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How well does Beautiful Widgets work on the MyTouch4G? I'm trying to get away from the whole mySense crap, but I really love the weather/clock widgets from mySense. So... I'm debating about purchasing Beautiful Widgets from the Market, but not 100% sure if I want to spend the $2 on it or not. I've heard some say that it makes people's phones laggy, others have said the time doesn't update well, etc etc.
Thoughts?
been having issues with it after the latest update. My weather would not update correctly and im stuck 1 day late (instead of Sunday as today. IT shows yesterday weather).
zero issues. works perfectly.
Works flawlessly for me.
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Works good for me, and they are alwAys updating it. Keeps getting better and better
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Works great for me- I have the forecast effect set on, theres a small delay with that (which i expected), but everything else is perfect
Can anyone here that owns the MT4G and BW post some screenshots please? I'd love to see it in action before making the purchase.
Thanks!
The BW works awsome on my phone. I decided to buy it after I installed Launcher Pro and lost the clock widget. Only thing is that I sometimes see the location not updating, I just press update and within a minute it updates the right location im at. Is there a app for a screenshot that I can install w/o being rooted? Ill take one for you but I'm fairly new to the android scene and scared to do a root on this phone at the moment LOL!
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Is there a app for a screenshot that I can install w/o being rooted? Ill take one for you but I'm fairly new to the android scene and scared to do a root on this phone at the moment LOL!
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ShootMe works best but your phone does have to be rooted. Thanks for offering though.
Killer app and works perfect... no issues!
works perfect for me on ADW... definitely worth 2 bucks IMO
I love it and if you use adw you can customize the size of the widget
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Is this 2 dollar version different then the free .apk that is floating around out there??
I really like the widget also, and also prefer launcher pro. My version i have saved on my laptop i wasnt sure if it would update locations like the stock version does. I really like how the myt4g s version updates location so seamlessly. Its accurate to weather bug which the .apk file i have never was a match to weatherbug. It was always a couple degrees off.
Does the paid version allow you to choose the app that opens when you tap the widget?? I like to get detailed data from weatherbug.
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any devs out there have any idea how to change where the HTC weather app/clock widget poll for weather?
Accuweather is garbage; it constantly says cloudy for me, despite the fact that it's raining the past day and will for the next day. I already complained to accuweather, but they have nothing to say because they're idiots. I'm hoping we can change where it gets weather from, like weather.com or google or weatherbug.
Mine has been dead on. Is your location accurate? Obviously the weather isn't going to be correct to your house. And wherever your weather is being reported from is either wrong, or different from your actual location.
This would not be as easy as pointing to a different weather provider, by say changing a url. The data has to be sent to the provider as expected and returned as data the app can understand. If it wasn't written to work with a provider, it will be difficult to make it work.
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ah, yeah. i remember in the inc days, nils was checking out how to do it, but we were never successful.
basically, even on the accuweather website for my town, it shows cloudy, when it's always raining lol it's very annoying.
So whoever is reporting the weather data to them is wrong. Not accuweathers fault.
i assume it's one of the local weather stations, because there's only like one in my town.....and they report to weatherbug...and weather.com........and they're both right lol
it's accuweather;
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/brick-nj/08724/weather-forecast/1-2191985_1_al
click; see how it says current conditions, cloudy? go look at the map now, we're COVERED in rain and it hasn't stopped since like 3pm today. yet they think current conditions are cloudy. kind of annoying lol
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any devs out there have any idea how to change where the HTC weather app/clock widget poll for weather?
Accuweather is garbage; it constantly says cloudy for me, despite the fact that it's raining the past day and will for the next day. I already complained to accuweather, but they have nothing to say because they're idiots. I'm hoping we can change where it gets weather from, like weather.com or google or weatherbug.
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Well, you could always try out Fancy Widgets. I belive you have a choice of 3 different weather providers, and the weather accuracy has always been great!
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I agree accuweather is garbage. It is always wrong for my area too! I NEVER use it. I use weatherbug or google. I downloaded beautiful widgets(had it on my X) and switch it to google weather!
Accuweather has been terrible for the last 5 years at least, thats why I use google weather & weather channel.
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Well, you could always try out Fancy Widgets. I belive you have a choice of 3 different weather providers, and the weather accuracy has always been great!
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+1 Fancy Widgets is great!
I know this may be a bit obvious but I have seen no mention of this...
Have you tried going into weather settings and checking the box "Monitor my location"? I'm not sure how often it checks your location but mine seems to work well...granted it is Sense 3.5 on an Incredible.
haha yeah, i always have monitor my location on. the location is correct; it's just that accuweather sucks at reporting the current condition correctly from my towns weather station....despite the fact its the same weather station that reports to every other network (weatherbug, weather.com, google) and they all get the current conditions right..........lol
holy hell!
for the FIRST TIME ever, my rezound is showing "showers" for my current town! woot woot; maybe accuweather is finally getting their reports more ACCURATE. best part is, it was literally drizzling for a second, and i don't think it is anymore hahaha but hey i'll take it!
