Default weather widget and Nova Launcher - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
I just love the default weather widget for Samsung Galaxy S3. Problem is that when I change to Nova Launcher, the weather widget is not available from the widget list! What can I do to get the default weather widget in Nova Launcher? Must I switch to Apex or another launcher? :S
The default weather widget is part of Samsung's TouchWiz so when you change launchers you lose it. Going to another launcher other than Touchwiz will still not give you access to that widget.
You might try some of the widget programs like Beautiful Widgets in the market. They might have similar weather widgets. I know on my Rezound I use Beautiful Widgets for my HTC Sense style weather/clock when I run Nova.
Is there any way???? i need the weather widget in my apex launcher...
dxbsuresh said:
Is there any way???? i need the weather widget in my apex launcher...
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Doesn't look like it, I want the s planner widget but that too isn't available without touchwiz.
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skibadee said:
Doesn't look like it, I want the s planner widget but that too isn't available without touchwiz.
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Yep, you only get the 'Calendar' widget.
The touchwiz widget apks are system apps. If some brilliant mind could pull them from system/app and (somehow) convert them to installable user apps, we would be able to use them with any launcher.
I'm not sure if this is even feasible...any takers;-)
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jowabi said:
The touchwiz widget apks are system apps. If some brilliant mind could pull them from system/app and (somehow) convert them to installable user apps, we would be able to use them with any launcher.
I'm not sure if this is even feasible...any takers;-)
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+1
go get Nova launcher and HD widgets
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jowabi said:
The touchwiz widget apks are system apps. If some brilliant mind could pull them from system/app and (somehow) convert them to installable user apps, we would be able to use them with any launcher.
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Partially true…
On my Galaxy Tab P5100 with stock 4.1.2 and Nova launcher, the Accuweather widget was working flawleslly. It is a case, that it is partly a part of the system, because when pressed, it opens a full screen application...
Now, on 4.2.2 Nova can't pick it up anymore
canistotaweb said:
The default weather widget is part of Samsung's TouchWiz so when you change launchers you lose it. Going to another launcher other than Touchwiz will still not give you access to that widget.
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jowabi said:
The touchwiz widget apks are system apps. If some brilliant mind could pull them from system/app and (somehow) convert them to installable user apps, we would be able to use them with any launcher. I'm not sure if this is even feasible...any takers
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That is inaccurate.
On my Galaxy Tab S2 the built-in Weather app used to provide both of its widgets to Nova Launcher without any problems: both the wide "clock & weather" widget and the small "weather only" widget were available in Nova. I had that classic Samsung's widget it on my screen in Nova for several years now. However, in my case just recently (around the beginning of November, I think) the wide "clock & weather" widget suddenly became unavailable in Nova Launcher.
The small "weather only" widget is still available in Nova Launcher though. When I switch to TouchWiz, I see two widgets under the built-in Weather app. But in Nova I see only one - the small one. This is a recent change.
I have no idea why "clock & weather" disappeared in Nova, but "widget is part of Samsung's TouchWiz" and "touchwiz widget apks are system apps" theories obvioulsy don't hold any water. Anyone?
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[Q] Lost widget folders
so heres the problem, i installed adw launcher and beautiful widgets and after installing the beautiful widgets the samsung widgets folder disappeared and do did the android folder all i see is a few of the standard widgets and all the beautiful widgets. i was wanting to use a couple of the samsung ones. how do i access then and start them.???? thanks in advance for any help.
They disappeared after you used ADW launcher. The Samsung Widgets can only be used with TouchWiz.
atoz350 said: They disappeared after you used ADW launcher. The Samsung Widgets can only be used with TouchWiz. Click to expand... Click to collapse OHHHHHHHhhhhhhhh well dont i feel like the tard. thanks for clearing that up for me.
[Q] Sony's Widget on other launcher?
Widgets like Music, Weather and other social widgets etc are cool but only can work on timescape UI. i like sony's launcher but i prefer Go Launcher's smoothness. anyway to use their widget on go launcher and such?
Yeah me too, I would like to use the weather widget on Go launcher ex. Anyone know if this can be done?
