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Sexy Widgets for the Hero

So after a couple of months using the Hero I wanted to share the Widgets I still use. My sense UI now has allot of app icons but I still find most of these Widget useful. Please add any suggestions and I will post them up on page. Lets create a resource to make the iphone peeps jealous
3RD PARTY WIDGETS:
BBC News (8/10) two widgets on my home page one for most popular and another for tech or sport
News Buzz (7/10) Still good but have stopped using it
Weather Bug (small) (5/10) Removed it
S2 CalenderWidget (9/10) for me by far the best calendar widget (two types to choose from)
Andriod and Me (small)(3/10) If nothing else to do a nice for android information
Twidriod Pro (8/10) simple but works well
Google scoreboard (9/10) I like this allot good for all sports updates
Facebook (don’t have an account I‘m a twitter man)
HTC WIDGETS:
HTC calendar (small) (8/10) Removed
HTC Settings GPS/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Mobile (8/10) Good functions I now only have gps as ModaCo's roms have a wifi off app already installed
HTC Weather/Clock (9/10) Still nice looking but have gone for 2X2 icon without clock
HTC bookmarks (8/10) still use them
HTC footprints (Large) (8/10) Was fun at first but now removed
HTC Album (4/10) Removed
HTC Picture frame( 4/10) still use it
Contacts (8/10) nice but don’t use

Other than the stock HTC widgets - small music player, messaging and the ones you listed, I also use Google's Scoreboard. If you're into sports, its pretty good.
Oh and I have the Facebook widget too.
Someone should write one for xda-devs, it could show you PMs and when people reply to your threads/posts.... Or maybe I'm just beginning to rely on the Hero just a little too much these days.

I agree Floridak xda dev should be more mobile friendly. It would be nice to get updates via a widget. It would also be nice yo have a mobile edition web page that you can post on.

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totaly agree with the XDA-widget!

yep xda mobile support would be great

commodoor said:
yep xda mobile support would be great
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I just think it is so ironic that this is a forum about smartphones yet it doesn't have a mob friendly website

robboy said:
I just think it is so ironic that this is a forum about smartphones yet it doesn't have a mob friendly website
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You can choose pda version under "forum" on the homepage

HenrikPalm said:
You can choose pda version under "forum" on the homepage
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That's an archive of the forum you cannot add replys

robboy said:
I just think it is so ironic that this is a forum about smartphones yet it doesn't have a mob friendly website
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yep i agree i'm surfing a lot on this forum with my phone but all that scrolling pff and it would be nice if it fits on my screen and replying is also importent.

Well...
http://xda-developers.mobi/
Its what i use on my hero and works a charm, its been up and running for a good few months now

Now way !!! Cheers just what I needed

MuDvAyNeX said:
Well...
http://xda-developers.mobi/
Its what i use on my hero and works a charm, its been up and running for a good few months now
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what's different than getting to mob portal from web portal home page? (other than saving a click)

lets get back on topic. Any new Widgets out there?

try feedr. It's $0.99 but you can create an rss feed of xda forums and then place as many widgets on your desktops as you like..I like it a lot.

i use the normal xda website all the time from my hero, i find it great and if you zoom in the auto format setting kicks in to save you the hassle

Did anyone hear of widget that would show/hide my number when calling with one press on a home screen ? That would save a lot of effort

robboy said:
lets get back on topic. Any new Widgets out there?
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I found interesting the Volume Widget Pro.
It's pretty nice and really useful to change music and alarm volume level from the home screen. And it has lot's of options to configure the colors of the widget.

What I'm using.
Twidgit, nice little widget shows the latest tweet.
BBC news, small widget that shows the latest headline.
Did have 'android and me' but it wasn't much of interest on it.
Ditto engaget.

I posted about this issue a while back when i first got my Hero. I was told it was not possible then. I`m hoping someone can remedy this issue as i hate having to scroll through 30-40 apps to find what i`m looking for. Even WM 6.1 has this facility!

johnboywilson said:
I posted about this issue a while back when i first got my Hero. I was told it was not possible then. I`m hoping someone can remedy this issue as i hate having to scroll through 30-40 apps to find what i`m looking for. Even WM 6.1 has this facility!
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What issue?

