[Solved] News and Weather Widget (Genie) - Please help. - Captivate Themes and Apps

I've recently moved over from Acer's Liquid E phone to the Samsung Captivate. Nice upgrade, however; the stock app News and Weather is not available on the stock Rogers Rom or the Cognition 4.3 Rom that I have now installed.
I have tried several different apk's, but to no avail. They install, but i get FC's as soon as i try to add the widget to my homescreen.
Does anyone have a solution to to this problem, such as a working apk?
Thanks
EDIT: News and Weather widget also known as Genie widget

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adamholden85 said:
Grab it from my phoenix Rom
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Thanks for the quick reply. How do I 'grab' it? Do I need to extract it from the rom?

touchtweak said:
Thanks for the quick reply. How do I 'grab' it? Do I need to extract it from the rom?
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Download the ROM. U'll find all the apps under /system/app folder.

diablo009 said:
Download the ROM. U'll find all the apps under /system/app folder.
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Tried it, but no go. I get the message "application not installed"

touchtweak said:
Tried it, but no go. I get the message "application not installed"
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You can't install it, you have to place it in the /system/app folder in the new rom (on your phone, replacing the one that doesn't work)
Use root explorer to place it.
Then restart your phone.

touchtweak said:
I've recently moved over from Acer's Liquid E phone to the Samsung Captivate. Nice upgrade, however; the stock app News and Weather is not available on the stock Rogers Rom or the Cognition 4.3 Rom that I have now installed.
I have tried several different apk's, but to no avail. They install, but i get FC's as soon as i try to add the widget to my homescreen.
Does anyone have a solution to to this problem, such as a working apk?
Thanks
EDIT: News and Weather widget also known as Genie widget
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If your still trying look at this tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751182

nickm50 said:
You can't install it, you have to place it in the /system/app folder in the new rom (on your phone, replacing the one that doesn't work)
Use root explorer to place it.
Then restart your phone.
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Oh so nice! I used Super Manager from the market to move the file from my sd card to the /system/app folder. Super manager was a little quirky to get root permission, but it worked after force closing.
I didn't even have to reboot!
Thanks for your help everyone.
Now I can keep track of each little article about the playoffs -
Boo yaa!
Best news customizable news app that ive found.

Now, how do I mark the thread as solved?

I moved over from the Acer Liquid E as well. While the Captivate is faster, it runs out of RAM faster since the Acer had the full 512mb available to the user and the Captivate only allows about 340mb.
Otherwise the Captivate is an upgrade in every other aspects!
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Samsung Weather Widget Clock

I came across a deoxed version of this clock and have it working on my captivate. If anyone is interested in the .apk let me know. I go it the fascinate area, I can't remember who...but thanks.
id be interested in it haha
crupp said:
I came across a deoxed version of this clock and have it working on my captivate. If anyone is interested in the .apk let me know. I go it the fascinate area, I can't remember who...but thanks.
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any screen shots? it would be nice to see what it looked like
Here it is. I use Root Explorer and dropped the apk, system/app and there it is.
I use TWlauncher so it show's as a widget. I take no responsiblity if this screws up someones phone.
Enjoy.
here ya go
**Sorry, I need to invert my colors. Looks real good though***
THanks for the clock!
does it work for a non rooted samsung captivate?
Looks like Root is needed.
Root is needed
For some reason, it didn't work for me.
JunebugKFD257 said:
For some reason, it didn't work for me.
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What did you do and what was the error?
I got application no installed ... i am rooted and i can install non market applications.. hope some one find out the way for this widget to work propertly on the captivate
marcopolo1 said:
I got application no installed ... i am rooted and i can install non market applications.. hope some one find out the way for this widget to work propertly on the captivate
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Your ROM has to be Deoxed for this to work and you have to run the stock launcher
works... but auto-update not...
Yuna said:
works... but auto-update not...
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yea, mine won't auto update either
I tried to use Sideload Wonder Machine. The file sucessfully transferred to my phone but the widget didn't show up.

Reinstall Gallery?

