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.
+1
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?
just wanted to let everyone know i found a nice people/contact widget, that is sense like and has a nice look, supports pictures. its called people/contact widget, too simple. i am running a froyo rodrigues rom (which kicks ass), and had to restart the phone to make it work.
if anyone finds or knows of a good bookmark widget that looks nice and is functional, let me know. i tried visual bookmarks and found it to be lacking.
That app sucks dont waste time or money please close thread
The best bookmark widget I have found is for dolphin. I use dolphin but that is one of the only reasons.
Its great except it doesn't work. Other than that it's the best app.
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I currently have the widget Blue Notify for Facebook notifications, which is ok I guess but instead of the FB notifications just going to the notification bar it would be much better if there was a widget like the Launcher Pro Plus Facebook newsfeed widget that just listed notifications, does anyone know of such a thing?
I'm contemplating just getting a RSS widget and using the RSS feed of FB notifications but that isn't a very elegant solution. I really wish Facebook would give their native Android app the love that it needs especially surrounding the news feed & notifications, plus not linking outside of the app to view certain things!
I wish they would design it like the iPhone app (yea I said that dreaded word here) I miss being able to filter out groups and just be able to see my friends and family updates again
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I wish they would design it like the iPhone app (yea I said that dreaded word here) I miss being able to filter out groups and just be able to see my friends and family updates again
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I miss Facebook iPhone app too.. But.. I don't miss iPhone!!!
SnakeHaveYou said:
I miss Facebook iPhone app too.. But.. I don't miss iPhone!!!
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Amen to that.
Just wish some of the features were ported over.
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Its been a LONG TIME since Ive used an iJunk so I cant say that I remember the facebook app on it. What I can say is that (unfortunately) I did own a Motorola Backflip. I hated the phone, but the facebook widget on that phone was great. I havent seen it on any other phone, but would love to be able to use it on my Captivate. Does anyone know of a way?
I've been look in the Marketplace for a good slideshow app for my HD7. I've found a couple, but the settings were primitive and didn't offer what I wanted. Would you mind suggesting the app you use.
You'd think HTC and Microsoft would see that as a basic application to have on the phone.
Thanks
I'm lookin for two very specific app's...
1. gmail but the app has clear background
2. facebook app but same "scenario"...background is black
I looked using google in my laptop but can't find neither. Can anybody poit me in the right direction so i can download those 2 app's? If u can help..."BIG UPS" to u my friend!!!
Your probably wont find them and more over their is little chance of finding them exactly the way you want. I've seen a few transparent background apps, but their out dated by now. You can do, by editing them yourself to get the apps the way you want.
^^^This^^^ would be your best bet as any update to these apps would need to be fixed.
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Thx...I do know I've seen both apps! I dont really care that much about the gmail one...but I really liked the fb one in black. Looks hot. I'll see if i can find it. Thx anyways guys!!!
I was able to find the last version of Facebook with the black background here.
It also might be worth watching this and this forum for apps with black and transparent backgrounds. That's where I get most of mine from and if anybody knows of another source, please chime in.