[Q] Calendar Issues - Acer Iconia A500

The Calendar Widget on my tablet isn't changing to reflect the day of the week.
The main time and date one updates properly but the widget doesn't - a removal and replacement on the home page fixes for the day but next day same thing.
I have looked everywhere for a setting I have missed but can't see anything.
Can anyone shed some light on this and or suggest a better calandar widget that will update as required. i don't need anything too complex just something to keep track of a few appointments etc./
thanks

Are you using the regular calendar widget that is installed by default?

Yes, I am.
Sorry, I should have made that clearer in my question.

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Widgets don't update unless you go to the tabs

So I tried a forum search and Google search but I came up short; hopefully the community can help answer this question for me. I'm not sure if this is normal or not, or maybe I'm spoiled by Sense on Android. I am running Elegancia v8.5, if that makes any difference.
The widgets on my HD2, for example, like weather and Twitter, will not update by themselves, even though i have them both set to update automatically. For Twitter, I even have it so I get an audible tone when it updates and there are new tweets, but I only actually get a notification when I restart my phone.
The weather itself, on the Today screen, will stay the same temperature and won't update until I go to the weather tab, then it will update. I didn't turn off my phone for two days, nor did I go into the weather tab over that period of time, and the weather was the same until I finally went to the tab, then it updated at that point and time.
When I was running Sense on my old Android device, I would have Twitter update every hour, and every hour, on the hour, I would get a notification and an audible tone, unlike with Sense on WinMo.
In addition, the weather would update every hour as well from the home screen, without me having to open up the weather application.
Getting on to the point, is this normal operation? If not, what am I doing wrong that it won't update like it is supposed to. If it is normal, is there anything I can do to make it work like I want it to work, or am I just going to have to deal with it?
Thanks in advance.
I'm running stock ROM and my weather updates in the background, and it is always current when I slide to it. I dont' use twitter so I can't answer that one.

[Q] Contact Widget

I've searched for about 20 hours or so now and found nothing, so I turn to you guys (long time lurker, first time poster) for advice.
I am so very very close to finally having my phone set as I want it, at least for the next few weeks until I decide to change it again.
I have 2 problems, one is with regards to icons, I'm going to play around with that 1 icon I downloaded from a launcherpro droidicon site isn't recognised for some reason.
More importantly I am in need of a simple widget that doesn't seem to exist. On my last homescreen I want to have some picture frame widgets (2x2) of certain people, but I want to widgets to operate as if I added a shortcut to that person and selected quick contact. I want to be able to chose the photo myself so that it won't have the horrid icons over their face.
Does such a widget exist? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance, Nick

google calendar widget agenda

hi guys,
whenever i try to add the google calendar widget to a screen the box just displays todays date and then an empty white space below it. I can't work out how to make the widget display the agenda for the coming month. can't see anything in options how to do it.
sorry if i am being dumb.
cheers
masopol said:
hi guys,
whenever i try to add the google calendar widget to a screen the box just displays todays date and then an empty white space below it. I can't work out how to make the widget display the agenda for the coming month. can't see anything in options how to do it.
sorry if i am being dumb.
cheers
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Is there an option in the calendar app itself? Have a look through the settings and I am sure there is a setting you can change for how far ahead the app looks (i.e. one day, week, month, etc.). Sorry I can't direct you more accurately. My Nexus is currently charging (whilst off so I can charge it quicker before I head out).

