For questions regarding Android widgets, functional "super icons" that can be added on to a launcher home screen.
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Volume Slider Widget - Home and or Lock screen(s)
I recently replaced the micro-USB port on my Galaxy Nexus (GSM version, running 4.1.2) after it corroded due to water damage. During that process, I accidentally ruined the connection to the volume ...
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simple photo frame widget
Is there a widget that will show an image you select and quite literally nothing else? No buttons, no switching photos, no sycning or grabbing from remote locations. Just show an image.
EDIT: I'm ...
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Stock widget in Apex Launcher
How do I get to use stock widgets (like email) on HTC Sensation 4G running on ICS and Sense 3.6 with Apex Launcher Pro?
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GO Launcher EX: widget lost after reboot
Whenever I reboot, widget get lost in GO Launcher EX.
how can I fix this?
NB: the widget is on the internal memory
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1answer
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Notifications widget
I keep disabling the notification's tab. Is there a widget that would show up my notifications on a widget on my homescreen?
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Why don't some widgets work on Cyanogen?
I have a HTC Hero CDMA that I upgraded to Cyanogen 6. I'm on version 6.0.0-Heroc-testing2. Before installing Cyanogen, I had the official Twitter widget and official Facebook widget on one of my ...
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can't remove persistent android widget (accuweather.com)
I am facing an annoying problem due to the widget called "accuweather.com". It pops up while I'm using applications on my phone (Samsung galaxy s2 with gingerbread 2.3.5). I can't uninstall it because ...
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Asus Transformer 4.1.1 Email Widget shows “Waiting for sync” forever
I have the Asus Transformer running Android 4.1.1. I'm trying to use the email widget to check my mail. When I enter in my account information, I get a screen that looks like this:
All my ...
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How to put a Call contact using Skype shortcut widget on the home screen? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Quick Dial Shortcut with skype
Is it possible to make a desktop shortcut to dial a number with skype?
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Where is my original Galaxy S task manager?
When I bought my i9000, there was a task manager kind of thing on the home screen which showed a memory status bar and the number of processes, and when I touched it it showed details of all process ...
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Icons changing screen postion
Every so often I will unlock my phone and notice an Icon is missing on my home screen. Upon further investigation it seems that I can always find it on the home screen to the left or right. My ...
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Where can I find a widget to enable or disable GPRS in my Spice Mi-270 Android handset?
I have a Spice Mi-270 Android phone. There is no touch gadget to enable or disable the GPRS connection. Every time I have to select settings -> wireless & networks -> data communication sim ...
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Do widgets slow down android phone?
I use a lot of widgets (like gmail, calender,weather app , facebook ,music , news etc)and since I have been using them I feel my mobile have become slower than before .
I don't use task manager ...
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Do HTC widgets not work with ADWLauncher?
I've just installed ADW.launcher, which is a lot cleaner than the original HTC Sense homescreen, but I can't seem to get my Clock/Weather widget back. It's not appearing in the list of widgets.
Is it ...
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How to extend the timespan of Google's calendar widget?
Or in other words: How to show more dates in Google's calender widget?
The next date I added to my Google calender is an appointment I have in eight days from now. The Google calender widget does not ...
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Widgets occupying the whole screen
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y phone, I use the Android App called as "Any.Do" to help me with my To-do list management.
One of it's widgets called as the "Any.Do Grande (4x4)" occupies the whole of my ...
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Widget for controlling tethering
Are there any widgets on the market that let me control standard Android tethering? I use it quite a lot and it's a pain to have to navigate through all the Settings options just to check a ...
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Is there a widget available that duplicates the Launcher Pro Calendar Agenda widget?
Here's what I'm talking about:
I want a widget that shows me an agenda of my Google calendar just like this. But I'm not using Launcher Pro anymore, I'm now on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and am using ...
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Help with resizable widgets on Samsung Galaxy S 2?
I'm using the default launcher (TouchWiz 4.0). Some of the widgets can be resized which is great, but unfortunately it seems many others cannot be resized at all.
What causes this discrepancy?
Is ...
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News & Weather Widget Not Updating
I have a news & weather widget on my Nexus S home screen, set to show the weather for my current location. In its settings, I have it set to update once an hour along with automatic location ...
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How to add Google Search Widget on Samsung Verizon GalaxyS?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S phone from Verizon. I don't see the option to add the Google search widget like I have with other Android phones. Is there a simple way to add this without doing something as ...
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Widget for specific bluetooth device? [closed]
I'd like a widget (or something accessible similarly quickly) with which I can connect to a specific bluetooth device (one of the devices with which my handset is already paired, but not yet ...
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High-density RSS reader widget
I've been trying to find a good RSS widget that maximizes the number of entries that will fit in 4x2 or 4x4, especially for titles or sites with short entries like headlines.
Any good ones out there?
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Is there any way to crop widgets in HTC Sense?
I've seen people crop off part of a widget to make it take up less space. Is there any readily-available way to do this on an HTC phone with Sense (Droid Incredible, to be specific)?
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Is there a widget for twitter search?
Id like to monitor Twitter for certain keywords and I wonder if there exists a widget which displays live search results on my homescreen. Ive tried almost every app in the store, but none provides ...
