Has anyone noticed that there is no default email widget on the G2, there is one for gmail but nothing for exchange email, or am I just missing something somewhere?
I love my widgets but this seems to be becoming a trend, my previous primary phone was an Optimus G, which I loved then I got my hands on a HTC One, and I liked it but Sense doesn't have an email widget so I installed my copy of touchdown. I wasn't happy with the HTC so I went back to my Optimus G until yesterday when I got my G2. I was disappointed to see that the G2, whose OS is so similar to the Optimus G has no default email widget. I don't understand why companies are going this direction, to me is seems stupid to take something out when the users already have a choice to use it or not.
Anyways I installed touchdown on the G2 however while touchdown works it is not my preferred option, I would much rather just use the integrated apps. Plus I have noticed battery issues with touchdown and both my G2 and HTC One when touchdown has been installed and setup to sync with my exchange account.
Does anyone know of a widget that works with the default email app, or some other solution that I could look at.
TIA
That's strange, cause I have it on my device out of the box. See the top left corner of pic attached.
Note. I am using the international version which is D802.
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i have a d803, canada/rogers. When you added it, it was just under the widgets screen under email or mail? That's where it is normally as far as I know.
Nevermind I got it back, had to do a factory reset but I'm happy now (it doesn't take much). Thanks for the help, it let me know that the device was probably supposed to have it rather then me going nuts trying to figure out whether it was just my phone.
For the record I suspect that the issue was that when I first got the phone I started it up without a SIM card and just connected to wi-fi as I wanted to get it setup before moving over from my Optimus G. I guess not having the connection to Rogers may have screwed something up.
Update:
So it turns out the problem was actually Nova Launcher. After doing the reset the widget was there however after using Nova Launcher it was gone again. Went back to the default launcher and it is available. Not sure why Nova doesn't allow it but no big deal.
Thanks again,
James
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Hello all, I'm a software developer (VB/C#) but new to WM. I've recently bought SPB MS3 and fell in love with it instantly. Looking at the widgets currently available, am I correct in thinking creating new ones is just restricted to modding existing ones?
With this in mind I thought about how a facebook notification widget could be created (coming from a blackberry it’s the only thing I miss) I came up with the idea of:
Clone the excisting email notification
Change the picture and name of it Facebook (obviously)
Set up a dedicated email address and enable Facebook email notifications on facebook.com (this would be the only downside as it would also require the user to change their login email)
Develop a simple program which the "facebook" widget links to
The program will simply clear the email inbox and then launch the Facebook application if installed, if not then launch http://m.facebook.com
First of all, being new to SPB I’d just like to check if this is plausible or perhaps I'm missing something and there would be a simpler way to go about this?
Hello sir,
It is plausible and doable BUT there are so many great facebook applications out there like FIM that work so well when SPB is running. Yes I would love to see a facebook widget for SPB, but I really used the chat interface alot with facebook so if you can implement that it would be really good. Other than that just emails for notifications, that would be boring .
Let us know what you are thinking in more detail, and I can help you out.
thanks
Hey, think you may of misunderstood what I'm hoping to achieve. I'm not going to create a new facebook application just a simple SPB widget to show when you've got new facebook notifications, for example:
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Oh thats cool you should do that, please go for it. I will be the first one to use it
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Hey, think you may of misunderstood what I'm hoping to achieve. I'm not going to create a new facebook application just a simple SPB widget to show when you've got new facebook notifications, for example:
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WOOOOW, just the widget I was looking for, can u send it to me??
Are you done with developing this widget??
Yeah its a great idea! Did you end up making this?
Are there any sms-pop ups like this one for wm?:
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Would be great to have a good looking sms pop-up app that shows photo of the sender like this one, seems there are several available for Android but all the ones I've found for wm looks like ****
Try SMS-Chat by Vito Tech, it has a pop-up that is pretty similar to that.
I know but I don't think it shows an image of the sender...
S2U2 does this, but it will only show if the lock screen is on.
And the picture wont be that big.
Just use XDAndroid, or get an Android phone haha.
Edit: Wait nevermind, I see use already use it, haha. Good choice.
Yes it's very nice, the problem is I can't use it at daytime or at work due to the battery drain, so I only use XDANDROID at home at the moment. But it was XDANDROD with handcent sms that first made made me go wow! and wondered why we don't have anything like it in wm...
You've probably already seen it but it takes it even one step further and allows you to fast reply in the pop-up:
Oh, really? With the latest builds I have been getting fairly decent battery life as long as I'm not constantly using data connection. So I have been using XDAndroid pretty much as my main OS throughout the whole day. But I also have an extra battery just in case.
I do really like the SMS popup with Handcent. The quick reply is really what sells it for me. Very useful.
Well I have constant data connection with push mail and stuff running so it really makes some difference I've noticed but yes the battery life has improved a lot in new releases and isn't way behind wm now except for when using wifi that is!!!
