I currently use HD Widgets (paid) the clock/weather doesn't update automatically even though its toggled on
can anyone recommend a alternative as HD widgets is no longer on play store (Dev probably don't support it no more)]
thanks
qaz2453 said:
I currently use HD Widgets (paid) the clock/weather doesn't update automatically even though its toggled on
can anyone recommend a alternative as HD widgets is no longer on play store (Dev probably don't support it no more)]
thanks
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Try Today's Weather.
Also make sure you under battery settings,you select do not optimize this app.
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Hi,
i switched from the DESIRE Rom`s to CM and i`m pretty happy so far, but i still want some things i miss:
1. an app drawer that moves quicker.. i mean this one is nice and 3D but so slow to scroll!. I looked for spare parts but it seams there is no standalone app for the N1
2. Other than the iphone style lock screen and the pattern one, can we get something else? Maybe the Desire Lock Screen?
3. Is there a way to install the Desire Mail app and Clock (the one with weather and all)
thanks!
1. look up helixlauncher, one of them on the market is a drawer.
2. check out lock 2.0
3. I'm not sure about these.
qiuness said:
Hi,
i switched from the DESIRE Rom`s to CM and i`m pretty happy so far, but i still want some things i miss:
1. an app drawer that moves quicker.. i mean this one is nice and 3D but so slow to scroll!. I looked for spare parts but it seams there is no standalone app for the N1
2. Other than the iphone style lock screen and the pattern one, can we get something else? Maybe the Desire Lock Screen?
3. Is there a way to install the Desire Mail app and Clock (the one with weather and all)
thanks!
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The answer to #3 is no.
1. HelixLauncher, market or on this forum. Just a simple push or install of an APK.
2. Lock 2.0 or Lockbot, both on market. Search for "Lockscreen"
3. I'm not too sure what you mean but which mail app are you talking about? Check out Pure Messenger Widget and for the clock, check out "Beautiful Widgets" or "Weather and Toggle Widget" or something like that. (I actually forgot the name of this one)
Well i`m using helixlauncher2 and the app drawer is slugish.
As for lock 2.0 it's iphone style
I would have liked to have the Mail app from the desire ROM, because it was really good. but installing the apk does not work
Well thanks for the answers
qiuness said:
Well i`m using helixlauncher2 and the app drawer is slugish.
As for lock 2.0 it's iphone style
I would have liked to have the Mail app from the desire ROM, because it was really good. but installing the apk does not work
Well thanks for the answers
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Helix Launcher 2 IS quite slow, a newer version in on the way thats better but if you use Helix Launcher (NOT 2) it is the older drawer style and much faster.
LockBot allows you to use several lock screen styles including the Desire/Hero style one
Weather Widget Donate and Beautiful widgets both provide a similar clock to the desire one and support skins so you can customise them.
Or use HelixLauncher2 0.7b1 - just as fast as stock.
djmcnz said:
Or use HelixLauncher2 0.7b1 - just as fast as stock.
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Yep its no longer laggy
well the app drawer is not as fast as i would like it to be in HelixLauncher2 0.7b1 but it's ok. Thanks for the tips btw
The closest I have got to getting the HTC clock widget on the x10 is free widget app on the market called HTC clocks and a weather widget. They are both low rez and look terrible on the home screen. Anyone know if there is a high rez htc clock and weather widget out there? Perhaps taken from the desire?
Look here.
Yes, just download Fancy Widget from Market and you will have exactly like on Desire, Im using it and it is great !
Do you also get the nice weather animations that appear on Desire when you unlock the screen? Windshield wipers on rainy days and so on? Doesn't seem to work here.
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Do you also get the nice weather animations that appear on Desire when you unlock the screen? Windshield wipers on rainy days and so on? Doesn't seem to work here.
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As far as i know, you don't have that in the Fancy Widget now.
I think that this is Android 2.1 feature and that we cannot have that animated sun and rain...correct me if Im wrong...but then, I dont see why isnt that implemented in any weather app if it is possible on 1.6 ?
Beautiful home widget looks great. u get an animated weather widget which changes according to the time.
"Weather Widget & Toggle" plus their weather addon is what you're looking for. Identical to the HTC clock in hi-rez and it has the weather animations, lightning, clouds scrolling buy, rain drops with wiper blade etc.
which addon do you mean?
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which addon do you mean?
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After you install weather widget & toggle, there is a addon for extended weather options. Just hit options inside the weather widget, and there is an option to download the weather addon. This replaces the default screen when you tap on the weather icon on the clock, it opens up a new weather screen that has the kick ass animated weather and forcast.
i tested it, but i like fancy widget more
I use Beautifull Widgets and is working great and has animation just like Desire. I have my X10i and my brother has Desire....
alitech said:
The closest I have got to getting the HTC clock widget on the x10 is free widget app on the market called HTC clocks and a weather widget. They are both low rez and look terrible on the home screen. Anyone know if there is a high rez htc clock and weather widget out there? Perhaps taken from the desire?
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try beautiful widgets...
I used to use beautiful widgets but for the last week or so ive tried fancy widgets. I like the look of the fancy ones as its almost a direct copy from the htc sense one but i found my battery seemed to be dying quicker than normal so ive gone back to beautiful for now to test it.
Anyone else use fancy widget and find their battery going quicker?
