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Weather Panel. Chad
i'm loving PointUI right now, it has a nice builtin weather applet. When im in Garmin Mobile XT, it has a nice forecast for wherever i am or choose.
SBSH PocketWeather is my favorite... tried WeatherPanel and SPB too, but PocketWeather seemed the most robust and trouble free. Just my opinion.
spb weather but always looking for a better or less bloated one.
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spb weather but always looking for a better or less bloated one.
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Thirded......
PocketWeather 2.
I like SPB weather but the most accurate I find is the Environment Canada RSS feed that I get tru SPB insite. Normally if i see something like a heavy snow in weather i'll tap the RSS feed to get the latest warning and exact amounts.
I love SPB weather. It's simple, clean, and very customizeable.
spb weather for me. i tried pocket weather 2 but there was an overwhelming amount of information.
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I like SPB weather but the most accurate I find is the Environment Canada RSS feed that I get tru SPB insite. Normally if i see something like a heavy snow in weather i'll tap the RSS feed to get the latest warning and exact amounts.
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I agree, but have not found a configuration file to collect Environment Canada forecasts into SPB Weather.. No time to write one for myself.
I've resorted to the Weather Network for weather data.
Weatherpanel
Weatherpanel is by far the beast, extrmecustomizable and fun!
Mobo
weather watcher! ok, it doesnt have a today plugin.
but it shows even single hours.
and it show 10 days!
and its free!
I like SPB Weather but I wish there was a free program that had current weather (ie. Current temp/Feels like/etc)
Weatherbug IMHO. It's only really meant to work on the smartphone platform, but it runs perfectly on my Mogul.
not really a program but i use http://xhtml.weather.com/xhtml/hbhf/77054 as my home page on Opera(replace "77054" with your own zip code). Very quick webpage, almost instant. I used to use HTC home but recently learned about its bloat and have been trying to use more of WM6s built in functions and not rely on third party apps so much. Phone seems alot more stable and quicker from when i used HTC home, PointUI, or anything like that.
I went with SBSH Pocket Weather v2.0.5 .....love the look, love how you can customize it, love that it has soo much useful info but wish when it states & shows its going to snow it would state how much in inches so I have a heads up...
Chicago winter weather can be brutal...
SBSH PocketWeather for me....used all the other ones, and PocketWeather is the one that gets my vote.
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I like SPB Weather but I wish there was a free program that had current weather (ie. Current temp/Feels like/etc)
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Search here and at PPCGeeks for XCast. I think it can be downloaded from TreoCentral.
It adds a line to your today screen and can be set to display current temp, feels like, chance of rain, and estimated time for rain through the next day. All this on one line.
This is my favorite weather program.
rtownsend said:
It adds a line to your today screen and can be set to display current temp, feels like, chance of rain, and estimated time for rain through the next day. All this on one line.
This is my favorite weather program.
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spoken like a true ninja
I'm gearing up to get my first Andoid phone hopefully next month, and was wondering if there's a port or an app already out there that's similiar in look and functionality as S2U2?
thx.
There's Lockbot out there ;-)
It has iPhone lock style, Hero lock style, Donut lock style and even flair lock style!
Good new: it's free except uf you want to download skins (which doesn't even work on my magic) or want the flair theme (which is the ugliest one)
and even free version let you customise your own themes
cheers
Maybe "Lock 2.0" many skins available for this app!
http://de.androlib.com/android.application.com-google-code-slideunlocker2d-BmA.aspx
http://groups.google.com/group/lock2
Thanks!
Lock 2.0 sure looks just like it.
Yes,you can get a free demo or buy full version!
Just bringing this back up since I just got a new Evo and am coming from a Touch Pro which had S2U2. I have tried some of the options on Android, but have not found anything even close to S2U2.
Does anyone have any other thoughts on how to get my calendar entries, notifications, texts, etc to show up on my lock screen (it also needs to look as good as S2U2 did 2 years ago).
Thanks.
Check out WidgetLocker.
I think it's by far the best lock screen replacement, and is fully supported by the developers at the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732986
You should just youtube search "widgetlocker" and you'll see many video reviews of it in action. Note: hardly any of the videos go over the fact that it can change from stock Android slide to HTC slide even to iPhone slide to unlock.
And to rs1990, yes it can add whatever widget you can think of including ones relevant to everything you mentioned.
Funny that you just mentioned WidgetLocker. I am actually looking at that right now. It seems ok at this point, but not as polished as S2U2 is.
I actually think that the problem that I have right now is that the calendar widget kind of stinks. I am looking for a widget that just shows any upcoming events and nothing if there are none upcoming. The default one shows that obnoxious white box that says "No upcoming calendar events," which is ridiculous.
