Is anyone else having issues with the latest version (0.8.6) of Launcher Pro? Specifically in my case, it seems to have some kind of a memory leak. IF you can get it to respond, it goes away as soon as you restart the app from the menu. It starts off by giving you "Problem Loading Widget" messages on your homescreens, then just basically locks up the phone. I'd ask this on the Launcher Pro website, but they have more trolls than even this one...
I guess what I'd REALLY like to know is if anyone here has any idea if something "Tasker" can restart an app on a schedule?
i personally havent seen any issues like that. the only time i ever got the "Problem Loading Widget" is when I flash a new ROM and reload LPP and restore my homescreen setup. Havent seen it be a sieve of memory either
i've had somewhat similar issues with lpp. my minimalistic text widgets keep crashing (i get the "problem loading widget" box) and i have to remove and re-add them.
i also have another issue that's really been bothering me. dock notifications aren't fully working. my gmail and missed call notifications work, but not the sms notification. i'm wondering if this has something to do with me using go sms pro instead of the default messaging app?
edit: whoops, i wasn't paying attention to where this thread was housed. my issue with lpp is on a thunderbolt, just to be clear.
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On my HTC Desire I could tap the location field in my calendar view and it'll open up gmaps and go straight to the location. The Galaxy s2 doesn't seem to be able to do that, are there any mods or apps that will let you?
replacement calendar
Jorte Calendar does what you need.
It's a full calendar replacement. It's free in Marketplace...
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.johospace.jorte&feature=search_result
RXP, I had the same issue and looked around a bit. It seems the Samsung calendar app simply doesn't have this functionality. Jorte, mentioned in the post above mine, works well. I have also tried Calengoo and Business Calendar and both work well. I am hoping that eventually someone will work out how to mod the Samsung app itself though, since none of the replacement apps match the Samsung ones for appearance, even when colours are tweaked.
Damn, that's incredibly frustrating. Might have to import an apk from my Desire!
RXP, did you have any success getting an alternative app working? I am still not happy with the alternatives I have tried so keen to find out what other people are using. The ideal solution would still be a tweak to the Samsung app so it fits in with the rest of the phone, but I must admit I wouldn't know where to start.
Alternatively, does anyone know how to get the standard google calendar app working on the S2? Searching turns up instructions for the Galaxy S but not the S2.
Thanks to anyone who is able to help.
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I have been trying to find a solution for this and found a couple of things. It seems a lot of alternative calendar apps use the system calendar app for their event view, which means that with the samsung calendar in place you cannot get clickable links even with something like Calendar Pad installed.
I was able to get the cyanogen mod calendar apk working (looks like it is pretty much stock gingerbread) after backing up and uninstalling the touchwiz calendar with titanium backup. There is a graphical glitch on some views where a circle appears in the top left corner but other than that it seems to work well. it also allows alternative apps like calendar pad to load the standard android event view which has clickable links.
Unfortunately I can still not get this to work in the samsung app to keep a consistent look to the apps but thought I would post in case this helped anyone.
I was missing the same functionality, installed 'Business Calendar Free'
- works a treat
I had a look at business calendar and the functionality was there. I am just trying to find some way to get the same functionality in the touchwiz app to keep a consistent theme across the phone. Is there any way to make this change or a dummies guide to exiting the aol?
this initially happened with the gosms widget where it doesnt refresh everytime i get a new sms. i reinstalled gosms and it still had the problem. and now even the clock widget of sonyericsson and the other widgets likr goweather, the date widget doesnt refresh anymore. how do i go about this? are you also having the same problem?
How about Timescape? You can use it to see the messages
I don't use timescape. It's not too private.
Anyway, it's not the issue though.
Even the clock widget (stock SE's digital clock) sometimes don't refresh with the time showed in the status bar. Even the weather widget etc.
MaLt- said:
I don't use timescape. It's not too private.
Anyway, it's not the issue though.
Even the clock widget (stock SE's digital clock) sometimes don't refresh with the time showed in the status bar. Even the weather widget etc.
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ever since the 2.3.3 update ive had the same issue, particularly with the clock. its always out of sync. tried stopping home, reloading the widgets etc, nothing seems to work and its completely random
I'm still with 2.3.2.
I tried using GoLauncherEx and so far they are working fine. But it still happens.
I have noticed that the widgets don't refresh when I'm using the default SE home..
Can someone help me with this?