[ZOOPER] Now Cards for Zooper

Please have a look at my new app Now Cards for Zooper. I've used tsasker integration to make some of the widgets more unique - there's auto updating news widgets (more feeds will be made on request) and one which shows you your latest text message.
They're alongside calendar, weather, clock, etc. widgets. Take a look and make sure you read the description before you download. If you've got any problems, just post and let me know.
EDIT: The free version now contains a facebook widget too! (post 10 for pictures). This will stay as 4x1, but this, alongside a 4x2 and 4x3 will be coming to the paid version in the next few days
Paid version - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.est1994.zwskin.nowcards
Free version - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.est1994.zwskin.nowcards
Very cool idea, few questions.
Is this a "Google Now" replacement?
Its almost identical to "Goolge now" , whats the advantages of using Zooper and Tasker?
Could you add other buttons and functionality to the cards aswell?
- like say the incoming text card, can you add a reply button? that would pop up a reply text box etc?
- Or a card that has the ability to show current sound volumes? or the ability to change them from card?
- If you could add other app info like facebook (probably insane to get configured) it would be an awesome "Launcher" type of app etc.
Are you allowed to post links to paid apps on xda? Cant remember the rules (Current)
other than those, looking great! good luck.
Thanks for the support! Its kind of intended as a Now replacement, I love having Google now built into the Google launcher, but can't deal without any customizations, son its really intended for people with similar ideas.
Using Tasker gives a lot more options in terms of what can be displayed! Many things from the internet and almost any stat from your device can be displayed oince you combine the two - tasked is a lot more powerful than Zooper.
Unfortunately some if what what you're asking is still a little out of range. Things which involve interaction such as volume sliders or a functional reply box are not do-able from my app, however, you could create your own tasked scene and launch it as an OnTap action on the widget. I'd love to bundle this with the app my pself but I've found that Tasked scenes do not translate well across changes in screen size. I could definitely add one for current volumes though if you wanted? And anything else you might like? I will look into Facebook tomorrow, but its late here so I need some sleep!
And I'm not sure about posting paid links, I meant to double check the rules before posting but totally forgot! I didn't hear anything last time I did it though so fingers crossed
EDIT: I couldn't resist having a quick look - Facebook notifications can (and will) be made as a widget, but actual feeds cannot
These look great! But I am unclear as to when these show onscreen...are they always on widgets or just popup when info arrives? Thanks
They are all always on. Everything always has information to display! Are you asking more specifically about the Tasker widgets? If so, tasker collects information every 2 hours by default, with each collection gaining 5-7 stories (depending on provider). Only one story is 'given' to Zooper at a time, with the displayed story changing every 30 minutes.
I hope that answers your question?
I know this may not be exactly what you had in mind, but here's a Facebook widget I knocked up. There's also a 4x2, but that's just a shorter version of the large one. What do you think?
butler0607 said:
I know this may not be exactly what you had in mind, but here's a Facebook widget I knocked up. There's also a 4x2, but that's just a shorter version of the large one. What do you think?
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Looks great. Upon pressing it. Takes you right to Facebook?
To me flip book is annoying. But . I'm looking for a "sense" type of home page. You ever seen HTC sense home pages? If you could make the boxes a transparent black etc. Lol I love the Google now aspect, but their new material colors are... Not what I like. Lol but that's a great start. Smaller font perhaps.
Thanks for the feedback I thought about smaller fonts, but I wanted it wall to be readable at a glance and to follow Google as much as possible, but yes, clicking on the FB widget could take you straight to Facebook, but I've left all the shortcuts blank so you can pick where you want it to take you, possibly the notifications page directly?
If you send some HTC sense pics, maybe I'll think about making some wpof their widgets at some point too?
I decided to do a free version of this too - its got all the 4x1 widgets, but with none of the tasker integration or 4x2 widgets, so you can still get a good effect. Follow the link to grab it! Lasker
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.est1994.zwskin.nowcardsfree
Here's the new facebook widget, submitted to the free version already and coming to the paid version soon!

Yota cover/panel questions

I'm just getting used to my new Yotaphone 2, it is living up to my expectations so far but I've got a couple of questions...
1. Can you disable yota cover? The manual mentions an option to disable it but I can't find it on the yota hub settings, the scenario is I have a lock screen with swipe pattern to unlock the device, so the yota cover is unnecessary. when mirroring, I end up removing the yota cover, then putting the unlock pattern in , the EPD is all about convenience for me and this double step to unlock is annoying.
2. The "next event" widget should be awesome but it doesn't display "all day events" from the calendar so its somewhat crippled, a true agenda widget would be better but any how my question is why the hell is an address in Moscow showing up as the location of all my calendar events when displayed on the "next event" widget on the EPD?? Any one else getting this?
3. Anyone else getting stuck notifications only on the "any other notifications" icon (the bell) if so how are you removing or resetting the counter?
Thanks for any advice you can give me
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Hey dude, just spotted this thread, sorry didn't answer sooner. You may have figured the answers to your own questions out by this point but i'll reply anyway -
1. Not sure about stopping yotacover, have you tried simply removing each page (via menu > remove in yotacover) until none are shown? Haven't tried it but might work.
2. The next event widget is working fine for me, showing all day events and the address it shows is fine. Perhaps this has been fixed in an update?
3. I get stuck notifications occasionally, mostly they come from apps that leave a notification, whether invisible or not, like ad block plus. These tend to go away eventually and stop showing up after a time, maybe the phone gets used to them. Occasionally there are random notifications that I assume are left over from when there were actually things I had not dealt with or swiped away from notification drawer. These also tend to go away, and I think this has been addressed a little bit in the recent update.
Hope you got the issues sorted and if not I hope you get some use out of this.
Thanks for the input, to add my findings since my original post.....
1. I've got used to yotocover and how it works so it's not bothering me so much now, I may try your en suggestion tho and delete the set up of the yota covers to see if that stops it.
2. The next event is working as I would expect now, it shows all day events and the Moscow location has stopped showing up on my events thank goodness. I'm guessing this improvement is due to the software updates that have been coming via the play store.
3. One of the notifications I was getting was from the google now weather notification that shows up in the notification shade but not on the top bar, also avg notifications do the same. Any notification what so ever will flag the " bell" on the EPD, it would be nice if we could configure that. Or give is an android wear notification yota panel, now that would be awesome!
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