HTC is taking down any clock widgets that looks like theirs
fancy widgets, weather forcast, and another app changed their clock designs.
so if you want to get the htc clock i guess you gotta google it and manually install it.
Damn HTC
Fancy widget has no weather icon below the clock, its that 2 days already. What is that ? I have only clock and other numbers but no icon for weather ?
The clock
Hello,
I just installed Fancy Widget, but it seems to be problem with the time.
The clock never updates, weather is working fine.
I did change one settings, AUTO refresh. cuz i dont want to use internet all the time.
I was using beautiful widget and lately it was giving some errors on whether. So I installed fancy widget and remove from kill list.
So far its working fine and I kept 12 hours refresh interval and use manual location instead GPS (it kills battery)
I have no battery impact on both apps and Im happy about it.
With the recent update on fancy widget, it will be discontinued due to HTC behind them on name usage.
It seems that HTC is taking down Fancy Widget now.
Just look here: http://www.anddoes.com/?p=47
So does anyone have an apk file of Fancy Widget v1.2.4 i can download from somewhere?. Yes the widget is free, so it's not warez.
Tom-Helge said:
Oh thank you very much. Now i can have this Widget forever without worrying about having it removed from Android Market .
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Dont worry Developer will rerun to us with new version in a separate identity.
developers last words :
Finally, we would like to share with you some of the things that we are working on and some highly requested features that we plan to bring to future versions of our new widget.
* Weather animations.
* Alternative widget sizes (e.g., 4 x 1).
* Option to change themes/skins.
So thanks again for your support, and stay tuned for our new version!
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I'm currently using 5 home screens with 7 Widgets. The scrolling isnt as smooth as I hope it to be. Just want to see how many other people have.
Services also hovers around 100-130
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That's not too many at all. But the smooth home screen scrolling comes when you turn off live wall paper and use a static one. That's what I've found matters, not the widgets.
This is what I have on my Nexus S, with ADW.Launcher EX:
1st. power control widget,switchpro widget, flashlight widget, gv widget
2. facebook, twitter
3. none.
4. google search, buncha shortcuts for folder organizers.
Buttery smooth.
one thing i forgot to mention is that on all other android phone's i've used, launcher pro and ADW make the home screen scrolling buttery smooth. but the stock launcher is never as smooth, even brand new with nothing loaded.
i believe it's something that the dev's did to enhance these aftermarket launchers, so its highly recommended to use one of them over stock.
If im using launcher pro, is it best to delete all the widgets in the stock launcher or wont it matter?
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If im using launcher pro, is it best to delete all the widgets in the stock launcher or wont it matter?
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yes definitely delete all items off the stock launcher as i'm pretty sure that still is in the background so the less resources it needs to keep in memory the better since you're not using it anyway.
I have 7 widgets: 2 1x1, 4 4x1, and 1 4x2. I'm also using the clock live wallpaper. Scrolling is smooth as butter on stock. No roms, optimizations, or 3rd party apps. Perhaps the live wallpaper I've used (clock, microbes, and nexus) didn't use much resource.
I use several Widgets, Facebook, twitter, clock, NHL gamecenter, tweetdeck post, and use the matrix live wallpaper on bone stock and scrolling is smooth for me ad well.
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yes definitely delete all items off the stock launcher as i'm pretty sure that still is in the background so the less resources it needs to keep in memory the better since you're not using it anyway.
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OK does anyone know how to launch the original launcher instead of launcher pro? Tried looking in settings but can't find it.
Edit: Found it. Thanks
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Is there an widget that allows for simultaneously posting updates to facebook and twitter?
not looking for a full app that will drain my battery running in the background, just a simple widget that will cast my updates, and thats it....
Don't know if you use launcher pro or not, but the paid version has a "friends" widget that does exactly that. It also lets you view both feeds in the same widget
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Don't know if you use launcher pro or not, but the paid version has a "friends" widget that does exactly that. It also lets you view both feeds in the same widget
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i use ADWex and im absolutely in love.....cant switch
So I use Pandora a lot during work. I would like to have a lockscreen widget that would allow me to forward/pause so that I don't have to unlock the phone etc.
I saw an app called Widget Locker that seems to be able to add widgets. Are there any other mods or apps??
I was also thinking about rooting and wasn't sure if any Rom's would give me that functionality.
Thanks in advance!!
I'd like the same, but for spotify.
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There are a number of lockscreen apps, Widget Locker is the one I used. Just about any of them support widgets.
I've just disabled though because I don't want to install yet another app for email/SMS counts and WL requires one. The problem I find with Android is that the more you try to replace the manufacturer's UI with better stuff, the buggier it gets. I set up Tasker routines to renable Widget Locker when getting out of my car (because you don't want your lockscreen coming on when you turn off the screen in a car dock), and ever since, Google Music doesn't instantly stop playing when I pull the headphone plug. Too much going on, I figure, so I just disabled Widget Locker and so far so good.
A ROM might, depends on the ROM.
The price of all our freedom is...lack of polish and bugginess.
I use Widget Locker with another widget called Media Buttons. Media Buttons will allow you to control any/most music players. So what you got to do is, with your phone unlocked, launch Pandora and once the music starts playing lock the phone. The MB widget on your lock screen will now control Pandora. Follow the same process for other players on your phone.
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