OK, I just found Pure Calendar and it looks somewhat promising. It will allow me to put a nice looking widget in WidgetLocker to show my entries. So, I am going to look into that a bit and see if it suits my needs.
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OK, I just found Pure Calendar and it looks somewhat promising. It will allow me to put a nice looking widget in WidgetLocker to show my entries. So, I am going to look into that a bit and see if it suits my needs.
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WidgetLocker + Android Agenda Widget + Music Mod Widget + Beautiful Widgets = NO reason to ever unlock
You could try CalWidget
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Funny that you just mentioned WidgetLocker. I am actually looking at that right now. It seems ok at this point, but not as polished as S2U2 is.
I actually think that the problem that I have right now is that the calendar widget kind of stinks. I am looking for a widget that just shows any upcoming events and nothing if there are none upcoming. The default one shows that obnoxious white box that says "No upcoming calendar events," which is ridiculous.
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You might want to try CalWidget http://www.androlib.com/android.application.net-eggenstein-android-calwidget-qxjt.aspx - sorry I don't have the Marketplace url.
It's not bad. Can be a bit slow to load up and refresh but it's surprisingly good for a free productivity app. And it works well with WidgetLocker
Is there a way to get something beautiful and usefull like S2u2 for android? i think Lock 2.0 is a real flop, widgetlocker is ok but s2u2 is way better... i would say it's the best lockscreen i've ever seen.
There is nothing even close to S2U2 on android. I only miss S2U2 app from WinMo world. There was so many options/customizations..
I agree with both of the last 2 posts...S2U2 is unmatched on Android. I have "settled" on using WidgetLocker and Pure Calendar. It's ok, but not as good as S2U2.
I agree 100 percent with both of you. WinMo was ok... android is great... but damn... i miss s2u2 like hell.
s2u2 is the swiss pocketknife or Macgyver of lockscreens...
Yeap,
I also miss S2U2 from WinMo. I just bought a new android phone (ZTE Link) and I do miss S2U2. May A_C could port S2U2 for android? Does somenone knows him?
The application I think is closest to S2U2 is GOTO (although its paid :-()
Best,
Jº
WidgetLocker, as already mentioned in this thread, is a very capable, attractive, and flexible lockscreen replacement. There are also others on the market.
I for one won't miss the random "won't unlock" weirdness with S2U2, although infrequent, sometimes I had to yank the battery to get out of it as the screen would be frozen after. SOMETIMES I could long-power press and get the reboot dialog and I could get to a task manager and kill it but usually it was stuck.
Is there any possibility that the creator of WinMo S2U2 try to code that app for Android? Or make some coop with somebody who can do that for/with him?
Asked somebody something like this to creator of S2U2??
Thanks so much.
tomas
I can just agree to the above, the only thing i miss on Android is S2U2 and G-Alarm. I tried widget locker and i had to reinstall my whole system. When it was active i pulled the right thingy on the locked screen and then it was all black and locket. But i liked it the little i did see when i was exploring it. Now i don't dare to install it again..
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Yesterday i tried LockBot but it could not get it to work at all, when i read what it could do it was ONE of the most imprtant thing i miss from S2U2, it was locking the hardware buttons. But nah... no go here either.
I never used S2U2, but what are the features all of you miss so much from it? In the videos I see on youtube, I don't really see anything that makes it standout from any other lockscreen, like WidgetLocker...
The key with widgetlocker is getting the right widgets installed to work with it, but because of that it is pretty much infinitely flexible.
Is there any 4x4 RSS widgets out there? Perhaps with a transparent bakground?
bump, I've been looking for this for a long time
I'm reBumping this one.. anyone?
I can assure you all that as of yet there is nothing that exists except for the stock htc Sense NewsReader widget. I spent an inordinate amount of time looking and have tried every newsreader available.
To the best of my knowledge Buzzbox is the ONLY other RSS app with a 4x4 widget but it is still far away from being recommendable. But, certainly worth trying as maybe your experience will be better than mine. It is not scrollable but does have multiple pages and has a good mechanism to select sources. HOWEVER, the articles are way behind (18+hours) and they are not all available. After I sent feedback to the developer he responded by telling me that although 18 hours was too long, the articles are normally delayed because they are being filtered by Buzzbox to only send you the "best stuff." W-T-F? Isn't that the job of the editors at the sources? And, if a source doesn't provide me with the content I want won't I just remove the source and pick another? Mind boggling. Needless to say, despite its potential, I think the app is crap.
The guy behind LauncherPro has been doing a good job of recreating many of the htc Sense widgets and a scrollable RSS widget should be forthcoming. Unfortunately, there is no ETA yet.
That said, when I am running a non-Sense ROM my personal preference is for NewsRoom. Once I gave up on a functional 4x4 news widget I found that Newsroom is the slickest out there. I do still keep Greed2 and FeedR on my phone hoping to grow into them but it has not happened.