I've discovered this to be a reproducible (but not solvable) problem. This might be an Android prob, as there are one or two other short threads on this site for other phones. For me it looks like the common thread is an incoming call while using an app. But fixing it... who knows?
I have been able to reproduce it three times:
1. after a week using my Arc, a new clock widget stopped updating except when foregrounded, and not until the next minute ticked over. I also noticed a weather widget wouldn't update reliably.
2. after two months without a solution, i completely reset the phone. All good. While playing a game, I received a call. Afterwards, the widgets wouldn't refresh except as above.
I deleted an unrelated widget because I didn't need it, and (perhaps coincidentally) the other widgets started refreshing properly.
3. a week later, I received a call while using the calendar app. Widgets no longer refresh, except as above. I haven't been able to find a fix this time. Tested widgets like the stock digital clock show the same problem.
If u hav installed beautiful widgets then..
Well after lots of trial and error.. the only solution i found is..
1. uninstall beautiful widgets animation
2. clear data beautiful widgets from settings - apps - beautiful widgets
3. uninstall beautiful widgets..
Living without beautiful widgets is better than facing that refresh problem..
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This method worked on my SE Arc S (.42). You need to have root access.
1) Open the following file: /system/build.prop
2) Add this to the end of the file and save it: ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
3) Reboot.
Hope it helps.
As per title, is there an unread counter for sms/calls/gmail (which works on gmail)?
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https://market.android.com/details?...DEsImNvbS5tb3JlbmEudW5yZWFkQ291bnRXaWRnZXQiXQ..
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https://market.android.com/details?...DEsImNvbS5tb3JlbmEudW5yZWFkQ291bnRXaWRnZXQiXQ..
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as written in the comments, this is not working for gmail since update to 2.3.3
AFAIK there is no working unread counter since GMail changed their permissions for the app.
Stigy said:
AFAIK there is no working unread counter since GMail changed their permissions for the app.
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that's the problem!!!!! :-(
and wonder why google with ics has not included this by design...
Missed It!.
And for the GMail problem, try this workaround.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.commind.bubbles&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jb21taW5kLmJ1YmJsZXMiXQ..
It's a livewallpaper but it does work with all the notifications you ask about with Android 4.x .. the wife messed with it for a while. I was fine with the missed stuff being in the pull down so I never downloaded it. She likes/liked it well enough .. don't know if she's still using it.
This is one of Android's most frustrating things: not having a uniform on-icon notification system. Widgets are fine, but I really don't need yet another widget taking up space, when I already have the icon on the desktop.
I hate the way the notification bar is implemented. It's too small, too ugly and it get's so cluttered that it is hard to tell at a quick glance what the notifications are. Frankly, the iOS notifications bar implementation is way better visually (if you agree, check out the app iPhone Notifications in the Market).
On-icon notifications work randomly. Even the stock launcher does not show on-icon notifications for the stock Email app (not GMail). There is not notification for Google Voice (why, is beyond me). The whole scheme is a mess.
I have kind of been able to make things work with ADW Notifier in Chuck Noritz Mode, but ADW Notifier does not seem to be supported much nowadays, so the service FCs multiple times a day.
I wish that someone would bring in good implementation of on-icons notifications, or that Google redesigns the whole notification scheme and streamlines it.
thegios said:
As per title, is there an unread counter for sms/calls/gmail (which works on gmail)?
thanks
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Looking for the same thing, tried NOVA launcher but they left our that most important feature. To me that is #1 most wanted thing in a launcher, before all else.
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If you want it on your lock screen then use WidgetLocker with ADW Notifier. If you want it on your home screen or on your dock then use ADW EX with ADW Notifier.
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If you want it on your lock screen then use WidgetLocker with ADW Notifier. If you want it on your home screen or on your dock then use ADW EX with ADW Notifier.
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Yeah, ADW Notifier is pretty much the only thing that sort of works, but as I said above, it FCs constantly and it is inconsistent. Go Launcher also has a notifier, but it works with a much more limited number of apps (you can't get notifications for Google Voice or the stock Email app, for instance).
So far, I have not been able to find a reliable on-icon notifier for Android.
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Yeah, ADW Notifier is pretty much the only thing that sort of works, but as I said above, it FCs constantly and it is inconsistent. Go Launcher also has a notifier, but it works with a much more limited number of apps (you can't get notifications for Google Voice or the stock Email app, for instance).
So far, I have not been able to find a reliable on-icon notifier for Android.