[Q] Finding amazing theme

Community,
I am sorry to make my first post a request. I was browsing through this forum the other day and came across an amazing theme/rom (cant remember which). I didn't know a whole lot about how to do what so I went to investigate what I needed to do to get my phone to look that cool. Now that I know what to do, I cant find the post that had the theme/rom. Here is what I know.
-It was in the past day or so that I found the post and I am pretty sure it must have been in one of the first pages of the captivate forums.
-It might not have been the main theme in the post, and instead been a link posted at the start (crediting the inspiration of the theme)
-There were pictures of screen shots in the post
-Its look was very metallic, almost rusty
-There was a circle segment going across one of the screens, I think it was the dock on the main screen
-very simple, dark and apocalyptic
If anyone has any clue which theme/rom this might have been, I would be forever in their debt. I would also appreciate any advice on how to search better for this...I have been at it for hours.
Thank you so much,
Dezdemona

oops!
10char

could it be this one..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=813497

Thanks for the reply. I do like that one, but it isnt the one I was referring to. The one I was looking at had a brownish red type feel to it.
Dez

Who knew? My browser history actually came in handy. This is the one I was looking for, if anyone is interested.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915041

Different animations when swiping home screen?
Does anyone know what them or launcher uses the option to change how you swipe through your homescreens?
Also, when i was running COG 3.04 i had a scrollable bottom dock bar..can't seem to figure out how to get it. Couldnt find it in the options menu's.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Coreym said:
Does anyone know what them or launcher uses the option to change how you swipe through your homescreens?
Also, when i was running COG 3.04 i had a scrollable bottom dock bar..can't seem to figure out how to get it. Couldnt find it in the options menu's.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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The reason you had a scrollable dock in cog 3.04, was because it came packed with launcher pro (I think..). Launcher pro has the option to have multiple docks. It also has different transition options between homescreens.
Another that does the aforementioned is adw.
Hope this helps!

Dezdemona said:
Who knew? My browser history actually came in handy. This is the one I was looking for, if anyone is interested.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915041
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So you are running a HTC Droid Eris theme on your phone?

That's a nice theme, I'm likeing the keyboard/keypad interface. Has a very fresh/clean look to it, I wonder if I could use it somehow..

Launcher 7

I remember a thread on here a while ago where people were theming to get the Windows Phone 7 look. There's now a launcher on the market called Launcher 7 that does most of the work for you, you should check it out.
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Just tried it out. Its very smooth, and its the best one I have come across.

im enjoying this launcher,its really smooth.
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Definitely. If there's one thing that I'd like to see more of on the Market, it's more "alternative" launchers like this. Launcher Pro, ADW, Go, etc. all have their differences, but they're more or less the same in that they're all plays off of the whole multiple homescreen and a dock thing. It's nice to see new ideas out there. I remember a while back there was a launcher that showed all of your texts, email, facebook notifications, etc. in kind of an agenda view. It never really took off, but it's good to see devs think outside the box about the homescreen.

oceanminded said:
Definitely. If there's one thing that I'd like to see more of on the Market, it's more "alternative" launchers like this. Launcher Pro, ADW, Go, etc. all have their differences, but they're more or less the same in that they're all plays off of the whole multiple homescreen and a dock thing. It's nice to see new ideas out there. I remember a while back there was a launcher that showed all of your texts, email, facebook notifications, etc. in kind of an agenda view. It never really took off, but it's good to see devs think outside the box about the homescreen.
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I strongly agree

oceanminded said:
but they're more or less the same in that they're all plays off of the whole multiple homescreen and a dock thing..
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Because thats the core of how android to this point is intended to work. I like Launcher7, its fast, smooth and functional so I play with it here and there but the tile UI is comparatively bland and boring even with widget support (and the custom ones I've seen that arent bland and boring are WAY too busy). I'm gonna put it on my wifes phone since she'll love the big ass simple tiles concept.

stanlalee said:
Because thats the core of how android to this point is intended to work. I like Launcher7, its fast, smooth and functional so I play with it here and there but the tile UI is comparatively bland and boring even with widget support (and the custom ones I've seen that arent bland and boring are WAY too busy). I'm gonna put it on my wifes phone since she'll love the big ass simple tiles concept.
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sir I want to say this without coming off as a hater at all..
but that homescreen needs a little bit of work, it looks gaudy and awful!

majorbro said:
sir I want to say this without coming off as a hater at all..
but that homescreen needs a little bit of work, it looks gaudy and awful!
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without using custom images those 2x1 and 1x1 tiles (and the headphone/camera images) are all there is. I'm not going to spend anytime importing images because I like my android phone as an android phone and it wont get any use anyway. I was basically showing how the UI looks unmolested.

