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HTC News Widget Missing?

One of the let downs is that the HTC News Widget that is present in the Desire rom is missing on our incredible. I've pulled it from the rom and attempted to install it but it simply will not work. Once we get root it should be as simple as pushing the app. Has anyone had any success getting it installed?

I have installed the News Genie widget that we used on the Moto Droid.

Here is the actual news widget taken from the Desire I believe.

roberj13 said:
Here is the actual news widget taken from the Desire I believe.
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Yeah I was able to pull it. Just no way to install it right now sadly.

I used that one we used on the Droid, like spotmark posted. It is the same thing, just not with the semi-transparent widget.
At least we have that until someone "makes" a themed one.

The one that I posted is the naked one. No framework.

spotmark said:
The one that I posted is the naked one. No framework.
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Not sure what "naked" means, but that is the normal "unskinned" one (it isn't tranparent or translucent or anything).
I thought they wanted the themed one?

Humpa said:
Not sure what "naked" means, but that is the normal "unskinned" one (it isn't tranparent or translucent or anything).
I thought they wanted the themed one?
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Yeah, that's what I meant. I thought you were talking about the one with the black background.

Has anyone tried loading this on a rooted Incredible yet?

GooTz66 said:
Has anyone tried loading this on a rooted Incredible yet?
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The Inc has this widget already. If you are looking to theme the widget (or theme in general), you can now root the Inc and do all that.
EDIT: sorry, you asked exactly that ... lol ... I misread your post. I cannot delete this post though, so I guess I'll leave it.

Humpa said:
The Inc has this widget already. If you are looking to theme the widget (or theme in general), you can now root the Inc and do all that.
EDIT: sorry, you asked exactly that ... lol ... I misread your post. I cannot delete this post though, so I guess I'll leave it.
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LOL! No worries! I was freaking out because before I posted in here I updated the HTC widget list on my device and still didnt have the HTC news widget and was kinda confused cuz I dont have it in my list of HTC widgets.

just tried and got the same result, has there been any luck yet? Cause i don't wanna have to change roms to get it
p.s. i have the stock rom with root

You can Get the news and weather widget here. It the same apk from the nexus one and has been tested and works with no flaws on the incredible.
http://www.wjddesigns.com/2010/05/15/htc-incredible-goes-retro-nexus-one-launcher-and-apps/
1)Scroll to the bottom of the page, and download "Genie Widget".
2) Place the downloaded file on your SD Card.
3)Use "Astro" file manager or another file explorer to find and install the app.
4) you can apply the widget by long pressing the home screen and selecting the "News and Weather widget"
5) Enjoy your new Widget!!!!
Any thanks would be much appreciated and PM me for any Questions!!!!!!

Good news guys the HTC News reader & widget are included in the new OTA update.
I installed the leaked OTA yesterday and was shock to see HTC news under my programs list it works great too!
Sent from my Droid Incredible (rooted w/OTA installed) using XDA App

ctinsley said:
Good news guys the HTC News reader & widget are included in the new OTA update.
I installed the leaked OTA yesterday and was shock to see HTC news under my programs list it works great too!
Sent from my Droid Incredible (rooted w/OTA installed) using XDA App
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cool thank you I've been trying to get this for a while

Sense widgets without using sense?

I love several of the sense widgets. Is it possible to get them working on launcherpro or adw? Just curious. Thanks for the help.
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As far as I know the widgets hook into the Sense UI, but if they don't it seems like it wouldn't be hard to hack them to work with something like LauncherPro.

I don't believe modifying the Sense widgets to work with another launcher is even a legal procedure.

DigitalDementia said:
I don't believe modifying the Sense widgets to work with another launcher is even a legal procedure.
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Doesn't matter. If it can be done, it will be.

DigitalDementia said:
I don't believe modifying the Sense widgets to work with another launcher is even a legal procedure.
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lol too funny

xvenom89 said:
Doesn't matter. If it can be done, it will be.
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Obvious sarcasm is obvious good sir, also it's obviously not an easy procedure otherwise it would already have been done considering all the devices running sense and all the devs working with these devices and not one of them has yet to accomplish this.