Hey guys, I've tried searching around with no luck. I was working a little too fast uninstalling At&t bloatware and accidentally removed the Picture Gallery. I cannot seem to find a way to reinstall it. I've enabled non-market apps and have tried installing a few apk's from the forums but it always results in "application was not installed". Can someone please help me out?
Running stock Eclair
You can't just reinstall a system app like you would a non market app. You have to take the gallery.apk and use root explorer to place it in the appropriate location, which would be system/app.
Thanks. I had actually tried that too with the same results. Perhaps I didn't have the correct apk. Anyone have a specific version for the captivate?
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You're still running stock? If so, you're gonna need to copy and paste both of these files into System/App through root explorer.
The apk is the actual Gallery. You have to unzip the other folder first!!!! Then move that file in with the apk.
That worked thanks! Yea I'm running stock. I've tried may ROMs but all the little bugs really bother me. Stock runs prefect and quite honesty, performance increase isn't very significant. Plus, I've customized it quite well to have most of the same features of 2.2+.
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Cool cool, glad I could help.
greystealth said:
Hey guys, I've tried searching around with no luck. I was working a little too fast uninstalling At&t bloatware and accidentally removed the Picture Gallery. I cannot seem to find a way to reinstall it. I've enabled non-market apps and have tried installing a few apk's from the forums but it always results in "application was not installed". Can someone please help me out?
Running stock Eclair
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heyy im having the same problem but i have a droid x. i know i need the .odex file. but my gallery is just gallery.apk not the 3D gallery? can anyone help me getting the .odex file and how to install it again? i believe i have the right gallery app. i just need the odex file to go with it and instruction if it different from the ones above.
-Thanks
droid119 said:
heyy im having the same problem but i have a droid x. i know i need the .odex file. but my gallery is just gallery.apk not the 3D gallery? can anyone help me getting the .odex file and how to install it again? i believe i have the right gallery app. i just need the odex file to go with it and instruction if it different from the ones above.
-Thanks
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might want to go to the Droid x forums
The Gallery 3D is actually in the market.
It's called "Gallery 3D" by Rayman50.
MikeyMike01 said:
The Gallery 3D is actually in the market.
It's called "Gallery 3D" by Rayman50.
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i had that but it has glitches. i want the original gallery.
s1l3nt said:
might want to go to the Droid x forums
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i tried. people have the same problem but they still have the odex. i dont think it will function without it. at least i've tried n still no good. i'm waiting for a response hopefully they upload yet. but so far no one has. so i'm trying to find a solution wherever i can.

[REQUEST] Battery Widget APK

Can someone with this phone please do me a favor and snag the sense 2.1 battery widget apk downloaded from personalize > widget > get more HTC widgets > battery. I'm trying to get it running on the HTC Thunderbolt on the gingerbread rom which runs sense 2.1 but it is unable to download widgets from HTC due to the server not responding to the alpha build we're running. Thanks in advance!
If I remember correctly, if you have it downloaded and installed, the file will be in the /data/app folder. Just navigate there with root explorer (or any other file manager) and it'll be called com.rosiebattery or something similar. Thanks again in advance.
Here it is http://db.tt/1xPxIJG.
But next time ask it in general
Enes_81 said:
Here it is http://db.tt/1xPxIJG.
But next time ask it in general
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Tyvm and sorry bout that.
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[Request] Samsung Clock App for ICS??

