History:
2011.06.02:
- !!! Important: read first part of new Usage instructions!!!
- News backgrounds also as transparent as Weather widget
2011.06.01:
- 6 backgrounds from opaque to transparent
- Updated (& fixed) layout
- Can resize to 2x1
- Stardock iconset
- News & Weather uninstaller (if You had preinstalled it in You ROM)
2011.05.29:
- Initial release
- News & Weather (a.k.a.Google's Genie Widget) version: 1.3.04
Modified layout features:
- Can resize to 2x1,3x1 widget (if Your home-screen have resizing ability)
- Large fonts for readibility
- Fits to small screens without need to scroll
- StarDock's free iconpack included
- 6 versions of backgrounds from opaque to transparent
Usage:
Please rename .apk to GenieWidget.apk before install a variation!
Pay attention to upper/lowercases! (Android filesystem is case
sensitive)
This is for correct uninstall, since Android not clears package info,
so if You want to revert original News & Weather widget, You will got
an error "Certificate mismatch"
If You have no News & Weather Widget preinstalled OR You just update this widget You have NO need to uninstall anything.
BUT if You having original News & Weather Widget preinstalled as a system-app, then You must to totally uninstall it in either way:
A.) If You have ADB just start "remove_news_and_weather.bat"
B.) copy "remove_app.sh" & "remove_news_and_weather.sh" to "/sdcard" then execute "remove_news_and_weather.sh" with a file manager like RootExplorer Notice that if You want Your original widget back, please backup it and follow previous procedure to wipe my version out before install the original!
To decode all background versions, start "run_me.bat" on Windows.
If You are on linux, download Xdelta from here: http://code.google.com/p/xdelta/downloads/list
To manually decode a background version here is an example for 75% transparent background:
xdelta decode 075.xdelta
Contact:
Notice that I can't provide technical help as this is just a theme and I can help only in that case if layout broken.
For technical info see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085337
Nice job man!
Could you please make one with a transparant widget? Thanks!
Transparent version would be great if possible
Update soon
OK, I make a few variations.
Also I will include this icon-set: http://www.iconspedia.com/pack/weather-602 Feel free to contact me if You can provide a nice icon-set, I didn't searched the net too deeply! Also, You can send me backgrounds.
Today I fixed layout errors, and tried to find a correct solution for system-app uninstall. Cyanogen users enjoy News & Weather as a system app and unfortunatelly _perfect_ uninstall is not as easy... (...for beginners ) I trying to include a one-click solution for this problem.
Thanks, works great on Froyo Remi-X10 Mini
Update:
After a disabling Wifi or 3G (for refreshing) the information for 7 days disappears completely... in the previous version if wanted to open the widget, it kept te last refreshed informations... too bad. Can you fix it?
@feyce: I tested RemiOwain on Pro and I can acknowledge this behaviour, but 1 time out of 4 it did WORKED well (!).
My guess is that: weather widget collects data from internet and Android caches that files. On original SE and Cyanogen 7 weather widget can get files from cache but Remi maybe clears cache at boot (this maybe depends on free memory).
I did not encounter such a problem that only 7-day forecast is missing - if cached info at hand, widget always using that, even if manually refresh.
Do You turn off phone at night? Try to connect internet at morning and if phone not rebooted (by a bug or manually) then widget will show all news and weather infos.
By the way what You referring as "previous version" (?) as You tried the initial one. To take-down this "bug" I tried 1.3.01, 1.3.03 and 1.3.04 versions of Google's widget.
Just tried transparent version and it is only transparent if you select the weather only widget. "News" and "news & weather" widgets both have black background, please fix this
Cheers
It's normal - as I'm absolutelly not interested in the news
My main target was to reduce Weather's meaningless 4-wide widget and make forecast/dayview QVGA-friendly (read: not to force scroll down 20 pixels to use some features).
I made an update (11.06.02)
Thank you for taking time to do the update
Is there anyway to port out the Asus weather and date widgets to other devices. I love the stock weather widget and want to use it on my Samsung E4gt. I tired to copy the .apk and place on my phone but it wont install. Any help would be very much appreciated.
Does anyone have sIII-s digital clock widget for ics ? I found one,but it's not working for some reason for me,maybe it isn't ported yet or smth.I'm on 4.0.4 sos rom...just in case I attached the widget apk file...It doesn't install like a normal apk so I tried to push it to system apk,but it didn't show up on widgets menu...maybe because of the xperia launcher ?
any screenshots ?
what screenshots ? I don't even know if it's working or not.Use google for screenshots of s3-s original digital clock widget
It's not working because Samsung ROMs are Odexed! So is this app!
Hey guys
Is anyone able to port those to latest CM? I've already tried to install them just by moving to system/app and setting right permissions. The clock widgets appear in the Apps list as installed, but does not show up in the widget drawer.
Thanks!
This?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...zb255ZXJpY3Nzb24uZGlnaXRhbGNsb2Nrd2lkZ2V0MiJd
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...zb255ZXJpY3Nzb24uZGlnaXRhbGNsb2Nrd2lkZ2V0MiJd
yes nice i didnt know its in the playstore LOL. thank you guys!
Recently I updated my Z2 to Android 5.1.1 and found the old lockscreen clock widgets on 5.0.2 with bold hours and thin minutes had gone. I don't know if this is a bug or an intentional change, but I prefer the old lockscreen clock widgets. So how can I get them back? I don't have a computer with me right now so if there is any APK I have to replace please upload here. Thx.
What is it location in system/app?
I don't know either...
Which APK is the lockscreen clock widgets?