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[Android Apps and Games] Iceman_jkh:
Hey Kev,

Another happy customer here...really enjoying the app! :)

I was unable to get the notify/counts working like in the picture that Sinjiyo posted here (Post #20 - sorry, it didnt let me post a link, cos I'm new).

If I add ChompSMS as its own widget icon, that works fine :)

But I can't get the missed calls to show up at all - either in a 'Phone' widget or in as one of the Sliders. Same goes for adding ChompSMS as a slider widget - no count bubble.

Also, I was using Multicon (to put 4 icons into the space of a single icon grid) and attempting to use it to show the no. of missed calls/sms, trouble is, it seems multicon doesnt update the icons based on notify status. (Ok, that's fair enough). Any chance that WL will have further development towards notify states?

I was even wondering about small blinking icons/coloured dots when the screen is off (for those of us who don't have an notify LED :( (Samsung Galaxy S)

Thanks

J
[Android Apps and Games] karnovaran:
+1. I have a Droid 2 and would love to have the camera button wake the device, but leave the volume rocker able to adjust the volume even when locked.

Also, for whatever reason Motorola didn't include an option to unlock the device by sliding open the keyboard. Would it be possible for Widget Locker to give us that feature? I'm willing to do testing and provide logs as needed.

Great app!
[Android Apps and Games] E_man5112:
My camcorder slider still doesn't work (samsung captivate) I can slide it all day long, and it does not activate anything. I just talked to someone with a desire that does not have this problem. Any ideas? Anything I can provide taht would help with this? Would love to have that feature.

Also, it would be great if we could use custom icons on the sliders/center buttons.
[Android Apps and Games] AndyCr15:
Do you? Easily amused then...

But, sorry to disappoint, I didn't assume anything, I guessed and I'm still happy with that guess.

I thought someone said it works out how much longer it will last? That's done actively. If it's not, it's pointless.

I've done lots of nerdy battery testing, I'm just saying, these kind of apps that monitor and calculate will drain the battery. And no, it wont show anywhere on battery stats, PowerTime never did either, but it drained big time.

Anyway, this is heading off topic.
[Android Apps and Games] GTIVRon:
Yea, Fede can make really nice widgets, his launcher sucks ass though. He also doesn't support it, doesn't respond to e-mail, and doesn't evern respond to the questions related to the launcher on his own site. He just sucks at coding the launcher and I don't expect him to fix anything any time soon. I don't think he knows how.

I too paid for it and seriously regret having done so, if only I had known how crappy of a dev he is.... Anyway, offtopic..

Try disabling the LPP notifiers and use ADWNotfier on the dock icons... that's all I can think of for now.

Yea, hopefully this next update will have the better fix that Kevin has been working on implemented.
[Android Apps and Games] M..N:
Hi a question how much does running widgetlocker affect battery life?
[Android Apps and Games] Sycobob:
This would actually be a perfect solution. How do I make ADWNotifier show it's icons on my dock? I thought it would only work with ADW Launcher? I set the appropriate apps in the settings, but there's not really anything else to be done that I know of.
[Android Apps and Games] GTIVRon:
Been over a year since I used ADWNotifier, but i thought it happened automically. This was when I was using LPP and ADWNotifier only supported msg gmail and phone calls. I think I was still using Touchwiz launcher back then too.. maybe LPP...
[Android Apps and Games] Sycobob:
Unfortunately it's not automatic. I tried using other launchers, but at the end of the day I just like LauncherPro the best. The only flaw I can find is the lackluster notifications. I guess it's something I'll live without for now. Thanks anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Can you try adding "com.whatsapp" to WL Settings > Popups > Hide Other Popup to get this same behavior then? (And since WL will appear first the stock lockscreen won't).

Bedside can do that if the dev implements it: http://teslacoilsw.com/widgetlocker/#developers

It's not possible at this time for WL to suspend based on the running app. It's tricky because if that app exists WL wouldn't know and I don't want it constantly checking on the current app.

Not much. You can check battery usage in System Settings > About phone > Battery Usage

ADWNotifier listens for new events that should cause unread counts and broadcasts to apps that are listening what the counts are. I believe only ADWLauncher, WidgetLocker and QuickDesk listen for these broadcasts.