DigitalDementia said:
Obvious sarcasm is obvious good sir, also it's obviously not an easy procedure otherwise it would already have been done considering all the devices running sense and all the devs working with these devices and not one of them has yet to accomplish this.
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Fancy widget - http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.fancywidget.android

stanfna said:
Fancy widget - http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.fancywidget.android
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For starters this is not a Sense widget this is a widget skinned to look like the HTC Sense clock widget. Secondly Beautiful Widgets did this first and also got a cease and desist letter from HTC much like these guys did. This is not a HTC widget that has been ported for use on a different launcher like the guy in the previous post has asked. So your response to mine is null and void due to the fact that it has nothing to do with the topic at hand or my statement. I never said that someone couldn't design widgets to look like the HTC Sense widgets I said the widgets themselves apparently can't be ported for use on other launchers. Thank you and try again

all i want is the Music widget

yojoe600 said:
all i want is the Music widget
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pure music widget is a skin for our music player. I use it with launcher pro. That way when you play music it still will let you skip songs from the lock screen.

For those that don't want Sense

So the best android build so far is defintely is the Stone series w/ Sense IMO. But if you don't want the Sense home screen just install Launcher Pro from the market. Then disable Sense, click the menu (windows) button, choose Applications, choose manage application, find Sense and clear defaults. Click the home button and you will be prompted to choose a launcher, select Launcher Pro. Done.
You still have the HTC keyboard and dialer, which is what I prefer, you cannot use HTC widgets, but lose the HTC Launcher. Best of both worlds for myself.

yeah...
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My FroyoStone is Non-Sense

im pretty sure people know that already, but they dont like the menus and stuff (like me) i like clean, stock android, i only fornicates with Sense on the Hero, Legend, or Desire.

Well I didn't know so thanks alot!

mr_billionaire said:
im pretty sure people know that already, but they dont like the menus and stuff (like me) i like clean, stock android, i only fornicates with Sense on the Hero, Legend, or Desire.
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I'm sure "Most people" don't know about Android after just coming over from WinMo. Just sharing what I just figured out and there is no faster/ stable build to choose from.

is there a way to install a sense build and change the apps loader to something like launcher pro and at the same time use the widgets such as friendstream and news fro htc sense?
i would like that to very much happen but was unable to do so when i tried it on a sense build..

is there a way to change the people app to the default froyo contacts?

^what he said!

is there a way to have everything be stock froyo?

is there a way to have everything be stock froyo?

wow, this thread is going no where...

agree........

songokussm said:
is there a way to have everything be stock froyo?
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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

jubeh said:
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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u be tryna finda, cuz i was tryna builda FroYo but no go now i has cheezeburger

HI, Thank you very much, I'm just want to disable HTC sense.
one question, can I remove HTC Lockscreen also?

1013 said:
HI, Thank you very much, I'm just want to disable HTC sense.
one question, can I remove HTC Lockscreen also?
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and the dial panel,Call record panel

I'm running stock froyo on my HD2.
Here is a screenshot:

can i see a screen shot of this build? im looking for a desire build and i dunno where to look

spimonkey34 said:
I'm running stock froyo on my HD2.
Here is a screenshot:
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eh,Which build you useing?
sorry for my english

christ17 said:
eh,Which build you useing?
sorry for my english
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My own. It's coming soon. Still in testing.

Getting Sense UI Widgets on Nexus One, Like Bookmarks

Hey guys. I'm wondering if it's possible to get some of the very nice looking HTC Sense Widgets on our Stock, or Vanilla 2.2 Phones. I have a N1 running CM6.1 Nightly and I'd love some Sense UI Widgets.
Yes I have Beautiful Widgets, and that is nice. But I'm looking for stuff like there Bookmarks Widget, and there Calls or Call Log, and the People Widget, or things like those. Is this possible? I love the bookmarks widget on Sense, that is one of the main things I want. Thanks for any help or suggestions.

xguntherc said:
Hey guys. I'm wondering if it's possible to get some of the very nice looking HTC Sense Widgets on our Stock, or Vanilla 2.2 Phones. I have a N1 running CM6.1 Nightly and I'd love some Sense UI Widgets.
Yes I have Beautiful Widgets, and that is nice. But I'm looking for stuff like there Bookmarks Widget, and there Calls or Call Log, and the People Widget, or things like those. Is this possible? I love the bookmarks widget on Sense, that is one of the main things I want. Thanks for any help or suggestions.
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Impossible to get the actual widgets on stock android...however you can download LauncherPro and pay for the plus features and it comes with a slew of sense style widgets (resizable too so IMO better)
and for ADW Launcher there are free and paid widgets u can download from the market which work well with it.

