to act only upon touching or make them animate with the lease effects and the least no. of moving particles. It is a breaking deal for me. Sure, I can get better battery life without live wallpapers. But, hey. it's an android. Why should i stay with static wallpapers?(Like an iPhone).... Anyway, this is my opiion.
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Agreed.
viktex1d said:
I personally think live wallpapers are much less power hungry if configured properly. I am using a Sony Xperia Tipo and use A LOT OF LIVE WALLPAPERS, play huge games now and then (Dungeon Hunter 4, Iron Ma 3), use the internet, msg and still survive the day.(Along with music). I configure my live wallpapers to act only upon touching or make them animate with the lease effects and the least no. of moving particles. It is a breaking deal for me. Sure, I can get better battery life without live wallpapers. But, hey. it's an android. Why should i stay with static wallpapers?(Like an iPhone).... Anyway, this is my opiion.
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i think you can use mod wallpaper loop to feel good with static wallpapers ^^!
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Why do you care about live wallpapers 'affecting' the battery life on a Galaxy S4? Even on my Wildfire S they don't noticeably affect battery life. I'm talking about an hour at the most.
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Why do you care about live wallpapers 'affecting' the battery life on a Galaxy S4? Even on my Wildfire S they don't noticeably affect battery life. I'm talking about an hour at the most.
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Hour is ages! Especially if your not charging for 12 hours
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Hour is ages! Especially if your not charging for 12 hours
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I'm talking about an hour, on my poverty phone, when I don't charge for 2 days and don't use it at all. Generally it's not even noticeable, especially on a quad core with so much power efficiency. I doubt you'd get more than 10 mins extra on that beast.
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I use the galatic core lwp and it doesn't eat that much battery.
Depends on the wallpaper. I used to have a microbes walllaper for my s2 and it used only 2% of my battery in 30 hours . some live wallpapers use way less or way more.
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Just came across this feature and thought of letting you guys know.
While changing lockscreen wallpaper i saw this "travel wallpaper" option for lockscreen wallpaper and it looks cool. YOu people should give it a try.
goto settings-> my devices->display->wallpaper->lockscreen
You have just been amused and excited. So yeah, like many other people saw it.
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Interesting.....
On the subject of wallpapers, I'm pretty disappointed by the selection on offer.....yet it looks so good with the transparent status bar so sticking with that bloody hot air balloon
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Interesting.....
On the subject of wallpapers, I'm pretty disappointed by the selection on offer.....yet it looks so good with the transparent status bar so sticking with that bloody hot air balloon
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If you are rooted, flash the transparent status bar mod. Problem solved.
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I don't understand..... I have no 'travel lockscreen' feature on my phone.
What do you mean?
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wallpaper travel
Anyone have wallpaper like in wallpaper travel ? I realy like it
One thing I noticed is that these travel wallpapers actually have a transparent notification bar just like the sSammy wallpapers.
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One thing I noticed is that these travel wallpapers actually have a transparent notification bar just like the sSammy wallpapers.
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yeah they're awesome....only annoying thing is that you can't make the slideshow interval short enough but never mind
I like this feature. But I have limited data, and this uses quite a lot. If there was an option to update only on Wi fi I would leave it on. But as there isn't it's not worth the data consumption for me
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If you are rooted, flash the transparent status bar mod. Problem solved.
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how do you solvet with root?
thanks in advance.
as was said before its only borring that the minimum refresh is from 3 on 3h its too long.
Travel lockscreen wallpaper problem with new Lollipop update
with the new Lollipop update it doesn't show the locations of the images, which is a big pity to me, anbody able to solve this?
Interesting.....
keeps restarting
It seems home screen keeps starting Travel Wallpaper and Gallery. I froze the TW app..