Comments on: Android Widgets To The Rescue! http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/ Android Phone News, Rumors, Reviews, Apps, Forums & More! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-72341 Christopher Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:23:26 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-72341 What I think would be usefull for the market with the Themes, Widgets, Pets and so on. Is if the Market had a setup were the person developing the base application ie: Open Home, could register a catagory base that keys these "Add-ons" with a refference to the base application. Then have the market were you see the base application, as an addition of choosing to "Install" or "Open/Unistall" be able to go to the base applications "Add-On" market. Would sure make it a heck of a lot easier and more organized. I could also feel more confident the Theme I add will work with the base application as well. If not then it's a fault of the creator of the application if they add it to the wrong base applications 'market' in the Android Market. What I think would be usefull for the market with the Themes, Widgets, Pets and so on. Is if the Market had a setup were the person developing the base application ie: Open Home, could register a catagory base that keys these “Add-ons” with a refference to the base application.

Then have the market were you see the base application, as an addition of choosing to “Install” or “Open/Unistall” be able to go to the base applications “Add-On” market. Would sure make it a heck of a lot easier and more organized. I could also feel more confident the Theme I add will work with the base application as well.

If not then it’s a fault of the creator of the application if they add it to the wrong base applications ‘market’ in the Android Market.

]]> By: john bigdick http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-40491 john bigdick Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:20:35 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-40491 i want 1.5. me too! mine is stil better that yours . i want 1.5. me too! mine is stil better that yours
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]]> By: john bigdick http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-40490 john bigdick Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:19:55 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-40490 look at me! my g1 is bettter. no mine is better. no mine! . mine! mine! look at me! my g1 is bettter. no mine is better. no mine! . mine! mine!

]]> By: john bigdick http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-40489 john bigdick Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:19:07 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-40489 phuck you guys .talk about boring.u guys are boring phuck you guys .talk about boring.u guys are boring

]]> By: Josh http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-21848 Josh Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:52:17 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-21848 They just released the new cupcake officialy and it will be going out to phones soon but no they didn't add a category and there is no widgets exept for a music player a callender and a weather widget so far They just released the new cupcake officialy and it will be going out to phones soon but no they didn’t add a category and there is no widgets exept for a music player a callender and a weather widget so far

]]> By: jeremy http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-21785 jeremy Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:58:26 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-21785 Well as far as the whole category for widgets and themes, why not take all themes and widgets out of the market and place them in special directories available through third party access like the ahome app does for widgets and themes. You go to the the ahome console and select install theme and you can download any theme tagged for ahome and the same for widgets. Google can make a menu option to add widgets from the web or sd card. If you want to sell your theme or widget things might be different but with enough time google will straighten it out, they are probably going to update the market app with cupcake 1.5. Don't get angry, get android! Well as far as the whole category for widgets and themes, why not take all themes and widgets out of the market and place them in special directories available through third party access like the ahome app does for widgets and themes. You go to the the ahome console and select install theme and you can download any theme tagged for ahome and the same for widgets. Google can make a menu option to add widgets from the web or sd card. If you want to sell your theme or widget things might be different but with enough time google will straighten it out, they are probably going to update the market app with cupcake 1.5.
Don’t get angry, get android!

]]> By: E.T. http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-20796 E.T. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:35:19 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-20796 Honestly it sounded a bit bad to me being a theme dev myself, the whole diluting the market place/themes comments. Infact I hardly see any spamming of the marketplace with theme after theme after theme. You see an average of one or two, maybe three a day which isn't that much considering there's 3 home alternative apps. I see more 'test' apps and as of late, bobble-head apps and a billion ebooks from IndiaNIC and friends all at once posted. A Theme section would be nice but like the above I search by date and ALL apps/games so it's not a massive deal for me. If something should be compared to saturating the market it should be the things I mentioned if anything. Honestly it sounded a bit bad to me being a theme dev myself, the whole diluting the market place/themes comments. Infact I hardly see any spamming of the marketplace with theme after theme after theme. You see an average of one or two, maybe three a day which isn’t that much considering there’s 3 home alternative apps. I see more ‘test’ apps and as of late, bobble-head apps and a billion ebooks from IndiaNIC and friends all at once posted. A Theme section would be nice but like the above I search by date and ALL apps/games so it’s not a massive deal for me. If something should be compared to saturating the market it should be the things I mentioned if anything.