I'm currently running Docs ICS V5 and was wondering if anyone has or would be able to port the Samsung clock app??? I prefer it to the stock ICS clock app so if anyone knows of its existence would you kindly point me in the right direction. Thanks
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gatormatt said:
I'm currently running Docs ICS V5 and was wondering if anyone has or would be able to port the Samsung clock app??? I prefer it to the stock ICS clock app so if anyone knows of its existence would you kindly point me in the right direction. Thanks
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gatormatt said:
I'm currently running Docs ICS V5 and was wondering if anyone has or would be able to port the Samsung clock app??? I prefer it to the stock ICS clock app so if anyone knows of its existence would you kindly point me in the right direction. Thanks
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I would like this also. I found a thread for the Galaxy Nexus where someone was able to port several TW apps to work with AOSP but when I install them they are not formatted for our resolution. Maybe someone will be able to port those from
this thread.
+1
Stock ICS clock is bad, no Stop Watch
There is a stopwatch, but it is pretty poor compared to the Samsung one.
Inside the clock app, where you set the alarm, there is a sort of a title/tab on top-left that says "Alarms". If you click that, you'll be able to go to a stopwatch. Alternatively, you can go there through the menu button. I am on Doc's V4 and haven't tried other ICS roms, so YMMV.
What I don't like about that stopwatch is two things: It does not use a fixed width font, so the numbers keep "shaking". And it does not keep the phone from going to sleep, which pretty much makes it unusable to me.
So, a big +1 to the OP request.
TW clock is ready
Search for Nexus TW Clock ICS. The only problem I have with it - font and buttons are too big. SOmewhere there is a scale - lcd density or something which is wrong.
There is one for Epic 4G - with perfect size and it does everything - World time, timer, stopwatch, but not alarm! Alarm FC'es.
WTF!
Mystery of apktool
I tried combining these two from Epic and Nexus using apktool and baksmali. The code is almost identical - only one class differs and it's Alarm related. The resources are vastly different in picture sizes and xml's with "dip" in Epic vs "pix" in Nexus. So anyway - I copied Nexus class to Epic, and copied Epic resources to Nexus. None of these two after smaling and apktool build (without errors) got recognised in Launcher - no icons in app drawer, no .odex file in dalvik.
Any experts to solve the mystery?
Mystery is solved
New release is coming... Check out my ROM within couple of hours.
Just copied classes.dex from Nexus ICS clock to Epic 4G clock. And optimized it as usual.
I am patiently waiting for that update, but in the meantime just wanted to say "thank you" for the pointer to the epic clock.
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The wait is over
Try the ROM or rip the Clockpackage.apk from .zip.
I'm fine either way.
I'm checking Holo Calendar now. First try was disastrous - I had to wipe the data to restore calendar sync.
Makster said:
I am patiently waiting for that update, but in the meantime just wanted to say "thank you" for the pointer to the epic clock.
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bravomail said:
Try the ROM or rip the Clockpackage.apk from .zip.
I'm fine either way.
I'm checking Holo Calendar now. First try was disastrous - I had to wipe the data to restore calendar sync.
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I pulled the clockpackage.apk from your rom. I copied to the system/app and rebooted. It didn't show up in my app drawer. So I rebooted into recovery and wiped cach partition, dalvik and fixed permissions. It still isn't showing up in my app drawer. Do you have any other suggestions? I'm running ICSSGS latest version.
Edit: Never mind. When I went into All Applications it was disabled. When I enabled it, it is working now.
Smart Alarm Problem
Thank you so much for updating the clock in Nostalgia!
I can't get the smart alarm function to work, though. No matter which smart alarm tone I choose, the "Good Morning" alarm sound plays. Am I missing something, or is there a glitch in the apk?
Thank you!
I installed the app for now, and it works great.
I am thinking about trying out your ROM, though, once 5.3 is out.
bravomail said:
Try the ROM or rip the Clockpackage.apk from .zip.
I'm fine either way.
I'm checking Holo Calendar now. First try was disastrous - I had to wipe the data to restore calendar sync.
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5.3 is out
so happy flashing!
elwilson4 said:
I pulled the clockpackage.apk from your rom. I copied to the system/app and rebooted. It didn't show up in my app drawer. So I rebooted into recovery and wiped cach partition, dalvik and fixed permissions. It still isn't showing up in my app drawer. Do you have any other suggestions? I'm running ICSSGS latest version.
Edit: Never mind. When I went into All Applications it was disabled. When I enabled it, it is working now.
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I am having the same issue as you were. I followed steps you mention (I copied to the system/app, rebooted into recovery and wiped cache partition, dalvik and fixed permissions).
When I go to settings/apps/all I do not see it there and so I can't enable it as you did. Am I missing something? What is the app named (maybe I missed it)?
I double checked the system/app folder and it is there.
I am running a Boogs latest CM9 Kang (clean) with Launcher Pro (free version).
Anyone have any suggestions?
TIA
c
bravomail said:
so happy flashing!
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Thank you again.
I flashed it, and I like it, other than a couple of small problems that I can live with.
The Samsung Clock works great, and that makes me happy.
capefearless said:
I am having the same issue as you were. I followed steps you mention (I copied to the system/app, rebooted into recovery and wiped cache partition, dalvik and fixed permissions).
When I go to settings/apps/all I do not see it there and so I can't enable it as you did. Am I missing something? What is the app named (maybe I missed it)?
I double checked the system/app folder and it is there.
I am running a Boogs latest CM9 Kang (clean) with Launcher Pro (free version).
Anyone have any suggestions?
TIA
c
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Here is a screenshot of what it looks like in the app list. Did you scroll all the way to the right and select all apps? Mine was at the bottom.
capefearless said:
I am having the same issue as you were. I followed steps you mention (I copied to the system/app, rebooted into recovery and wiped cache partition, dalvik and fixed permissions).
When I go to settings/apps/all I do not see it there and so I can't enable it as you did. Am I missing something? What is the app named (maybe I missed it)?
I double checked the system/app folder and it is there.
I am running a Boogs latest CM9 Kang (clean) with Launcher Pro (free version).
Anyone have any suggestions?
TIA
c
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I had a similar problem until I found another thread with a solution. The solution was to add clockpackage.odex to system/app. I can't upload odex files, so it is attached in a .zip.
When you copy apk to /system/app - your permission on apk file get screwed up. Nice touch from FileManager writers. So you gotta fix them from the same Root Explorer or Browser to be 644 - read/write by owner, read by group, read by other.

