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[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
I'm still looking into this. If anyone notices a pattern of what triggers it, or how to recover from it aside from disabling/reenabling WidgetLocker that might help me narrow it down.

In the future email works best, especially for developer issues. kevin@teslacoilsw.com . But the code below should explain the issue and the fix.

public class IntallShortcut extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent(this, TweetActivity.class);
shortcutIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
shortcutIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

Intent addIntent = new Intent();
addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntent);
addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, getString(R.string.tweet_shortcut_name));
addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE, Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(this, R.drawable.notweetfication));

/* Don't use this. In general anything starting with "com" will not work reliably across different apps/devices/android versions/etc
* but also the purpose is different, this is used to install shortcuts without user interaction,
* like the Play Store does when you update an app.
* It's not needed/appropriate when invoked via android.intent.action.CREATE_SHORTCUT
* It's also kind of annoying because it generally installs to every launcher installed on the device, not just one.
* I might cut support of it in Nova Launcher as well, as it's abused by spam apps and, aside from the Play Store
* adding newly installed apps, almost never appropriate.
*/
//	addIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
//	this.sendBroadcast(addIntent);

/* Instead just return the data to the activity that called us.
This only is appropriate if invoked via android.intent.action.CREATE_SHORTCUT, but that sounds like what you're doing. */
setResult(RESULT_OK, intent);

finish();
}
}

IIRC there's a LauncherShortcuts.java in API Demos that properly demos this. It's poorly documented otherwise though.
[Android Apps and Games] rockets95:
Plume was updated and I installed the latest beta of WidgetLocker, that combo seemed to fix my issues with the Plume shortcut disappearing.
[Android Apps and Games] faraonsvk:
beta update problem

Hi , i have problem download beta , i have beta updates enabled , i check for updates , i see window with curent and latest (2.4beta5) but when i click update , nothing hapens. Someone know where is problem ?

Peter
[Android Apps and Games] HenriFred:
Hi,

Very good update, Kevin. :good:

But, still nothing about a delay screen timeout feature ?

Do you plan to add it to a future release ? That would be great !:fingers-crossed:

Anyway, congrats and thanks for the app and the updates.
[Android Apps and Games] sabret00the:
At a minimum, I really need a lockscreen that will match the stock one pound for pound but will allow me multiple widgets on a single page (but not limited to a single page) and customisable slider icons. I'm worried that's not the case for WidgetLocker.
[Android Apps and Games] ptmax13:
It depends on what you mean by "stock".

If you mean AOSP lockscreen with widgets and custom sliders then WL is the best out there, if not the only out there.

The only thing it doesn't do is multiple pages with multiple widgets on them. Latest beta adds a left page with shortcuts and a right page which launches the camera.

I guess Kevin could add multiple custom pages with widgets, but I'm also guessing that WL will then become much much more "heavy" on resources. Imagine home screens with 4-5 widgets and lockcreen (WL) with another 4-5 widgets. That's a lot of widgets and resources needed. Even AOSP has a limit of one widget per screen, which I thing is the the most sensible choice.
[Android Apps and Games] Iceman_jkh:
I (still) wish there was an option for the phone to go to the homescreen when backing out of a slider unlock.

(eg: Slide unlock to dialer.. make call.. press back... it goes to Home Screen (rather than back to the lock screen as it currently does).

I'm sure other people would find this useful too.

And yes, I know you can press HOME, but I want a better solution, not a workaround.
[Android Apps and Games] ptmax13:
You must have a phone with hard home button, because on phones with softkeys, Home is actually easier to press than Back. And I do think this is a solution and not a workaround, this is what the Home button is designed to do after all...
[Android Apps and Games] sabret00the:
Yup I mean the stock AOSP lockscreen. I get the latest beta add some stuff, but it's not really brought it up to par and the slider management screen still feels tacked on, rather than as part of the overall product. Having the right bezel camera with the Nexus 4 effect is puzzling beyond my comprehension also.