I'm searching something like this too?
+1
Im looking this!!!!
Cheers!
I started using Go Launcher Ex about two weeks ago and pretty much like it. Previously, I've only used Sense.
I'm having trouble finding a widget or even a shortcut to toggle the 4G radio on and off. With HTC Sense, there was a shortcut that gave you access to almost any setting. I was able to put a shortcut to 4G on one of my screens.
But those HTC shortcuts and widgets are not available when you replace Sense as your launcher.
I've tried downloading a couple of 4G "Widgets" from the market, but so far all of the one's I've tried require using Sense or else they don't show up.
I tried the Go widget for Power, which has switches for WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, screen brightness, etc., but they don't seem to have anything for 4G.
Can anyone recommend a widget or shortcut? I'm running a stock EVO Rom 2.3, but with Go Launcher Ex.
Thanks.
Have you tried 4G Toggle4 for Evo? Says it works with 3rd party launchers.
i like widgetsoid. you can even set it to act like pcw.
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"Have you tried 4G Toggle4 for Evo? Says it works with 3rd party launchers."
Yes. It is installed. It does NOT show up under widgets.
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i like widgetsoid. you can even set it to act like pcw.
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I'm going to try it. Any idea what is the difference between Widgetsoid and Widgetsoid2? I don't see any mention of any differences in the Market.
Maybe this is an issue with just my phone. Widgetsoid is installed and not showing up under widgets either.
Well if it doesn't work out, ADW EX has 4G toggle, and it should be dropping down to 10 cents sometime soon with the 10 cent app promotion.
I figured it out. Widget 101: Do not install widgets to the SD card.
Duh.
So that icon on the bottom of all the Nexus 6 renderings that some of us thought was a new Hangouts icon is actually another new SMS/MMS app. I guess enough people didn't like the text messaging - Hangouts integration. Direct quote from Google as well as info from AndroidPolice below.
Messenger and Hangouts offer users choice, each have their own benefits. Hangouts work great for cross platform (web, iOS, Android) and cross medium communications (video, voice,messaging, SMS). Messenger will be specially designed to be a quick and easy way to send and receive SMS and MMS messages on Android; more to come (Nexus 6 will come with both apps).
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That's nice. Though I wish Google would just integrate them both flawlessly and have one unified messaging system.
As long as the app has had the full material design makeover i'll use it over hangouts. Hangouts always had a problem with closing in the background on me no matter what the phone but the stock one didn't and it annoys the hell out of me
Awesome. I think if Google just keeps changing the stock apps from one version of Android to another it will really enhance the useability of the ecosystem. Nothing makes things easier than having to relearn an interface over and over again.
Like the pointless recent design changes to Chrome. I love those. It was so annoying how I had gotten used to the way Chrome works. Where are the stumbling blocks and unnecessary changed features? Without those things there is no joy.
The best thing would be if Google changes the order of the back, home, and whatever that square button is, with each version of Android. Even better, they could switch which shape correlates to which function, while simultaneously changing the positions. And really, why not try putting the navbar on the top or side or back of the phone?
Thank God for gratuitous changes, otherwise life would be so painfully convenient.
They need to have a standard, stock SMS app for AOSP reasons. I don't really see them ever getting rid of it.
Hopefully this unifies the messaging system.
I couldn't for the life of me find that thumbtack icon / button which is suppose to be next to the X on the Top of the Action Memo. This will help me put them up on a screen as a widget. check the third image to the right. Any help would be appreciated!
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Didn't even know you can do that.
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Didn't even know you can do that.
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Yeah, I'd love to just go to one of my screens and just start writing. But I can't find that thumbtack button. Here, i found a better picture. Do you see it on yours?
Nope, weird. Closest is long pressing the note within SNote and it gives me an option to send to home as a shortcut...but no pin.
I just saw a similar post in another thread... are you using the stock TW launcher? If you are using a replacemnet launcher like Nova, or Google now Launcher, you will lose the thumtack pin feature in action note. Action notess can only be put onto a TW homescreen.
Doesn't work on default launcher either just tried.
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I just saw a similar post in another thread... are you using the stock TW launcher? If you are using a replacemnet launcher like Nova, or Google now Launcher, you will lose the thumtack pin feature in action note. Action notess can only be put onto a TW homescreen.
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Yeah, that's what I thought it was before I posted this thread. Unfortunately, that darn button won't show up in stock launcher either. I'm thinking it's a different apk??
Maybe ? My Tmo firmware update already hit soon as I turned on don't know if it was there prior.
Ok I got it. From reading a similar thread, they're saying you need a reboot for the pin to show once you switch to touchwiz. I did not do the reboot so it was still missing even with touchwiz.
I'm also going to let nova launcher devs know this issue so they can fix it. For now I'm just going to use the action memo in the minimized form.
Did you get an answer from them?