Is anyone elses weather widget not updating correctly? I go to a differnt city an hour away for work and it never changes to that city! And I have it set to my location. I even click refresh a thousand times and it doesnt change. The only thing that changes it is rebooting the device. Also sometimes it just says My Current Location.
What is your device? Probably you will need WiFi/mobile network to update your location.
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Have u taken and deleted the widget and added it new again. There is one or two other checkbox options that u are asked for the first time u put it up.
At least on the ics/sense 4.0 rom I run on my 3d that's what the deal is. I would assume its the same for the official release.
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The Evo 4G LTE, and im ALWAYS on a network whether it be wifi or mobile
This is getting real aggravating! The only way my weather updates my location is by rebooting the phone!! I have everything checked in settings. All the Location aI dont remember if it did this before I started using a Custom Rom or not. Does anyones weather update automatically wherever they go in real time? I dont know what to do anymore its driving me nuts! Help anyone?
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This is getting real aggravating! The only way my weather updates my location is by rebooting the phone!! I have everything checked in settings. All the Location aI dont remember if it did this before I started using a Custom Rom or not. Does anyones weather update automatically wherever they go in real time? I dont know what to do anymore its driving me nuts! Help anyone?
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Hhmmm....I havent noticed that at all. Ive noticed it with my WeatheBug App. Bug not the stock weather app...and u have everything under Locations in the settings checked?
EDIT....Now i dont know if its because i just woke up (But damn it felt good to sleep 2 extra hours, TIme to go golfing in Beverly at 11. Come join) so i dont know if this is due to the weather, but it seems everytime i head into a different town, i get a pop-up to select my time zone, so this way the time stays up to date. Im not sure if that what your talking about. I just checked my Setting inside the Weather app, and i was surprised to see that there was no check underneath "my current location"....Is that checked off for you?
Ha! What's up man. Ya I have all that checked! I get that time pop up too. Bug when I go to work in Norwood from.New Bedford my weather NEVER changes towns not even when I get to Norwood unless I reboot. What Rom are u on? I'm getting the SG3 in a few weeks too, but I'm gonna keep this phone too cuz I love it but this weather thing is driving me crazy.
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I'm having the same issue. Did you ever sort out this problem??
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Im having the same problem, it staring to bug me. Im coming up on day 14 on saturday so I wonder if anyone found out whats going on and if other people are having the same problem. By the way I live in Norwood.
You have to check current location when choosing the clock widget. Try deleting it and adding a new one and make sure to click current location. I had the same problem until I did this.
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My weather widget app always shows that that the current weather is thunderstorms, regardless of where I am. I have to open it up and it'll refresh to sunny or cloudy. Then if I don't use by phone for a bit it'll go back to thunderstorms. I just checked and I didn't have currently location checked so that'll hopefully fix my issue.
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My weather widget app always shows that that the current weather is thunderstorms, regardless of where I am. I have to open it up and it'll refresh to sunny or cloudy. Then if I don't use by phone for a bit it'll go back to thunderstorms. I just checked and I didn't have currently location checked so that'll hopefully fix my issue.
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I got the same problem as well. You can even watch it error in logcat. Still looking into why its happening.
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I've deleted my clock before I posted. No luck
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One love you think it's related to the hardware?
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Does anyone have an issue with the location service on this phone? I seems like the only city it will display is New York anymore. No matter where I go all I get is "current location" even with every form of location service turned on.
I would use a 3rd party app as they work fine for my location but they lag on keeping time.
Very frustrating.
hah, man i ALWAYS had this issue with HTC stuff. started on the OG Inc. i honestly think it's accuweather, which is the widget provider. i had current location the other day, when no other GPS app had an issue. i ran a GPS tester, and it locked on in like 3 seconds and was accurate to 10 feet. pretty damn good. i think it's just how bad accuweather is...it can be a blizzard outside but accuweather will just say "cloudy." i've reported this NUMEROUS times to them how their current weather is 100% wrong, and they just say "sorry." and that there's nothing they can do..like seriously? accuweather is garbage. i remember asking dev's back in the Inc days if there was a way to poll from antoher weawther service in that and they all said no..oh well
damnit, go figure. today mines showing currnet location and will not pickup my town! stupid accuweather.com
funny thing is that it seemed to show current location once i got to work, which was in a building that had reception, too...and now even home, it won't show my town..odd.
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damnit, go figure. today mines showing currnet location and will not pickup my town! stupid accuweather.com
funny thing is that it seemed to show current location once i got to work, which was in a building that had reception, too...and now even home, it won't show my town..odd.
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It's been a new issue for me.... just the past week or so.
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It's been a new issue for me.... just the past week or so.
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Anyone find a resolution to this "current location" issue? My phone's weather has had "current location" for over a week now. I didn't have the issue when I first got the phone, so I don't know if it was a setting or if something has changed with Accuweather. I can understand it not finding the city I live in, but I work in a city with a metro population close to 3 million people.
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Anyone find a resolution to this "current location" issue? My phone's weather has had "current location" for over a week now. I didn't have the issue when I first got the phone, so I don't know if it was a setting or if something has changed with Accuweather. I can understand it not finding the city I live in, but I work in a city with a metro population close to 3 million people.