If WL needs to split off from ADW and be rebased upon the current lockscreen code while eliminating support for pre-ICS devices, I'll happily pay again, but as things stand, WL is huge a downgrade on the stock AOSP lockscreen. To the point I'm actually unable to contain my disappointment.
[Android Apps and Games] shinesthru:
Yes, we can see that.
[Android Apps and Games] ptmax13:
I see your point. Though, in order to do that, WL must eliminate support for pre-JB devices, which is not cool while the android world is still dominated by ICS. I think Kevin will find the right time to make the transition and ditch old versions, but now it's not the right time.

I think everyone here can see that WL has not been getting the desired attention nowadays (in terms of development), Nova is still No1 priority.

But I can say that WL still offers the best customization experience when it comes to Lockscreen.
[Android Apps and Games] :
My first android device is the Nexus 4 and after using the default lock screen for a few months, I've decided to try WidgetLocker.

I'm unable to contain my happiness with WL, I love the custom slider, the bezel apps and camera, the custom background, the homescreen widgets, support for TeslaUnread, the ability to backup and restore, I can go on but you get the idea.

I love it so much that I also bought Nova Launcher from TeslaCoil and ended up absolutely loving that as well.

I never take the time to express my appreciation, just that it troubled me reading the complaints so I had to do something about it.
[Android Apps and Games] Iceman_jkh:
Galaxy S1 and Galaxy S3. so yes, I do have a hard home button.

Glad that you prefer the option available to you in WL at the moment - I dont. It could have easily been the other way around, and I wouldn't be telling you to "just deal with it".

A solution would be to provide the user what they want/need (so long as it's reasonable). I don't think there is anything unreasonable about having a WL setting that changes the slide/button/drag unlocks (ie: dialer, msg, email, etc) to act as follows: Go to dialer/msg/etc, soft back button goes to unlocked HOME screen (rather than back to locked screen).

Pretty simple.
[Android Apps and Games] ptmax13:
OK, if my post sounded bad, then I'm sorry man, :o

But please let me explain why WL works this way and why what you're asking is not possible.

Don't forget that WL is just an app that acts like a lockscreen. It doesn't replace the standard lockscreen, it's an app like every other.

What we call "home screen" is actually another app, the Launcher. (custom or stock).

Launching an app from WL, let's say the Dialer, will move Dialer to foreground and Android OS will take over control, putting WL to background.

So, when you press that back button, it's the android OS that controls what happens, and not WL. That's why there's no way of setting the "back" button launching the Launcher app, which is what you want to do. It just gets you to the previous app, by default.

Long story short: Launching an app from WL does not imply unlocking the phone, so the "back" button could not "return" to Launcher, when it was never there to begin with.

peace... :angel:
[Android Apps and Games] flyguy914:
Does this kill the battery?
[Android Apps and Games] Iceman_jkh:
Ok, sorry for the miscomms.

I understand your explanation, but why couldn't WL simply unlock the phone (like it currently does when you press unlock) and then immediately run the slider shortcut (dialer, sms, etc). That would put the phone in the unlocked state AND put you on the app/shortcut you wanted. Then, when I press back... I'm on the home screen. No?
[Android Apps and Games] ptmax13:
My guess is that it doesn't do this because of 2 reasons:

1: this means that it is launching the Launcher then the Dialer/sms/etc. so it will be slow... especialy on older phones.

2: this would make a security hole. Some people actually have a security app or password lockscreen running underneath WL, so this would result in unlocking their phone without their permission. Or even worse, having to enter their password each time they launch something from WL.
[Android Apps and Games] djmcnz:
^^^ it's not really a sensible design idea.

You can achieve the same end result by pressing/touching the Home button. As currently implemented both Home and Back work as per Android design guidelines.

To achieve what is being discussed would require:

WL -> Home -> Selected App -> Home/Back <- Home step is required for Back to function - Home & Back do the same thing - can't return to WL - bad

Currently:

WL -> Selected App -> Home = Home

WL -> Selected App -> Back = WL (Back)

Perfect. Really.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
I've released 2.4beta6 which should fix the left bezel sometimes stopping working for some people. Please let me know if you still experience the issue.
[Android Apps and Games] Iceman_jkh:
No, not really!