Android doesn't have a standard for unread counts which is why notifications like this are kind of a pain in the ass. There is a count in the accessibility API (Chuck Norriz Mode in ADWNotifier), but it's not properly used everywhere and it's abusing the accessibility API and requires that extra step to setup.
[Android Apps and Games] Sycobob:
Awesome, thanks for the info, that's sorta what I figured. I'm still left with my other two questions:

Can I enlarge and move the unread count notification on the lockscreen slider?

Can I set WL up to go straight to the conversation with the new message, instead of just to the conversation list?
[Android Apps and Games] copecu:
Hello,

WidgetLocker could function as "Home Launcher"?

I'm using Zeam without widgets, and application "Faster Drawer" from WidgetLocker access applications, so I have no need to access Zeam and therefore would not need to run ...

English is not my language, not if I explained well.

Greetings.
[Android Apps and Games] mobidzid:
Sorry if it has been covered already, but 'search' revealed nothing for me.

I have a problem with WL: I can kill it by long-pressing back button on CM7 (SGS). That wouldn't be surprising in service mode, but I can also do that in lock-mode and bypass the lock that way. Any suggestions?

I don't want to disable this functionality of the back button in general.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Not at this time

No, and it's unlikely to be possible in the future. Every SMS app is different and WL doesn't have much information about what the message is (also if you have 2 unread messages it'd have to chose one).

This isn't what WL is designed for and not really possible.

You might be able to get similar to what you want if you use the WL HomeHelper to "Block Home In Other Apps"

and remove the unlock slider (and set a long back-press duration).

You'll have to go to CM7 support for this. WL catches the back button (and long-press of back button), but CM7 is ignoring this and instead handling the event itself and doing it's own thing. This is not something that WL can change.
[Android Apps and Games] Sycobob:
Bummer. Seems like being able to interact with notifications would make this all a lot easier.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Really love the idea about this app, and what it can do. That's why I purchased it a few hours ago. I'm working with an SGS2, Launcher Pro, Lite'ning Rom 6.1, and I've stress-tested it with SetCPU for quite a while. And it has been stable for quite a while now.

That regretfully changed when I bought and installed this app. I've encountered 1 random reboot now, and 3 total freezes. Also noticed that the battery statistics are completely off. The phone has been on battery for at least 5 hours, and the statistics claim it's only been 1 hour and 20 minutes. I'm not to keen about apps that show an incidental FC, but a rebooting and frozen phone is not done for me.

Reading all the positive feedback and the minor issues, I realize that I'm one of the few that encounter severe behavior. Although I must admit I haven't read every single message, I'm not going through hundreds of messages to find out if someone else encountered similar issues. I'm glad the app works for so many out there and that the developer is actively working on it.

Having said that, I simply can't keep this app on my phone because I can't trust my phone anymore as long as Widgetlocker is running on it. Perhaps if a more stable version (for me anyways) comes out in the future, I can give it another shot. Sorry I'm not able to help out with more data, but when your phone freezes or reboots,.. well, there's little you can do.

Maybe it's an idea to create a trial version so people can at least test and try it out before spending money on something that might not work on their phone. I don't mean that in a negative way, but in the most constructive way possible. It's really not a lot of money to pay for an app. It's a bit expensive if it's an app that basically stops your phone from working properly. I don't care that much about the money, but I can imagine someone else might get rather upset. If there is a trial version somewhere I apologize, I couldn't find it.
[Android Apps and Games] spy1983:
I am also searching for this one... is there a s solution?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] cabstrak:
You are my hero. I saw the option for the locknow screen and it works!

Please don't ever remove this :P
[Android Apps and Games] polstein:
You can use the sms unread widget & set a custom icon to a transparent png file. No missed calls/gmail/sms & you see nothing. But if you have a missed whatever, you see the little number in a circle (but no other graphic).
[Android Apps and Games] mobidzid:
Missed it!

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[Android Apps and Games] spy1983:
Can missed it hide when there is no missed call or sms?
[Android Apps and Games] mobidzid:
Sure. That's why I suggested it. It can even much more, like check other notifications and allows for full customisation of them on the WL.

