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Android users...what widgets do you use?

Posted on 1/14/15 at 11:14 am
Posted by mpar98
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
8034 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 11:14 am
Both my devices...all I need is the clock and weather...what do you find useful?
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28705 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 11:22 am to
I don't even use clock and weather widgets... the clock up top works fine for me, as does the weather info in Google Now. The widgets I find most useful are my todo list (Todoist), calendar, and stock ticker (Ministocks).
Posted by h0bnail
Member since Sep 2009
7389 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 11:28 am to
I use the Google search bar just for looks. I like DashClock for time and weather.
Posted by guedeaux
Tardis
Member since Jan 2008
13609 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 11:42 am to
I use "Weather & Clock widget" and have the status bar clock hidden. I like this one because you can customize the look of the widget, and everything is "touchable," e.g. touch the clock and the clock app opens, touch the weather and weather app opens, etc.

My other widgets are pandora, google play music, spotify, and mortplayer (audiobooks).
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43296 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 11:49 am to
Google search.. Thats it. Single page.

Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22163 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 11:55 am to
Google search bar, Google now, Google keep, bushiness calendar.
Posted by ILikeLSUToo
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2008
18018 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 11:57 am to
Right now just Xperia for clock and weather. Can also tap to set alarms or see forecast. Still constantly messing with my settings. It's overwhelming how much you can do to refine and perfect your own user experience. I need to just leave it alone and start using my phone as normal. I think then my wishlist of widgets, gestures, and other features will be clearer.

I'm also still getting used to the different ways to access things. As a former iPhone user I'm accustomed to screens filled with icons to access what I need, so I have a settings icon even though I can just pull down and touch settings in the status bar. I also just learned today that you can long-press on a notification to change the notification settings for that particular app.
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65779 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:16 pm to
Chronus, Pandora, and SportsCenter.
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28705 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:18 pm to
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bushiness calendar

You need a calendar for that? Can't you just, you know, look down and trim when necessary?
Posted by jaTigerfan
Nashville
Member since Oct 2011
2091 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:23 pm to
T-mobile data usage - perfect for me since I flash ROMs a lot making the stock data monitoring useless

Sound search because doing it with Google now is too slow

The weather channel
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
71356 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:29 pm to
Minimalstic Text for my barcode power meter and Wunderlist for my todo list.
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65779 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:31 pm to
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22163 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:56 pm to
quote:

You need a calendar for that? Can't you just, you know, look down and trim when necessary?


I don't have time for that.

Damn screen crack is right where it needs to be to screw up stuff.
Posted by El Hombre de Moleculoso
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jul 2011
596 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:59 pm to
Spotify and Google calendar
Posted by Venelar
The AP
Member since Oct 2010
1134 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 6:53 pm to
quote:

Chronus

This. Chronus calendar widget.
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
75407 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 7:48 pm to
TheScore, Weather, and Clock
Posted by lsulaker
BR
Member since Jan 2009
1359 posts
Posted on 1/14/15 at 8:38 pm to
Chronus, gmail, business calendar
Posted by Huck Finn
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2009
2455 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 11:22 am to
I love UCCW (ultimate custom clock widget).
I set it up as a home screen widget that launches all the stuff I use, and it looks so sleek. I set up the clock to show me all I wanted to see, and you can configure it to launch any app, show you battery percentage, message notifications, and all kinds of stuff.



I have old icons because I didn't jump to kit Kat, but the clock at the top half gives you an idea of what it can do. It shows me time, date, battery, my next alarm set time, and let's me launch the battery manager, calendar, alarm, maps, flashlight, angry birds, and my music.
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 11:47 am
Posted by whodatfan
Member since Mar 2008
21326 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 8:35 pm to
Zooper. The best, most powerful custom widget builder there is combined with media utilities. Plenty of zooper widgets floating around on playstore but I like to build my own. I'm a beast with that shite.
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