Having the option to not return to WL and return instead to home is good (in my case). I don't want to have to press the hard home button. I want to simply BACK out to the home screen and continue whatever I needed to do. There's nothing stopping you guys (who oppose this idea) from simply not using it. It's not like I'm forcing anything on you. And regarding locking again, I can simply lock my phone using the power button or (in my case where I have Nova Launcher) swiping upwards on the Apps button on the dock for which I've made a LockNow shortcut.

Not rocket science. Really.
[Android Apps and Games] djmcnz:
No it's not, you're right.

Why can't you accept that if you go WL -> App then the Back button will of course take you back... to WL. There's no home interaction there, why on earth would back take you to home? Home takes you to home. Back will take to to home if home was your last "app" - pretty logical.

I realise you're just saying "add it in, what's the harm people could turn it off" but that's beside the point, it's inconsistent and ambiguous design language. It's wrong.
[Android Apps and Games] Iceman_jkh:
Why can't you just accept the stock Android lock screen (and all it's limitations). This is a futile discussion if that's going to be your attitude.

Because most of the time, BACK is used to take you (back) to the home screen, because the dialer/sms/email that you opened was accessed from an unlocked state in the first place. When coming (to such apps) from WL however, it's mainly due to getting a notification (missed call or unread txt/email), the results of which may be that may have some work to some work (other apps/browser, etc).

No, that's not besides the point at all. If there were a serious security flaw, then fair call. I would CONSISTENTLY prefer to have my back button go to the home screen.

Also, I take it you never use any of the web browsers then, given the back button can sometimes makes the browser go back or sometimes closes the app and returns to the home screen. Just sayin! (and yes, I agree that's annoying, so if there was a setting for that, it would fix the issue. Same as our case here)
[Android Apps and Games] Gawis:
I am experiencing issues with slide to left for camera.

I have CM10 and also flashed the additional camera for Photo Sphere (from Google) . If my pattern lock is disabled, WL starts the default camera, when pattern lock is enabled WL starts the Photo sphere camera.

When first sliding left I got the question which I wanted as default and selected the non Photo Sphere one.

Is there a way to always use the default camera?

Really like this future btw!

Sent from my SGSII CM10 with Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] djmcnz:
What would you use for back then? lol.
[Android Apps and Games] Iceman_jkh:
I'd use it the same as you currently use yours. The only thing I'm actually asking for is: when you reach reaches the 'limit' of the screens that can be 'backed' out of, rather than going back to WL.. I'd want it to simply back out to the home screen -exactly as it does if you were to access an app from the home screen and then use BACK to back out of it. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] #illidan:
Have you tried the 'Clear Default' option for the photosphere gallery app in settings.

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[Android Apps and Games] Gawis:
Thanks for the tip but didn't solve it :(

After clearing defaults, I only got the question when sliding left with keyguard disabled. After clearing defaults again and sliding left with keyguard enabled, the Photo Sphere camera gets started without asking only once or always. Then sliding left with keyguard disabled I do get that question.

It seems WL launches camera differently depending on keyguard state..

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[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Unfortunately the back button on Android is inconsistent. WidgetLocker cannot fix that and it would be well beyond the scope of WidgetLocker to try. If there was a setting (I'm not even sure what it'd be named or claim to do), things would likely be even less consistent and the areas that are already inconsistent would be emphasized even more.

1) From launcher, open browser, lock screen, unlock to camera, back button. Does that go back to the browser or the home screen?

2) From launcher, open gallery, lock screen, unlock to camera, open gallery from there, back button, back button. Gallery back to camera back to gallery again? Throw the launcher in there somewhere?

3) Some app overrides the back button to always go to launcher, setting is unchecked. User feels it's a bug in WidgetLocker.

4) Some app overrides the back button to not work at all. User feels it's a bug in WidgetLocker.

5) Unlock to WidgetLocker settings, back button. Back to widgetlocker or launcher/previous app?