S Planner widget for SGSA

Hi Frnds,
My device is samsung galaxy s advance. Recently i have updated the phone to official JB. i am happy that there is S Planner app in it , but the bad thing is there is no widget for it. I need to go to apps and open the splanner app always.
is it possible to get a full month calender widget for my phone?
can anyone tell me how to get a full page calender widget ?
I have downloaded few apk files but didnt work .
Note: my phone is not rooted .
sorry if there is already a similar post for this topic.
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leobyme said:
Hi Frnds,
My device is samsung galaxy s advance. Recently i have updated the phone to official JB. i am happy that there is S Planner app in it , but the bad thing is there is no widget for it. I need to go to apps and open the splanner app always.
is it possible to get a full month calender widget for my phone?
can anyone tell me how to get a full page calender widget ?
I have downloaded few apk files but didnt work .
Note: my phone is not rooted .
sorry if there is already a similar post for this topic.
:angel:
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You should try search and if you did you would find:
SplannerWidget
You will have to be rooted at least with a custom kernel that has cwm or twrp. Lots of information on how to do that available, just use "search" and you will find it...
thanks for the link
bobfrantic said:
You should try search and if you did you would find:
SplannerWidget
You will have to be rooted at least with a custom kernel that has cwm or twrp. Lots of information on how to do that available, just use "search" and you will find it...
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Thanks for the quick response.
so my device need to be rooted with a custom kernel to make this apk installed.
I will be trying to do what you suggested.
am a noob, wish me luck :highfive:
leobyme said:
Thanks for the quick response.
so my device need to be rooted with a custom kernel to make this apk installed.
I will be trying to do what you suggested.
am a noob, wish me luck :highfive:
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if you take your time, do some reading, explore the vast amount of information here, do searches for things like kernels, tutorials, root and that sort of thing and you will do fine... and don't be scared of the thanks button :good: LOL...
You just need to be rooted, you don't even need a custom kernel. A root browser app will do the trick, download the zip file provided by bob, open it and extract the apk inside system\app folder. Move it to your phone's system\app folder and set permissions rw-r--r-- :good:

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