Hi all !
As far as I have seen in every single ROM using htc sense, the sense widgets don't updates by themself in background but they do when you are actually loocking at them. Or better they download the new data automatically but the updated the screen just when you slide directly to it. This is waste of resources because every time that you are sliding the home the phone has to process the sliding and has also to updated the screen for the widget. You can see this from news widget, meteo or friends stream. Another fact is the contact widget, it reload every contact every time that you slide to it...
Is there a way to fix this ?
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hi all
ive searched everywhere but could not find the answer to this problem. the home widget in the stage ui where the recent apps are also has a weather app in built (shining sun). it has been saying 'getting location' ever since i updated to froyo. it never gets my location (i dont want it to also). now is there a way to remove this part of the widget? i have deleted accuweather app from the system. i would like to remove this aspect of the widget also. please help
that would take an entire rewrite of the app. mine said getting location for a while too, dunno what makes it choose whether or not to work correctly. overall, im a little disappointed with the stage widgets. theres no config, and they dont seem well thought out. the home app only showing recent apps with no ability to place your favorite apps you want to launch quick on hand, whos brilliant idea was that? they would be a great idea if they didnt feel like they where done a bit half assed.
Cant agree more! Long press home button already does that.
A more useful widget will be to list most used/ favourite applications instead of to list recently used applciations.
Hi.
I don't know if it's only my DHD.
I have htc message widget (black one, not the white one that looks like post-it note) on one of the home screens.
Ever so often when I swipe through home screens that widget is refreshing names and phone numbers that are in the widget (if you have john smith it will delete the name show his number instead and place name back) and when you swipe further to the next screen it lags for few seconds.
Problem is the more messages i have the more it lags
Debugging is not helping and turning fast boot of doesn't change anything either
Unless someone knows a replacement widget to be placed on home screen
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Replacement widget ? Well, i use this one, even if it is paid, it's in my opinion the best on the market now :
http://www.appbrain.com/app/pure-messenger-widget/org.koxx.pure_messenger
Good to know you're getting this problem too Matt, as far as I'm aware it's just that the htc widgets are pants. Which is a shame, because I think they look good and are easy to use.
I use the large message, mail and calender widgets and each of them take between 1-3 seconds to refresh. I've even tried to turn off refresh on open where possible just incase, and even disabled mobile data and wifi and it's the same.
The Facebook and Twitter Android widgets work fine, they're already updated before flicking to their screen, which is what is expected from the htc widgets.
Does anyone have any suggestions on a fix? Is there a setting I'm missing?
I think the answer may be live with it or get another widget, which would be a shame.
All suggestions are helpful
Korstovor said:
as far as I'm aware it's just that the htc widgets are pants. Which is a shame, because I think they look good and are easy to use.
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Second that statement, it's usually not something wrong with your phone/your widget version. I've noticed most HTC widgets do end up lagging there are plenty of third party widgets though that do it better.
When I get my phone back on I'll give you the name of a couple I use.
All HTC widget are lags. Maybe they need to free up some memory everytime its not under user's sight so that other apps can run faster with more memory....then it will need to refresh again...
yup, it suxx everytime i swipe to that corner of my homescreen.. omfg its coming! lol actualy the first time i flash/mod my dhd i was expecting it to be smoothen, but ugh..fat chance it really feels like im still at stock rom
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All the lag i used to have got fixed with the gingerbread update
Hey guys I wanted to make this post in the forum for his rom but I'm so new it won't let me so I thought I'd do it here. I have just today rooted my HTC Hero GSM phone and installed the new v3.1 rom from elelinux. Everything works fine but I'm just missing 2 widgets.
When I was running v2.1-update1 i had it so that one of the home screens had a full screen bookmark widget and another one had a full screen (well I mean so big you couldn't actually place another shortcut or anything on that screen) widget for my text messages. I know that the rom has both txt message app and a bookmarks section in the browser but before I could put both of these on the home screens and when I go to widgets from the home screen those two are missing from the list.
Can anyone help me out how to find it if I am missing it, or can you point me in the right direction?
I think those are sense widgets you refer to. Won't get these on aosp but there are similar alternatives on the market
I have the same issue... and I don't think it's related to Sense apps. I have tried to download, for example, "Laik Agenda widget", that works perfectly in other non-sense android phones, does not appear in the list.
I have also tried with 4 or 5 different calendar widgets, and no luck.
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I have the same issue... and I don't think it's related to Sense apps. I have tried to download, for example, "Laik Agenda widget", that works perfectly in other non-sense android phones, does not appear in the list.
I have also tried with 4 or 5 different calendar widgets, and no luck.
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I had a same problem.Are you using elelinux ROM like OP?If you do, then go to settings>applications>manage apps>choose widget that you want and tap on it> then tap move to phone and thats it.That was the problem when I couldnt see some widgets, downloaded from market, in the list.
I cant put a contact widget and foto album widget on home screen:.That is important to me. Any idea why some widgets can and some can not put on homescreen.Thank for you beautiful rom. I really like it.
I dont know why, but I have de same issue in the Agenda and People ones.
In agenda, just de-select all the calendars and reselect do put the widget.
The people widgets need to be put first in an fully empty slot, and not just in the right place.
Try putting them multiple times, one time it will work.
it's htc g15?
Add the widget to an empty screen and move it to the desired screen.
Salsa sense 4.0.
I like SASLSA SENSE very much but i hate that cant put widgets on screen. trying to put widgets on the blank screen but nothing happensI try 5_6 times without succes.
The foto album widget doesn't work for me either but the contact widget works fine if I add it to a blank screen.
I don't why,I have no the issue...
On one of my screens i have widget which today started crashing Sense..
What i mean is everytime i switch to that screen sense crashes...
On that screen i have:
- Power Amp Widget
- Battery Monitor Widget
- Android Assistant Quick Boost Widget
- HTC Sync All Widget
- Power Controll Widget
How to remove a widget without going on to that screen..
You will probably say "uninstall that wigget/app" but what if it is HTC Sync All Widget (only one i can see on all screens preview (Home button))
Could create another blank screen and work through adding each widget until you get an issue. Once identified you can work out how to fix the problem
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Ill have to use one of my other screens as cant add extra one on ARHD (i think)
None of them on new screen causes Sense to crash... :/
Uninstalled everything except Power Controll and Sync All as I cant nothing changed...
Now I only hope my yesterdays backup will work..
Had to restore backup...