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how to lower boot up time? (many apps 122, rooted device)
[old subject: link2sd not mounting second partition, "quick restart"
fails too]
[IMPORTANT: boot time took 20 minutes, see at the end...]
My phone suddenly reboot (while I was ...
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Smaller “Turn off all sounds” widget
My OS version is 4.1.2.
I'm currently using the "Turn off all sound" 2x1 widget on my home screen, but I feel it is too big. I'm looking for a widget that is 1x1 and has the same functionality: mute ...
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Can I remove the gray triangle in the lower right of a contact icon?
I added a contact widget to the home screen of my Droid Razr M (running stock Android 4.1.1), and the icon has a little gray triangle in the lower right corner. Is there a way I can remove that from ...
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How to hide calendar but receive reminder notifications?
I have a calendar containing only regularly recuring dates. I would like to hide this calendar or these dates from the ordinary Google calendar app and the Google calendar widget.
The reminder ...
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Google Reader widget items blinking
I have both a smartphone (Motorola Defy/MB525 running CyanogenMod 9) and a tablet (a cheap "generic" Genesis GT1230 running some obscure custom ROM). When I add the Google Reader widget (official ...
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Email widget: How to show inbox instead of subfolder?
I have a question regarding email on my Nexus 7 3G:
When I try to add an email widget on my home screen I'm asked to choose a folder, but I only have the option to select a sub folder in my inbox, ...
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Calendar widget showing the wrong event dates
Am I the only one experiencing this? The calendar widget is showing the correct day but the event shown next to it is in 2 days and it shows for tomorrow. Perfect example (see attached image): today ...
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Can I lock desktop icons on X10 Mini Pro?
Is it possible to lock the icons & widgets (i.e. disable the long-press-to-move function) on the Sony Ericsson X10 mini pro?
I saw this question - Lock widgets in place - but it seems i may need ...
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Android widget to lock my android phone [duplicate]
Is there any android widget which allows me to lock my phone?
The 'power' button on my android phone is broken? I can't use that to lock my phone screen.
Thank you.
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How to stop Beautiful Widget from being removed on device reboot?
I have a Nexus S running 4.1.1 and a Nexus 7 running 4.2.1 and they both have the same problem with Beautiful Widgets. Whenever I reboot either device, the widgets no longer show up on the home ...
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Identify this Clock-Weather Widget [closed]
I've just found this photo on CNET:
I want to know which clock-weather widget app is that?
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Weather widget with multiple day forecasts and hourly forecasts? [closed]
I am looking for a weather widget that can display:
Hourly forecasts
Multiple days forecasts (at least 3).
Doesn't have to be on the same widget. Could be multiple widgets of one application. ...
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Simple To-Do widget that syncs between phones [closed]
I have tried many widgets for a shopping/task list, but can't find one that fits my criteria. I would like it to:
Be SIMPLE - add and delete items right from the widget
Sync automatically between my ...
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HTC People Widget - Improve Touch Accuracy?
I have HTC's people widget on one of my home screens. I like its functionality but sometimes when I touch a contact, another one gets selected. A completely different contact gets the green selection ...
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Widget to show calendar events and TODO items merged in a single agenda?
The Calendar application works with Google Calendar and its agenda style is really useful. Nevertheless, for some reason, it does not work with Google Tasks, so I use GTasks that works with the Google ...
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A widget to show tasks that are two days closer to due date [closed]
I am using Jorte application which has a home screen widget to show a list of tasks (synced from Google tasks). But it display all tasks, even the ones that has the due date next month.
Are there any ...
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Can I remove the last 3 widget host of the tablet I have?
This is maybe silly question but I don't know how to get it.
When I start my android Tablet then I see 5 widget host where I can drag my app for easily run. I have removed few apps and now end 3 are ...
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Password unlock and access to widgets?
So I just realised that having a Swipe unlock allows you to have widgets and access to the camera etc. But whenever I put a password, these features are gone.
Is there a way I can allow for a swipe ...
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on home screen what is small clock icon appearing just above AM/PM on 4x2 clock widget
Just received jelly bean 4.1.2 on my Sprint Samsung galaxy s3. I have always used the 4x2 digital clock widget and I noticed a small icon that looks like a clock appearing just above the AM / ...
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Clock Widget on tapping does not open
I currently switched to Samsung Galaxy s3! The first two days I would tap on the digital clock widget on the home screen to access the alarm. However, yesterday the software of the phone updated by ...
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Volume slider/widget that stays functional even when running app?
On my phone (Motorola Android 2.3), I have an app that places invisible touch zones on each side of the screen and when these areas are tapped change the song back or forward (Plug In Music Widget). ...
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Widget to display a text file (complete) which is stored on sd card
I'm looking for a widget (4x4 best) which can display a text file permanently which is stored on the SD Card.
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widgets problem
i have been using cyanogenmod 7 for nearly 4 months in my HTC desire mobile. It has solved most of my issues with space and other stuff but the problem is that while trying to set widget in my home ...
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how do I get the “Power control Widget” to appear with labels?
In Android 4.1.1, how do I get the "Power Control Widget" to appear with labels? I would like to have labels for the icons because my mom can't remember what they are.
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Maximize Lockscreen widget?
I am on Android 4.2.1 (Galaxy Nexus), when using Lockscreen widgets, they are always quite small until once drags them down, then they get maximized. Any way to maximize them by default? Thanks :-)