I wonder why we can't extract the widgets from Sense.. that sucks.
and I've never gave Launcher Pro an honest try, so maybe I should check it out. but ADW is integrated into CM6. I've looked on the market. There doesn't seem to be any good Bookmark Widgets out so that might be a no go. But thanks!

the launcher pro plus is the way to go...yes it isn't free but it is well worth it. LauncherPro itself doesn't support widgets, the paid version does though it is available thru the app and not thru the market.

just the extra's. I'll be looking into it now I guess. Thanks!

try using the SEARCH button this question has been asking at least 200 times....

b1337 said:
try using the SEARCH button this question has been asking at least 200 times....
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For every post on the forum someone will respond "USE THE SEARCH FEATURE, THATS BEEN ASKED ALREADY" - I think that was the point of his question as it was worded, "...can u lead me to" - not to mention the person who types that response almost never includes the helpful link to the question being asked - I ask "why is that?" Comeon helpful forum community be helpful - for the record I've only once used the search feature n found what I was looking for - this is way too much information to be sorted this old way - SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO A NIGHTLY BUILD FOR THIS FORUM

I use the Twitter, Facebook and Calendar widgets in Launcher Pro Plus and they're great.
You won't be disappointed in the purchase.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

xguntherc said:
I wonder why we can't extract the widgets from Sense.. that sucks.
and I've never gave Launcher Pro an honest try, so maybe I should check it out. but ADW is integrated into CM6. I've looked on the market. There doesn't seem to be any good Bookmark Widgets out so that might be a no go. But thanks!
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This is because HTC widgets rely on large chunks of HTC framework, "melted" among AOSP code. The way to go would be to backport some of it back into AOSP, AND largely modify the widgets to make them not rely as much on Sense. Highly impractical.
If I recall correctly, adding HTC widgets was tried by people online on ADW on HTC phones, and it wouldn't work because you cannot use them outside of the HTC Sense launcher.

For the call log, get the last call widget. Tapping the left will open up the whole call log, and on the right you can make a direct call back.
For the people widget, give picture dial a try.

picture dial is the way to go...

b1337 said:
try using the SEARCH button this question has been asking at least 200 times....
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Yes thanks for nothing.. I tried search, half the posts I saw had no replies and many weren't the same question. But thanks for posting nothing of use but to be rude..
To the rest that have replied and been helpful. Thanks. I'll try call log and Picture dial now. Thanks

Yeah dont mind xda grannies, I've had to deal with them before. They usually have sand in their va-jay-jays
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grannies.. as in oldies.. his 100 posts don't make him a grannie. lol. But thanks for looking out! haha!
Picture dial is sweet

Launcher Pro
I'm running completely stock and Launcher Pro is the best all in one solution I've found. I paid for the full version have not regretted it. There are several very useful Sense-like widgets (Bookmarks, Calendar, Facebook, Twitter, Friends [which is all your social networking feeds in one], Messaging, People [which is your contacts]). It also allows your homescreens to rotate to landscape, gives you a customizable and scrollable dock. I also find that it scrolls much more smoothly than the stock launcher.
Well worth the purchase price.

Dialer one is almost an exact replica of the sense dialer FWIW and free.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

xguntherc said:
grannies.. as in oldies.. his 100 posts don't make him a grannie. lol. But thanks for looking out! haha!
Picture dial is sweet
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if u search in the correct sub-forum you would see plenty of results...

Get launcher pro, he pulled the code from htc sense and now charges for it.