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I have the same issue where in the city would remain as current location and to have the issue fixed , i had to go to the Settings > APP and find the weather app and then clear the cache and Clear Defaults . I hope this might help although this is not the actual fix just a work around.:angel:
i'm pretty sure its accuweather and how it's reporting your location with the weather app on sense..
if you use beautiful widgets or one of those and use accuweather, the town usually comes up. i think its something between sense weather and accuweather. been going on since like sense 1.0..so annoying
Go into the settings for the widget and set the city. Also delete NY. Should take care if it. I have no issues as I move around during the day.
Go to settings > Locations > and just select google location services, uncheck all the other boxes. Works for me. If you select more than one service it seems to confuse the issue.
Removing all except Google locations and performing a reboot (with fast boot unchecked) solved it for me. It is now showing the cities. Pet peeve eliminated. Thank you.
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Mine just started working correctly, randomly today. Great.
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This issue is so strange to me. I've been using the default HTC weather widget for months now and I have never had an issue.
Now for about a week now, it just says "current location" and the weather info is inaccurate. I've made no significant changes and I have tried every suggested fix with no luck (check/un-checking options in location settings - reinstalling weather app - clearing cache - etc, etc, etc).
This is beyond frustrating. Thinking of calling Verizon support tonight, but doubtful that will accomplish anything.
Is this DNA specific? I've read a lot about this issue on DNA's only.
Sigh.
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This issue is so strange to me. I've been using the default HTC weather widget for months now and I have never had an issue.
Now for about a week now, it just says "current location" and the weather info is inaccurate. I've made no significant changes and I have tried every suggested fix with no luck (check/un-checking options in location settings - reinstalling weather app - clearing cache - etc, etc, etc).
This is beyond frustrating. Thinking of calling Verizon support tonight, but doubtful that will accomplish anything.
Is this DNA specific? I've read a lot about this issue on DNA's only.
Sigh.
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Just walked into a Verizon store to explain the problem.
Their response..... "Hmmm, I'm not really sure, that's weird. I would suggest using a different weather widget"
Are you kidding me?
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Just walked into a Verizon store to explain the problem.
Their response..... "Hmmm, I'm not really sure, that's weird. I would suggest using a different weather widget"
Are you kidding me?
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What did you expect them to say. Most of them probably haven't touched a DNA for more than 5 minutes. They are Verizon employees, not HTC employees.
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What did you expect them to say. Most of them probably haven't touched a DNA for more than 5 minutes. They are Verizon employees, not HTC employees.
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I expect them to help me with a product they sell. Ya know, something called customer service? Don't sell a product if you can't offer support for it
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I expect them to help me with a product they sell. Ya know, something called customer service? Don't sell a product if you can't offer support for it
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You expected the low paid employees at your local vzw store to know how to fix every fringe issue about every device they sell.
You are more knowledgeable about the DNA than they are, and that is to be expected. If you want customer support, call customer support.
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Fixed it on mine by doing a factory reset and then going to location and unchecked Verizon location services..Also in network settings put it in lte cdma mode and in roaming alow access for all trips. Hope this helps.
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This happens from time to time with mine. To fix it I go into settings>apps>all>weather ... Clear cache, reboot and all is better.
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Its a pain, happens often enough here. It usually straightens itself out though. Had the same issue on my Incredible 2.
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All my locations seem to work fine, except Google Now says location is not on but it shows weather. I hasn't given me traffic for my calendar or seem to let me add those cards, it's not working right. I have 2 locations in settings for Google and then the phone and VZW's. Usually I remember seeing 3 not 4 in my other phones.
I have a problem with weather widget that is found on blink feed. The problem is that it displays the wrong weather information and also from time to time ill also get wrong gps cordinates. I live in texas but for some reason it keeps getting weather information from arizona. (also with the gps) I noticed that it had happened after the ota update that tmobile sent out . Was wondering if anybody has been having the same problem? And if so can you help??
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I have a problem with weather widget that is found on blink feed. The problem is that it displays the wrong weather information and also from time to time ill also get wrong gps cordinates. I live in texas but for some reason it keeps getting weather information from arizona. (also with the gps) I noticed that it had happened after the ota update that tmobile sent out . Was wondering if anybody has been having the same problem? And if so can you help??
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Are you rooted or working with any Sense Rom other than the real stock?
Do highs e mock locations enabled in the development options of the phone?
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Are you rooted or working with any Sense Rom other than the real stock?
Do highs e mock locations enabled in the development options of the phone?
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None of the above. Not rooted or no mock locations are activated.
I should also say that for some reason it only happens around my neighborhood.but when i leave to go to school or anywhere else then it will change back to the normal weather.
I have had the same issue for a couple of months. When I go to Walmart down the street, it shows I am in Taylorsville, Utah. Every single day I drive past Walmart and BAM... I am in Utah. It changes back to my correct location (Deer Park, TX) after a certain distance. It's ridiculous. That's quite a far drive. I think over 1000 miles. So I don't understand this glitch.
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