[APP] Regina Launcher

http://www.androidcentral.com/andro...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
I found this on AndroidCentral. Its a really nice launcher and its free!
Share your thoughts here
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It does have a lot of animations and stuff, but it's not for me.
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Very interesting. Runs smooth on the Epic. One thing I really like about this one is that the pages/workspaces aren't compartmentalized. In other words you can put a button or a widget literally anywhere on the page rather than within the confines of the 4 x 5 grid (or whatever yours is set up as). There are hidden workspaces that are brought up by tapping out a code in the corners of the screens. The hidden workspace is a secondary collection of three additional workspaces...all ready for you to customize and hide.
Every time I try to change the wallpaper to something from my gallery the Media Scanner starts...that's annoying, but may not be a "Regina" thing as my phone is heavily modded. Once I finally did get to my gallery to change the wallpaper...guess what! Each workspace can have it OWN wallpaper! No kidding! Nice little surprise there.
Transitions are sweet, widgets are ok. I think the weather widget may be useless to many as the cities available appear limited, and you have to install add-ons to get it to work properly.
If you are intrigued by the SPB 3D launcher, you'll really like this one. It's a pretty giant step above SPB, and free. I can't wait to see how far they take this one.

Nice, i like it. its kindof like spb shell but its free! hah it has some good widgets and some good features. kind of slow but i think i might try it out for a day or two

gpeterson said:
Every time I try to change the wallpaper to something from my gallery the Media Scanner starts...that's annoying, but may not be a "Regina" thing as my phone is heavily modded. Once I finally did get to my gallery to change the wallpaper...guess what! Each workspace can have it OWN wallpaper! No kidding! Nice little surprise there.
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hah my gallery was doing the same thing. i didnt know what was going on.

ksmullins88 said:
Nice, i like it. its kindof like spb shell but its free! hah it has some good widgets and some good features. kind of slow but i think i might try it out for a day or two
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That's what I was thinking
I like it, but they need to fix the transition speeds, and have a feature to turn that off.
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acer1096xxx said:
That's what I was thinking
I like it, but they need to fix the transition speeds, and have a feature to turn that off.
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Agreed its OK
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For those talking about transition speed, have you all tried Spare Parts?

running_the_dream said:
For those talking about transition speed, have you all tried Spare Parts?
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I thought about that. But I'm not rooted as of now. Good suggestion to keep in mind though
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I tried it and didn't like it. It's better then SPB (imo) but ultimately it doesn't do anything better, smoother or easier to use then what I already have on ADW EX. Sometimes it would be difficult to swipe between screens quickly which was annoying, the weather widget is pretty much useless, no widget resizing (I use desktop visualizer a lot for pics), and I didn't care for the style of app drawer. YMMV though.

Toast95135 said:
I tried it and didn't like it. It's better then SPB (imo) but ultimately it doesn't do anything better, smoother or easier to use then what I already have on ADW EX. Sometimes it would be difficult to swipe between screens quickly which was annoying, the weather widget is pretty much useless, no widget resizing (I use desktop visualizer a lot for pics), and I didn't care for the style of app drawer. YMMV though.
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Actually, widget size can be resized on some by clicking the little "i" button. I agree the app drawer is lame; the weather widget needs work (doesn't even have Chicago!). But give it some time. It doesn't even have a v1.0 yet.

acer1096xxx said:
Actually, widget size can be resized on some by clicking the little "i" button. I agree the app drawer is lame; the weather widget needs work (doesn't even have Chicago!). But give it some time. It doesn't even have a v1.0 yet.
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I had to play around with the weather, but I finally got Charleston WV in there. If I can find that, then Chicago should be there. Im really liking it so far. Used Spare Parts to change animations to fast and its awesome. Love how you can have a different wallpaper for each screen, and also four private workspaces. It takes a little bit to figure out, but I am really impressed. You can also remove the weather and clock and use your beautiful widgets or whatever clock/weather that you normally use. Now if I can figure out a way to edit the icons or they fix that, I will be really impressed.
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Guys. If you need to find your city and it's not in the list, simply go to Settings for the Clock & Weather Widget, click "Add Custom City", and type in your ZIP Code. The clock becomes a bit funky but after a bit of messing around, you should be able to get it to run nicely.
acer1096xxx said:
Actually, widget size can be resized on some by clicking the little "i" button. I agree the app drawer is lame; the weather widget needs work (doesn't even have Chicago!). But give it some time. It doesn't even have a v1.0 yet.
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I was thinking the same thing as I was setting up my home screens in Spanish Class. Chi-Town represent!