JCopernicus said:
Get launcher pro, he pulled the code from htc sense and now charges for it.
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That's a pretty blunt way of saying things. You telling me you can prove he stole the code from htc and htc is taking so damn long to pull a cease and desist?
And he's currently rewriting the code from scratch so it should be a different beast altogether in the next version.

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That's a pretty blunt way of saying things. You telling me you can prove he stole the code from htc and htc is taking so damn long to pull a cease and desist?
And he's currently rewriting the code from scratch so it should be a different beast altogether in the next version.
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Cease and desist between two countries with loose IP laws? That's a waste of time.
Look at his earlier .apks you'll find HTC assets in the res folder that have nothing to do with the launcher at those points. *oops*

Sense Alternatives

I don't know if ICS or JB with Sense will ever come to the DHD. But the reason I have never stuck with another ROM other than Android Revolution HD is because I end up missing Sense.
When people do change to a non-Sense ROM (haha, nonsense), what are you using for:
Friendstream alternative. With FS, I get both my twitter and FB feeds in one convenient widget. And I like how when a tweet has a link, if I click on the tweet, I can read the tweet and link all within FS. I don't get that with Android Pro Widget or Launcher Pro widget.
Calendar. The HTC calendar is so clean looking. I like the monthly view on a whole screen.
SMS. I know there are alternatives but many look so cartoony, not the clean interface of the HTC version.
But probably Friendstream is the big one. What are people doing?
Thanks.

asif9t9 said:
I don't know if ICS or JB with Sense will ever come to the DHD. But the reason I have never stuck with another ROM other than Android Revolution HD is because I end up missing Sense.
When people do change to a non-Sense ROM (haha, nonsense), what are you using for:
Friendstream alternative. With FS, I get both my twitter and FB feeds in one convenient widget. And I like how when a tweet has a link, if I click on the tweet, I can read the tweet and link all within FS. I don't get that with Android Pro Widget or Launcher Pro widget.
Calendar. The HTC calendar is so clean looking. I like the monthly view on a whole screen.
SMS. I know there are alternatives but many look so cartoony, not the clean interface of the HTC version.
But probably Friendstream is the big one. What are people doing?
Thanks.
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DHD will be getting official ICS before the end of August
Good to see you're ditching Sense (less eyecandy: more RAM free & better performance), not sure if we have something like FS, maybe rip it from a sense ROM and install it?
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How to get a Friendstream apk? Would that install on any rooted phone?
Also, I forgot to mention a key app. Mail. The mail interface on Sense is nice and clean. On some of these other apps, like K-9, it's not as nice looking. Also, I need features like auto-BCC all emails. And what I like about Sense Mail is I have two mail accounts, one Yahoo, one POP, and both homescreen icons actually tell me how many new mails there are. What's the mail app everyone is using when they switch away from Sense?

GuyInTheCorner said:
DHD will be getting official ICS before the end of August
Good to see you're ditching Sense (less eyecandy: more RAM free & better performance), not sure if we have something like FS, maybe rip it from a sense ROM and install it?
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You can't. FS requires a Sense framework to run at all. If it were that easy, someone would've done it already.

Hunt3r.j2 said:
You can't. FS requires a Sense framework to run at all. If it were that easy, someone would've done it already.
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Oh yeah, forgot that you need the framework *Facepalm*
Maybe (seriously doubt I'd ever happpen though, don't think its even possible) CM7 with Sense framework?
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GuyInTheCorner said:
Oh yeah, forgot that you need the framework *Facepalm*
Maybe (seriously doubt I'd ever happpen though, don't think its even possible) CM7 with Sense framework?
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Never happening
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asif9t9 said:
I don't know if ICS or JB with Sense will ever come to the DHD. But the reason I have never stuck with another ROM other than Android Revolution HD is because I end up missing Sense.
When people do change to a non-Sense ROM (haha, nonsense), what are you using for:
Friendstream alternative. With FS, I get both my twitter and FB feeds in one convenient widget. And I like how when a tweet has a link, if I click on the tweet, I can read the tweet and link all within FS. I don't get that with Android Pro Widget or Launcher Pro widget.
Calendar. The HTC calendar is so clean looking. I like the monthly view on a whole screen.
SMS. I know there are alternatives but many look so cartoony, not the clean interface of the HTC version.
But probably Friendstream is the big one. What are people doing?
Thanks.
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I know what you mean about Sense. I have tried as well and always came back to Sense..
A replacement for Friendstream.. Here are a couple:
- Seesmic (Facebook and Twitter)
- Multipost ( but I think Facebook doesn't work)
- HootSuite
- Tweetdeck