BuzzBox is probably your best bet, as it works well and updates pretty nicely, my biggest gripe so far is that the Widget theme is an eyesore, once they apply better themes to the widget, and tweak the power consumption, I'd have to say BuzzBox FTMFW!
Have you tried this thread out? Works for me and has transparent background. It's getting better with each update too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848454
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I can assure you all that as of yet there is nothing that exists except for the stock htc Sense NewsReader widget. I spent an inordinate amount of time looking and have tried every newsreader available.
To the best of my knowledge Buzzbox is the ONLY other RSS app with a 4x4 widget but it is still far away from being recommendable. But, certainly worth trying as maybe your experience will be better than mine. It is not scrollable but does have multiple pages and has a good mechanism to select sources. HOWEVER, the articles are way behind (18+hours) and they are not all available. After I sent feedback to the developer he responded by telling me that although 18 hours was too long, the articles are normally delayed because they are being filtered by Buzzbox to only send you the "best stuff." W-T-F? Isn't that the job of the editors at the sources? And, if a source doesn't provide me with the content I want won't I just remove the source and pick another? Mind boggling. Needless to say, despite its potential, I think the app is crap.
The guy behind LauncherPro has been doing a good job of recreating many of the htc Sense widgets and a scrollable RSS widget should be forthcoming. Unfortunately, there is no ETA yet.
That said, when I am running a non-Sense ROM my personal preference is for NewsRoom. Once I gave up on a functional 4x4 news widget I found that Newsroom is the slickest out there. I do still keep Greed2 and FeedR on my phone hoping to grow into them but it has not happened.
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AtomaRSS, its in the market and took me less than 5 minutes to find! I think its better than the one that is linked in the post above me since that one still needs a lot of work.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
AtomaRSS
+1 AtomaRSS
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+1 AtomaRSS
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Why resurrect an old thread just to agree with the last person who posted.
I see your new, if your trying to get your post count up post something useful please.
Sent from my awesome DZ
I love the stock MotoBlur RSS reader on my Droid X. Only problem has been it doesn't recognize Craigslist RSS feeds. I might try AtomRSS myself!
I love the stock MotoBlur RSS reader on my Droid X. Only problem has been it doesn't recognize Craigslist RSS feeds. I might try AtomRSS myself!
Edit: Just tried AtomRSS on my rooted Droid X (stock ROM).
No matter how I enable the check in the preferences, I still get an error about scrollable widgets (even if disabled in the preferences!)
I cant seem to find one that will work with the launcher that comes with the Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Touch. Seems all require a custom launcher. =(
Heck, i dont even need it to be scrollable, just looking for a 4x4 rss widget for a single feed and that i can setup its update interval.
Minimal Reader should do the trick for you guys.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jv.cleanwidgets&hl=en
Hello all any android apps like lockinfo intelliscreen from cydia, I'm mainly interested in seen my calendar in my lock screen ?
Any ideas.
Thank you in advanced.
yvyv said:
Hello all any android apps like lockinfo intelliscreen from cydia, I'm mainly interested in seen my calendar in my lock screen ?
Any ideas.
Thank you in advanced.
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Try widget locker.
Obsidaian V3 + Black Froyo Theme + 4G icon w/ circle BatMod using => Tapatalk App!
philliman said:
Try widget locker.
Obsidaian V3 + Black Froyo Theme + 4G icon w/ circle BatMod using => Tapatalk App!
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Ditto, and worth the price.
You can put widgets on the lock screen, multiple sliders for different functions, and a separate wallpaper. Heck, I even have my LastFM widget there for easy access without unlocking and my camera for the same reason.
I was looking for something similar, i was missing the mail addon for lockinfo, but i settled for widget locker + executive assistant. i think it's the best combination. though still not entirely like lockinfo (i'd like to be able to mark emails as read without accessing gmail app).
Im playing with executive assistant and am really liking it.
Thank you all..
Another vote for executive assitant. It's really good once you understand all the settings.
There are some nice apps out there that do these things and Widget Locker is ok, however coming from the iPhone myself and having used intelliscreen, widget locker is lacking in comparison. There is an app however that is almost identical to intelliscreen and I thing in some ways even better, its Executive Assistant. There are 2 versions a free version with ads, and the pay version. I liked the app so much I payed for it, but I think if you give this a try you wont be disappointed its really sweet!!
I've been looking for something similar to this as well! I'll have to try executive assistant out...
Don't know if anyone will see this, but I found executive assistant in my search for an intelliscreen replacement. I don't know if it fully does it for me though. The marking as read thing is killing me. What are the settings you suggest to make it good? Also anyone miss tlert?