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I can't speak to your experience, but I have used ADW EX and Notifier since I got my Nexus and haven't had any FC's or problems with it. That is when applying it to Gmail, the stock messenging app, and the Phone app since that's what the OP inquired about. None of these require the use of Chuck Norris mode, and at least for me none have failed yet. My main reason for switching was the big **** LauncherPro took on ICS, and have been happy with the results since.
ADW Notifier done FC only for some particular aplication not for sms, Gmail, K9, missed call, but for for some sms aplication like go sms and other, a lot sms app in fact adw notifier works until the next reboot
It's the reason why i stopped using it, Missed it is good, personaliy now i use Executive assistant for sms, missed call and K9, Gmail.
There is a free version , try and see.
V.
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I can't speak to your experience, but I have used ADW EX and Notifier since I got my Nexus and haven't had any FC's or problems with it. That is when applying it to Gmail, the stock messenging app, and the Phone app since that's what the OP inquired about. None of these require the use of Chuck Norris mode, and at least for me none have failed yet. My main reason for switching was the big **** LauncherPro took on ICS, and have been happy with the results since.
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Well, as I mentioned above, many of us use Google Voice for voicemail (instead of what's offered by the service provider). GV requires Chuck Noritz Mode, and it works most of the time, although it often shows "?" instead of the number of vm messages.
Many of us also use email accounts which are not GMail -- the stock Email app also requires Chuck Noritz Mode.
ADW Notifier has not been updated in a long time, I hope the next update is soon and it fixes some of these issues.
In fairness, it is not really ADW's fault. It sounds like the Android notification system is a complete mess, with no clear standards for developers to follow.
It is simply amazing that even two of the main Google apps, Google Voice and Email, cannot handle notifications properly, like Phone or Messenger. Very sloppy.
I don't remember having this problem last year, but for awhile now it's been an issue.
When my phone is locked and I get a text message, the popup comes up like it's supposed to. But when I go to quick-reply, the keyboard pops up and coveres the Handcent text window. So I can't see what I'm typing.
Any ideas? Looks like a few on the net have had the issue but I haven't seen anyone post a fix yet.
Hancent or Handcent Pro Beta (both had same issue)
Any AOSP based ROM I've tried over the last couple months
Nova Launcher Prime
Hi mate,
Same problem here, but in my particular case, i can see half of Handcent text window... This is not happening in Go SMS, so it's a Handcent SMS related bug .
I tried find a workaround, but until now nobody comes up with a workaround...maybe it's better email the devs, to let them known about this issue (but i guess, they already know it)
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I don't remember having this problem last year, but for awhile now it's been an issue.
When my phone is locked and I get a text message, the popup comes up like it's supposed to. But when I go to quick-reply, the keyboard pops up and coveres the Handcent text window. So I can't see what I'm typing.
Any ideas? Looks like a few on the net have had the issue but I haven't seen anyone post a fix yet.
Hancent or Handcent Pro Beta (both had same issue)
Any AOSP based ROM I've tried over the last couple months
Nova Launcher Prime
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There may not be a fix as it is most likely the limitations on what can be done on top of the lockscreen.
Weird.
I installed the Handcent [free] version on an AOSP ROM. It might have been Vanilla Rootbox. And the popup worked GREAT!
Now I am back on LiquidSmooth and it has the same old problem.
I just said screw-it and am now using the spam-fest known as GoSMS.
I just installed LiquidSmooth and I'm seeing this. I think this is caused by new Swype behavior.
The typing area is actually visible until I start swiping. Then, the guesses pop up and extend the keyboard up to block the typing area. Previously, the Handcent popup would scoot up enough to make room for the entire thing. This is a replacement phone for an S3 with a cracked screen, and I'm not sure which ROM and version of Swype I had on the previous phone.
I use the SwiftKey keyboard and don't swipe.
GoSMS has better themes, IMO. But if Handcent would work properly, I'd change back to it in a heartbeat. It's just "better" and less "spammy".
Anyone else notice that to do list widgets don't always update/work? AnyDo & Wunder
I was using anydo for a while but noticed the widget doesn't always work and update. Meaning the list isn't there or deleted items are still on it and if you click on the add to do button nothing happens.
So I decided to try Wunderlist and the same thing is happening.
Can this be an issue with 6.0? The to do widgets seem to be the only ones giving me any issues.
I'm experiencing the same issue. Opening the app fixes it, but that defeats the point of widgets. What launcher are you using? (I'm on Nova.)