GuyInTheCorner said:
Oh yeah, forgot that you need the framework *Facepalm*
Maybe (seriously doubt I'd ever happpen though, don't think its even possible) CM7 with Sense framework?
Sent from my Desire HD using Swype beta for Android!
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CM7 with Sense framework would just be a desensed rom.
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asif9t9 said:
How to get a Friendstream apk? Would that install on any rooted phone?
Also, I forgot to mention a key app. Mail. The mail interface on Sense is nice and clean. On some of these other apps, like K-9, it's not as nice looking. Also, I need features like auto-BCC all emails. And what I like about Sense Mail is I have two mail accounts, one Yahoo, one POP, and both homescreen icons actually tell me how many new mails there are. What's the mail app everyone is using when they switch away from Sense?
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For mail use: InoMail
Very clean, iOS looking style, and very fast etc, great mail
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Yup - FS is hard to do without. However... check out APW widgets. The pro version has a friendstream widget which is a perfect replacement. The non-pro you have to have separate twitter and facebook. The calendar widget is also the best sense replacement I have found.
I'd stick with sense, but have a DZ so sense eats up too much RAM.

What I miss most in non-Sense roms is actually the camera. I tried and bought several other camera apps (360 camera, Zoom FX), but none seem as fast or polished as the Sense camera app. Especially with regard to focussing. It autofocusses on faces or otherwise just in the center, but you can always overrule it with tap-to-focus. I haven't found this in any other camera (yet?)
perhaps its just that I have become accustomed to that camera app.
for me, that is the only app that keeps dragging me back to sense roms.

madcow_mda said:
What I miss most in non-Sense roms is actually the camera. I tried and bought several other camera apps (360 camera, Zoom FX), but none seem as fast or polished as the Sense camera app. Especially with regard to focussing. It autofocusses on faces or otherwise just in the center, but you can always overrule it with tap-to-focus. I haven't found this in any other camera (yet?)
perhaps its just that I have become accustomed to that camera app.
for me, that is the only app that keeps dragging me back to sense roms.
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Try using the MIUI camera app
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Never ever Sense
everything else is better than sense.
but the best is an stock android so like google thought it should be.

I like some things about sense and have had my days where I missed it a little. But IMO after I used jelly bean its pure Google for me from now on. Thanks for the alternatives!
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is there an alternative gui to sence ?

Try Android Pro Widgets. Works for me like a charm....
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If their were a sense contender I would have left HTC long time ago ,so no there is no sense alternative,all other launchers are the same ,boring.sense is unique

atrako1973 said:
If their were a sense contender I would have left HTC long time ago ,so no there is no sense alternative,all other launchers are the same ,boring.sense is unique
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*Sigh* yes it is unique.... at least.
Did i miss it the last 18 months? .... This gonna be a hard decissi..... Nope!
Miui has nice style and good cam, too and runs like a kitten on crack :cyclops:
Even though,in my opinion, Miui is no competition to latest ics/jellybean vanilla feeling.

I like Sense for Calendar, Mail, and (mosttly) intuitive dialler. Maybe except mail, no replacements. Therefore, Sense ROMs.

Every time I try switching I keep coming back. The simple Email icons for my two email addresses, it shows the number of NEW messages. I tried Kaiten Mail and the ugly mail icon (looks like a fire hydrant), shows UNREAD messages. The problem with Unread messages is that for my POP email address, I read on my computer, or my phone. So my POP email on my phone is basically all Unread. So the icon shows me 99 Unread all the time. Useless. I just want to see NEW messages, and that's what my simple Sense 3.5 does. Sense is just better.
For Friendstream, if I click a tweet with a link to an article, the article opens up in Friendstream. With other apps like Android Pro Widgets, you have to click the link to the article and open up your browser. Grrrrrr.