6) Open notification to app and press back button. Same behavior as unlocking to an app or different?

7) Notification to app or unlock to app actually opens a dialog box, WidgetLocker is still visible but in the background. Back button returns to WidgetLocker or launcher/previous app?

I'm not actually asking for answer to these, but pointing out that having WidgetLocker try to make the back button do something other than going back will make things even more inconsistent and isn't some easy no brain that I can include an option for and please everyone.

Obviously I feel the current behavior is the correct behavior. There is a button to go back and there is a button to go home, throughout all apps in Android the home button goes home (unless locked) and the back button hopefully goes back but has some inconsistencies depending on the app you are currently using. WidgetLocker 2.4 will not include any changes to this behavior. I can't yet say if a future version would try to include an option or not.

Android 4.2's stock camera finally includes a special version that can be launched on top of the system security without entering a code. WidgetLocker will use this if you have security and have such a camera app (basically just Android 4.2 users, but potentially a third party app as well). Clearing the defaults (note: defaults not data) for the Camera and/or Gallery should reset Android's default for the secure camera intent.
[Android Apps and Games] crakedparrot:
Hey Kevin, thanks for the awesome app. Most recent beta does not hold custom sort order of app panel.

No biggie, just letting you know what I have noticed.

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[Android Apps and Games] journeyman73:
EDIT: Beat me to it
[Android Apps and Games] Gawis:
Hi Kevin,

Thanks for the explanation!

My CM10 is 4.1.2 but the additional camera is from 4.2, that's probably why it defaults to the 4.2 when launching with keyguard enabled.

Upgrading to CM10.1 should fix it for me :)

Sent from my SGSII CM10 with Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] latino147:
so basically you want a complete launcher as a lockscreen? Wouldn't it be an option to disable the lockscreen and use the launcher instead? :D
[Android Apps and Games] HenriFred:
Yep, I noticed the same behaviour.

If I stop WL, and launch it again, custom sort order of app panel is lost.
[Android Apps and Games] three west:
Love widgetlocker, been using it for over a year.

I've recently been forced into a PIN code by my employer.

Is there any way to keep autoswipe from snoozing my alarm?

Also, who's got ideas on for the best way for me to get a wifi toggle on my ICS lock ring?

I'd prefer that to adding an extra toggle widget on the lockscreen.
[Android Apps and Games] Iceman_jkh:
Even though this isn't the BACK BUTTON answer I wanted, thank you KEVIN@ for providing some clarification and your position on the matter (and the mentioned that, who knows.. maybe it could happen one day).

(p.s. I wasn't intending that the back button actually unlock the phone. Rather that the shortcut/slider causes a pre-unlock and then immediately goes to the relevant app/shortcut. Whereafter backing out of the app will simply return to the unlocked home screen.)

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] sjrixon:
I've only just moved to WidgetLocker.. Generally loving it.. But I have one grumble..

I want the security enabled, so I have a pin setup. When I unlock I then also get the lock ring which I have to 'pull' to then get to pin code. Which is really annoying..

Can I disable the 'ring pull' so widget lock goes straight to the pin entry.
[Android Apps and Games] three west:
that's called "autoswipe"

the lockscreen will still show, but widgetlocker will perform the swipe for you, therefore taking you to your pin entry screen

Settings>Advanced>Root Helper>Autoswipe for PIN

unfortunately, see my post 2 above, that great feature is snoozing my alarm in the morning :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] ElMadre:
Also unfortunately, the autoswipe (which used to work on ICS for me) hasn't worked for me since I moved to a JB ROM.
[Android Apps and Games] sjrixon:
Ok.. Found that..

It doesn't always work.. Sometimes I just get the pin, sometimes I am still seeing the 'ring pull'.
[Android Apps and Games] gartzen:
Hi!

I recently purchased WL, and although it's awesome, I have 2 issues that maybe someone knows how to fix:

1. Having WL enabled, sometimes, when waking up the phone, the stock lockscreen appears instead of WL.

2. When WL is active, if you touch the screen, the screen lock time out resets. So, if you haev it in your pocket, someone calls, you don't hear/feel it, then it's possible that you go around with the screen waken up without knowing it.