Sorry to bump an old thread,anyone news?
i want so, and i also want to have an option on browser download manager is "open file location"
Nope. The same thing as with Sense, they use custom APIs. Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2
Widgets not fitting
Hi I use weather bug elite 4x1 widget and have tried the met office app too, also 4x1. When you place the widgets they don't center to fill the whole width of the screen. I'm using touchwiz but other launchers are the same. I'm guessing this is due to the hd resolution of the s3? Will the application devs need to fix this to be 5x1 etc, or is it something that I can change? Altering the columns and rows in the various launcher settings make no difference, or resizing the widget. Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
I have no problem with any widget on Nova launcher. Dunno about stock launcher. I belive the Weather Bug Elite widget is to blame for the odd behaviour. Have you tried other widgets?
kbkrogs said: I have no problem with any widget on Nova launcher. Dunno about stock launcher. I belive the Weather Bug Elite widget is to blame for the odd behaviour. Have you tried other widgets? Click to expand... Click to collapse Yes the met office widget is the same Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
Met office dev is looking at this, would help if others can confirm too Thanks Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
Hmm, here's my scenario. My standard widgets (battery, alarm, music) fit perfectly on the standard TW launcher. But after changing to Apex Launcher, the 3 widgets mentioned above does not fit anymore. The content of the standard widgets are mis-aligned and cannot see everything. Have tried various settings in Apex launcher but could not resolve. Anyone have similar issues?
yuhaohuang said: Hmm, here's my scenario. My standard widgets (battery, alarm, music) fit perfectly on the standard TW launcher. But after changing to Apex Launcher, the 3 widgets mentioned above does not fit anymore. The content of the standard widgets are mis-aligned and cannot see everything. Have tried various settings in Apex launcher but could not resolve. Anyone have similar issues? Click to expand... Click to collapse Same here.
Yeah widgets don't fit as good in Apex but it's a small price to pay for what is the best launcher for ICS / Galaxy S3
jonny68 said: Yeah widgets don't fit as good in Apex but it's a small price to pay for what is the best launcher for ICS / Galaxy S3 Click to expand... Click to collapse Beg to differ. They're unusable - see the screenshot in the post above my last one. What use is that music widget?
My issue is that the widgets that displayed fine on my s2 don't on my s3. Met office etc. Apex or touchwiz, they don't fit fully across the screen, leaving a gap. If the stock widgets don't fit apex then surely that means they've messed about with standard widget sizes on the s3, or is it just because it's hd resolution? Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
I'm not having any problem with widgets fitting properly via Nova, all sit centre if that's where I put them, maybe it's just down to TouchWiz?
Apex Widget Size I can confirm that I am having the same issue with regards to the widget size on Apex 1.2.5. Its a shame as I would be using it in a heartbeat if this was fixed. I would even treat myself to the pro version as its so tidy.
No problems with nova. Try resizing or tweaking grid size/margins?
Apex Widget Size spamcakes said: No problems with nova. Try resizing or tweaking grid size/margins? Click to expand... Click to collapse I will try nova out and see if I like it I still cant get those widgets to behave like they do under TW, even with messing around with all of the margins and the grid size. Its a shame as otherwise I would be using Apex full time
Experiencing the same problem. Apex Launcher Pro v1.2.5.
This worked for me. Since margins are on screen borders, when theyre large apex squeezes widgets while keeping all their sizes and some start overlapping. Making apex margins samller in settings made all widgets fit for me on sgs3. May depend on device though. spamcakes said: No problems with nova. Try resizing or tweaking grid size/margins? Click to expand... Click to collapse
If I switch to another launcher
I want to switch to either apex or nova but I really like the accuweather widget, is there a way to use it with a different launcher?
kharnage said: I want to switch to either apex or nova but I really like the accuweather widget, is there a way to use it with a different launcher? Click to expand... Click to collapse Download The Weather Channel. Done! Or get HD Widgets, it has 3 weather services in the clock widget and it is easy to make your own widget or use the random button. Apex/Nova/GO does not work with TouchWiz/Sense/Blur widgets.
Fancy widgets, beautiful widgets, hd widgets all have virtual copies of the sense clock / weather / accuweather.
I have beautiful widgets and I dont see anything close to the accuweather widget. I would also like that widget to use on Go launcher
[Q] S Planner replacements?
Ok so the s planner widget is great, but it doesnt work on Nova launcher, what apps could make a good replacement for it for non tw launchers?
LordRalh3 said: Ok so the s planner widget is great, but it doesnt work on Nova launcher, what apps could make a good replacement for it for non tw launchers? Click to expand... Click to collapse Even with the stock launcher I prefer the Pure Grid Calendar widget. Very customizable, themable, but mostly I like when you touch a day, it shows the appointments as a list rather than the timetable. So everything is visible immediately rather than scrolling down to later in the day.