No one has put yet that you can scroll through "workspaces" with the dock by dragging it left or right. Press home or pinch-to-zoom out to look at the sense style overview, then hold on a screen to go into add/delete screen mode. And there was something else that I can't remember right now lol.
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I just downloaded this, and I like it so far. I like the clean look and feel to it. I have LP+ and will try this out for a couple of days to see it I like it.
I did find Green Bay in the weather, but after I set the weather to GB, the clock time is way off.

[QUOTE=Original Android
Thanks! Got it to work!
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When you set location you need to set your time zone.
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whats YMMV?

ksmullins88 said:
whats YMMV?
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Your mileage may very

Its regina not your phone
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[REQ] Flickr app that's actually optimized for tablet.

I've tried them all. The closest to a decent experience on the tablet is FlickFolio. But it only works well as a photo viewer and not an actual app to check comments/activities etc. My favourite iOS Flickr app is FlickStackr (and Photopular Pro when I want to feel good about myself ;P).
So, I'm hoping someone will develop a nice Flickr Honeycomb app. I'm sure it will sell well on the Market as well since like I said, there isn't any :/
*hint Chris hint*

yeah I would buy one too. I would like to not have to use the browser.

I have yet to find an Android Flickr browser that's as good as the one I used under iOS I found one that looked promising, but it wasn't tablet-optimized.

RMerlin said:
I have yet to find an Android Flickr browser that's as good as the one I used under iOS I found one that looked promising, but it wasn't tablet-optimized.
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If you're only looking for a Flickr image browser, then FlickFolio is decent. But it doesn't do anything else very well. Need FlickStackr for Android

What kind of features would you guys be looking for in a flickr tablet app?

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What kind of features would you guys be looking for in a flickr tablet app?
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My perfect Flickr app is FlickStackr for the iOS so perhaps you can take a look to see how it works.
But the most important features should be:
- Easy access to your own Photostream, Recent from Contacts, Explored
- QUICKLY view and edit comments/views/geotag/exif etc.
- Share photo on other Social Networking sites.
- Upload Photos.
Hope you or someone will be able to create a decent Flickr app for Android. Flickstackr for iPad is beautiful

Ok took a look at Flickstackr. It does look pretty good. I'll try and use that as my model. I'm pretty slow at developing so don't expect something over night.
Thanks

kev0153 said:
Ok took a look at Flickstackr. It does look pretty good. I'll try and use that as my model. I'm pretty slow at developing so don't expect something over night.
Thanks
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Awesome! I HOPE you won't rush it so we'll get a complete and stable package. can't wait to see how it turns out. Thanks!

I too would love a well-made Flickr app.

kev0153 said:
Ok took a look at Flickstackr. It does look pretty good. I'll try and use that as my model. I'm pretty slow at developing so don't expect something over night.
Thanks
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Also, if you have the time, maybe a stats mode for the narcassistic ;P Shows total view/visit per day/week etc. Only works with Pro accounts though.

As an anonymous user (i.e. not having a Flickr account), I like the ability of entering a keyword, having a search return a screen filled with thumbnails results (which would fill the whole tablet screen, with adjustable thumbnail sizes perhaps). Swipe to go to the next result page. Click on a photo to have it go fullsize. Photo could be saved if I wanted to keep it.
I'll have to charge my iPod to check what Flickr application I was using (before my Nexus One and my Xoom drove my iPod to the bottom of my desk drawer).

Still waiting patiently

Bump bump bump ;P

Itaintrite said:
Bump bump bump ;P
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There is an open source Flickr Viewer HD in the Market. Have you tried?
Some others: Flickr for Tablets, and FlickFolio also support Honeycomb.

Age of Mobile said:
There is an open source Flickr Viewer HD in the Market. Have you tried?
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wow, tanks ;-)

Age of Mobile said:
There is an open source Flickr Viewer HD in the Market. Have you tried?
Some others: Flickr for Tablets, and FlickFolio also support Honeycomb.
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I missed the first one. Thanks.
All three added.
http://tablified.com/?s=flickr&cat[]=32
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Flickr Viewer HD is pretty good! Almost perfect for me. But Recent Activity doesn't work. And no full-screen mode.
Flickr for Tablet is also nice but too basic.

Just put a new version out. Anyone got an apk for this?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.flickr

double1 said:
Just put a new version out. Anyone got an apk for this?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.flickr
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See my post here for the stock apk. I've also included an apk that I've modified to allow it to work in landscape mode (much more useful on a tablet...).