I hope someone cna help!

Thx!
[Android Apps and Games] ptmax13:
1) Well, you could always disable the stock lockscreen, if you don't use it anyway. Settings -> Security -> Screen Lock to None

2) this isn't normal behaviour. It might be caused by a third party dialer/sms app you have, and it pops a notification or turns the screen on by that.
[Android Apps and Games] gartzen:
1. That's how I have it now. But still sometimes pops up.

2. If I lock, wake up (without unlocking), and keep touching the screen (where there aren't any buttons or widgets), it keeps woken up, and doesn't shut down. That does nothappen with the stock lockscreen.
[Android Apps and Games] Braves1995:
What are the correct settings for disabling the stock lockscreen on startup? I don't get stock whenever the device wakes, but I do on reboot(instead of widgetlocker). I also have NoLock installed.
[Android Apps and Games] newbienic:
So... First of all, thank you. Widget locker is an awesome app, and one of my first android purchases. :)

Im having a problem with dash clock. I'm running the latest beta, and the problem I'm having is that dash clock will start up fine and initially work perfectly. But after an hour or so I stop receiving notifications in dash clock. Its only on widget locker. If I uninstall WL then reinitialize dash clock in the stock lock screen it works perfectly with no hiccups. Its a strange problem being that it develops over time. Am I the only one? Thanks for any help.
[Android Apps and Games] #illidan:
1) Never have the stock lock screen show up once I've disabled it.

2) Screen timeout works perfectly for me.

Idk whether this could be related but my BW also loses the date & time info after a while. Maybe it's just BW but I'm not sure.

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[Android Apps and Games] newbienic:
OK... At the risk of sounding stupid, what is BW?
[Android Apps and Games] medanny:
Very unstable

How stable is this alternative lockscreen because last time I used it on my Lg Optimus Pro, it would make my phone way to small and it would make it crash too often.
[Android Apps and Games] ptmax13:
Beautiful Widgets from play store

No, it's not only you. That happens to me also.

But I'm not quite sure if it's WL causing this, because it also happens (sometimes) when I put DashCLock on a home screen also.

I think DashCLock is meant to be used with stock JB lockscreen only, because it seems that it self-refreshes only when being in compact mode. That's because of the way stock LockScreen works with widgets, starting them in compact mode and requiring a swipe to fully expand and show all content. So if you keep DashClock in expanded mode in your homescreen/WL, it doesn't refresh it's content as expected.
[Android Apps and Games] newbienic:
Hmmm... Interesting. I am curious if that is the cause. I'll test that and see if I get the same results. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] polstein:
RSS/News Widget

Can anyone recommend a news/rss widget for WidgetLocker?

I'm looking for:

- transparent/minimal (where I can pick the color of the font & have about everything else be transparent)

- have a place where I can click for the whole story

- have a place to click to go to the next/previous item (arrows or something)

Doesn't have to link to google reader, I'm just planning on pointing it to a good top story news feed.

Thanks for any help.
[Android Apps and Games] L3H0:
Odp: [APP] WidgetLocker Lockscreen replacement

This one is fantastic https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jv.minimalreader

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[Android Apps and Games] drbiggy:
Sometimes after unlocking my phone it keeps vibrating and basicly gets stuck, is there a fix for that?
[Android Apps and Games] indre1:
I searched this thread but didn't find anyone asking this:

I have PIN lock enforced by Exchange administrator (10 min timeout). This means that I can't launch application directly from WidgetLocker - the application launches in the background, but I have to enter the PIN first. This makes direct application launching quite useless after PIN lock has engaged.

Are there any possible workarounds for this?
[Android Apps and Games] djmcnz:
Get an Exchange client from this forum that disables the admin PIN...
[Android Apps and Games] herlly:
anyone know how to set wallpaper only for lockscreen?

as far i try , locskreen wallpaper only follow home wallpaper
[Android Apps and Games] bruce7373:
Settings > Look and Feel > Set Alternate Wallpaper