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There are some nice apps out there that do these things and Widget Locker is ok, however coming from the iPhone myself and having used intelliscreen, widget locker is lacking in comparison. There is an app however that is almost identical to intelliscreen and I thing in some ways even better, its Executive Assistant. There are 2 versions a free version with ads, and the pay version. I liked the app so much I payed for it, but I think if you give this a try you wont be disappointed its really sweet!!
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Nothing lacks in comparison to the Iphone or any app on the Iphone for that matter.
Is there anything out for ICS like this?
Still Widget Locker. Runs great on ICS Passion.
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Nothing lacks in comparison to the Iphone or any app on the Iphone for that matter.
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Clearly, you never owned a jailbroken iPhone with lockinfo on it if you are making that statement. Several things are lacking in Android such as:
- Mail Enhancer
- Color mail labels
- and LockInfo.
While some alternatives come close, they are not good enough.
So, I've seen that there are a few nice widgets that allow you some control over the design of the widgets. BITS is very very customizable, Zoom looks amazing, so does Widgetsoid, and Beautiful Widgets are indeed beautiful.
I'm looking for one that allows a specific thing, though, and I'd rather not go through what I did with Beautiful Widgets (installing it, being very disappointed, uninstalling, finding I'm just a few minutes beyond the refund time period, emailing the very-helpful developer and asking for a refund anyway, and they're very nice people by the way).
Also, please be understanding; I've had a migraine coming and going for a week and a half, and I'm trying my best to distract myself from it. So this info is probably available but I just can't *find* it. I can't manage to brain properly, I just can't. Please excuse the rambling...
So. I like the size and look of the HTC Sense clock on my Sensation--the one that takes up half the screen but is very large and has nice contrast--and also the location/temperature/high-low predictions on it. I *love* the BITS ability to stick anything anywhere in the widget, and to have an app or shortcut launch from the anything.
Is there a design-your-own-widget that is as pretty as the Sense clock, with the same location/weather info, but will let me stick battery indicator and shortcuts all over it? And make, say, the location launch Maps, and the date launch my calendar, and so on? It doesn't look like I can manage that with Widgetsoid or BITS, Beautiful Widgets won't let me show all the info I want to show at the same time, and Zoom is just plain intimidating. I'm sure there are more make-your-own-widgets but these are the ones I've found so far.
Is this out there? Can it be done?
Thank you!
elfchick said:
So, I've seen that there are a few nice widgets that allow you some control over the design of the widgets. BITS is very very customizable, Zoom looks amazing, so does Widgetsoid, and Beautiful Widgets are indeed beautiful.
I'm looking for one that allows a specific thing, though, and I'd rather not go through what I did with Beautiful Widgets (installing it, being very disappointed, uninstalling, finding I'm just a few minutes beyond the refund time period, emailing the very-helpful developer and asking for a refund anyway, and they're very nice people by the way).
Also, please be understanding; I've had a migraine coming and going for a week and a half, and I'm trying my best to distract myself from it. So this info is probably available but I just can't *find* it. I can't manage to brain properly, I just can't. Please excuse the rambling...
So. I like the size and look of the HTC Sense clock on my Sensation--the one that takes up half the screen but is very large and has nice contrast--and also the location/temperature/high-low predictions on it. I *love* the BITS ability to stick anything anywhere in the widget, and to have an app or shortcut launch from the anything.
Is there a design-your-own-widget that is as pretty as the Sense clock, with the same location/weather info, but will let me stick battery indicator and shortcuts all over it? And make, say, the location launch Maps, and the date launch my calendar, and so on? It doesn't look like I can manage that with Widgetsoid or BITS, Beautiful Widgets won't let me show all the info I want to show at the same time, and Zoom is just plain intimidating. I'm sure there are more make-your-own-widgets but these are the ones I've found so far.
Is this out there? Can it be done?
Thank you!
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I would recommend Minimalistic Text. I'm not sure it will do *exactly* what you're asking it terms of design (but the possibilities are truly endless). There's a slight learning curve if you've never used anything like it, but once you get it figured out... you're likely to never look back.
Also, it's been a while since I've used it, but have you tried Fancy Widget? Back in the day it was a mirror image of the Sense flip clock, but it's come a long way... it was pretty customizable last I checked. Both apps have a free and paid version in the Market. Good luck.
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Well, hey, I didn't know that was what Fancy Widgets was That looks like it *almost* can manage everything I want. So very close, terrific! It only has fixed info it can display, but it can start any application I want from the info it does have.
I've edited one of the backgrounds to stick icons next to the places where I've selected them to start, and that'll do for now. Thank you so much!
Minimalistic text definitely didn't agree with the on-again-off-again migraine, though Maybe I'll futz with it again some other time. I'd really like a pretty 4x2 clock that also has actual shortcuts with relevant icons embedded in it.
I wish the battery indicator on Fancy Widgets stood out a little more, even were just a different color of text. I wonder if that's possible.