Why such a craze about clock widgets? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have never understood the craze about giant clock widgets. It seems to me that if there is already a perfectly working clock in your status bar, you would not need to have a huge widget taking up half your screen to have the same function. It would be like having a gigantic 4x4 gmail icon when right next to it you have a normal gmail shortcut in your launcher.

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For me, it's a decorative piece on the board. Even though it does take up a fourth of the screen, there's really nothing that it's covering, except the background, and that's already covered up to an extent by the calendar widget. It also acts as a shortcut to the alarm clock, which is really handy.

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Big clock is for when your on the the homescreen, and little on is when you're in apps.That's how it is for me
I also have nothing better to put there, and and I don't want my phone to look like an IPhone
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nejc121 said:
Big clock is for when your on the the homescreen, and little on is when you're in apps.That's how it is for me
I also have nothing better to put there, and and I don't want my phone to look like an IPhone
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Hahahahaha cheers to that

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fredryk said:
I have never understood the craze about giant clock widgets. It seems to me that if there is already a perfectly working clock in your status bar, you would not need to have a huge widget taking up half your screen to have the same function. It would be like having a gigantic 4x4 gmail icon when right next to it you have a normal gmail shortcut in your launcher.
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You hit the spot! I rather have that giant clock on my wrist, more bling bling

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mikpel said:
You hit the spot! I rather have that giant **** on my wrist, more bling bling
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....****? ._.
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mikpel said:
You hit the spot! I rather have that giant **** on my wrist, more bling bling
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....lol?

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simplyrafa8 said:
....****? ._.
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omg worst typo ever

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Just one more way to customize. I don't have a clock in my status bar.

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fredryk said:
I have never understood the craze about giant clock widgets. It seems to me that if there is already a perfectly working clock in your status bar, you would not need to have a huge widget taking up half your screen to have the same function. It would be like having a gigantic 4x4 gmail icon when right next to it you have a normal gmail shortcut in your launcher.
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I feel the same way about weather widgets, too.
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fredryk said:
I have never understood the craze about giant clock widgets. It seems to me that if there is already a perfectly working clock in your status bar, you would not need to have a huge widget taking up half your screen to have the same function. It would be like having a gigantic 4x4 gmail icon when right next to it you have a normal gmail shortcut in your launcher.
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Probably the same reason you have android for customization ....in that case why have a android? It makes calls .just get a old flip phone it makes calls.too.

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i like the simple clean looking clock - similar to an ics style
dont like huge weather or clocks as i like to see the wallpaper behind

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1) i hide my status bar (coz i can), so it helps having clock and date there instantaneously. A little needless i agree but what the hay
2) it looks nice and adds something to my desktop

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mikpel said:
omg worst typo ever
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genuinely laughing out louder than ever right this moment

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It's no more useless than any other widget.
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pernanm epokpi
I guess that I have never understood it either, but that's why android is customizable. Everyone can have exactly what they like and need on their phone!

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MikeyMike01 said:
It's no more useless than any other widget.
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It is. A agenda widget is way more useful. Also power widget (if you dont have it in the statusbar) is necessary. The power widget alone makes my friends regret they bought iPhones.
Ps: I still use the useless clock widget. Allways
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