]]> By: Carmex http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-20586 Carmex Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:46:48 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-20586 I don't mind the complaining about the themes so much, but I'm also not convinced that the proposed solution will help. Are you advocating another catagory on the same level as applications and games? Because I don't see that happening. I'm betting that if they make a catagory for themes or widgets, they will be catagories UNDER applicatios. When I browse, I do so by date and look at ALL apps or ALL games. So in my case all the themes would still be mixed in. In any case, it's slightly annoying but I don't think it's as big of a deal as you guys make it out to be. They are pretty easy to skim over if you aren't interested in them (which I'm not). I don’t mind the complaining about the themes so much, but I’m also not convinced that the proposed solution will help. Are you advocating another catagory on the same level as applications and games? Because I don’t see that happening. I’m betting that if they make a catagory for themes or widgets, they will be catagories UNDER applicatios. When I browse, I do so by date and look at ALL apps or ALL games. So in my case all the themes would still be mixed in. In any case, it’s slightly annoying but I don’t think it’s as big of a deal as you guys make it out to be. They are pretty easy to skim over if you aren’t interested in them (which I’m not).

]]> By: Thats-BS http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-20571 Thats-BS Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:13:40 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-20571 Pointing out flaws is one thing, bashing a certain thing over and over, 'cause it annoys you is another. I understand trying to make the market place better, but there's a reason the home alternatives are ALL in the top 5 or 6 paid apps. So, your constant complaining just seems like an underhanded insult to all who like and buy these apps. . Pointing out flaws is one thing, bashing a certain thing over and over, ’cause it annoys you is another. I understand trying to make the market place better, but there’s a reason the home alternatives are ALL in the top 5 or 6 paid apps. So, your constant complaining just seems like an underhanded insult to all who like and buy these apps.
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]]> By: Alex http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-20570 Alex Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:08:33 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-20570 Definitely needing better categorisation (and maybe a way to browse online (i.e. in a browser) and tag for download or something) but to say you don't want standalone apps to just be a widget is crazy. I'd love a weather widget, word of the day widget and probably some more, but I don't want to download a whole "weather channel" or whatever else there is app when it's just a widget. I don't know about you but I'm permanently below 15 MB free (most of the time at about 7 MB where it keeps warning you) on my G1, and it sucks. So yeah, hopefully apps on SD card is coming, too! Definitely needing better categorisation (and maybe a way to browse online (i.e. in a browser) and tag for download or something) but to say you don’t want standalone apps to just be a widget is crazy.

I’d love a weather widget, word of the day widget and probably some more, but I don’t want to download a whole “weather channel” or whatever else there is app when it’s just a widget. I don’t know about you but I’m permanently below 15 MB free (most of the time at about 7 MB where it keeps warning you) on my G1, and it sucks. So yeah, hopefully apps on SD card is coming, too!

]]> By: Rob Jackson http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-20520 Rob Jackson Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:19:42 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-20520 @Thats-BS - I'm interested to know which themes you developed for Android. You're taking the article rather personally... it is a categorization problem. One that is big and simple to fix yet the irritation remains. Just because we're Android fans doesn't mean we should blindly cheer and applaud every little thing. How can you make something better if imperfections are never pointed out? @Thats-BS – I’m interested to know which themes you developed for Android. You’re taking the article rather personally… it is a categorization problem. One that is big and simple to fix yet the irritation remains. Just because we’re Android fans doesn’t mean we should blindly cheer and applaud every little thing.

How can you make something better if imperfections are never pointed out?

]]> By: Sean http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-20518 Sean Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:06:23 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-20518 Sounds awesome! I listen to your podcasts every time they're released. You talked about tethering the G1 in the last one and said it had to be rooted. Here's a link to an app/process to tether without root. I haven't tried it myself, but maybe you guys can give it a try and give the results in the next podcast. hxxp://techti.me/2009/03/tether-g1-without-root/ Sounds awesome! I listen to your podcasts every time they’re released. You talked about tethering the G1 in the last one and said it had to be rooted. Here’s a link to an app/process to tether without root. I haven’t tried it myself, but maybe you guys can give it a try and give the results in the next podcast. hxxp://techti.me/2009/03/tether-g1-without-root/

]]> By: Thats-BS http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-20505 Thats-BS Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:34:42 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-20505 Phandroid, you guys are bumming me out, quit using words like spaming, dilluting and crowding when discribing skins, themes and other customization apps. Why moan and whine about things that make android different and in fact, better, for having them. Sure an option tab for them would be welcome too, but man you guys sound like you want iphones. Stop complaining. Phandroid, you guys are bumming me out, quit using words like spaming, dilluting and crowding when discribing skins, themes and other customization apps. Why moan and whine about things that make android different and in fact, better, for having them. Sure an option tab for them would be welcome too, but man you guys sound like you want iphones. Stop complaining.

]]> By: Rob Jackson http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-20502 Rob Jackson Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:05:22 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-20502 @scott - I mean I hope someone from T-Mobile is reading this so they know how badly we all want 1.5 on our G1s! @scott – I mean I hope someone from T-Mobile is reading this so they know how badly we all want 1.5 on our G1s!

]]> By: scott http://phandroid.com/2009/04/20/android-widgets-to-the-rescue/#comment-20499 scott Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:49:21 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2259#comment-20499 What exactly do you mean with the wink wink? What exactly do you mean with the wink wink?

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