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[Android Apps and Games] spy1983:
Thank you for your reply.

How can i do that? Hide the widgets then show them when there is a notification?

Thanks

Edit: I did it by checking "always show output"
[Android Apps and Games] mobidzid:
Exactly :-)

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[Android Apps and Games] Leni26:
Is there any known problem with the widget layout saving on SGSII?

Every reboot I'm loosing the configuration of the lockschreen. But the the strange thing is that some of the widgets are still present after reboot. The same wigets will be there if the phone reboots more often ...

After reinstallation of WL, Screenbl, Go Launcher and so on the same problem occurs but other widget are present.

The phone is not rooted or modified!
[Android Apps and Games] spy1983:
Also is there a way to put only alarm widget not with battery status?
[Android Apps and Games] Salty Wagyu:
Thanks! This did the trick
[Android Apps and Games] cabstrak:
The sound button on lock / unlock is VERY low compared to when the app is disabled (stock lockscreen) even after setting the slider to the maximum. Is it just me?
[Android Apps and Games] JackCarv3r:
This app it's GRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!!!

I love it but I've a little problem, after 2 or 3 reboot I lost widget on widgetlocker... I know it's a cyanogenmod problem but this app it's very nice :D
[Android Apps and Games] JerryGNYC:
No, it also is low on my EVO 4G...
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Nothing built into WL at this time, there might be a third party alarm widget you could use, there are third party battery widgets (though not in the same style).

This is unfortunate. There's a bug in Android that can cause this, it doesn't seem to trick on completely stock Google Android, but happened a lot on Cyanogen. I investigated and found the bug and wrote a patch, CM has accepted it but official Android has not. The bug in Android prevents apps from accessing widgets they should already have permission to, so it's not possible for any kind of backup/restore or anything to work*. I have one idea for a work around on a stock device, but I'm not sure if I can make it work reliably or not.

* With root a backup/restore is theoretically possible, however to my knowledge no app does it as widgets bindings are a bit overly complicated on Android.

It's relative to the notification volume and the sounds built into WL are kind of quite, you might have better luck selecting your own sound file. I'll see if I can give a "System" option for the sounds in the future.

Latest CM7.1 nightlies include my patch to fix this.
[Android Apps and Games] JackCarv3r:
Good, I wait stable version with your patch.

thanks you :)
[Android Apps and Games] mobidzid:
Don't hold your breath... There are 100+ nightlies already and no sign of anything even close to RC2 or official stable release.
[Android Apps and Games] cablesguy:
Diabled menu button still works

Ive unticked Allow menu button in WL but in lock mode the menu button still works?? Did i miss something?

Currently using Samsung GS2

Tx
[Android Apps and Games] moryoav:
I'm using WidgetLocker's "Show In Call" feature. Would be useful if I had an option to hang up the ongoing phone call with a slider. They only reason I'm using it now is because I used to mute phone calls by accident otherwise.
[Android Apps and Games] Quiksilver78:
I apologize in advance if this has already been asked but I am currently using my phone to retrieve email and calendar items. The app was provided directly by my employer and as a such a password needed to be setup to unlock the phone.

When I am using WidgetLocker, then I unlock the phone, the stock lockscreen appears briefly and the password window appears soon after. Sometimes, I need to unlock the stock lockscreen to see the password window, which can get annoying.

Have I missed a setting somewhere? is it possible to completely disable the stock lockscreen? (I have selected the option in WidgetLocker already)

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] kocekin:
Great app. Have been using on my SGS2, and loving it.

I have two problems though;

- After taking a call, I get the stock lockscreen instead of widgetlocker.

- My phone keeps awake sometimes, for long periods. Attached an image. As you can see the screen was not active and there was nothing running. Switched WL off, it fixed the issue.

I believe the second one will be a deal breaker for me. Hope this gets fixed.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Are you sure you don't mean the Home button? The Samsung Galaxy S2 behaves different than other devices. I'm looking into a better fix for the Home button on this device, but in the mean time as a work around you can:

Enable Settings > Advanced > HomeHelper:

HomeHelper Component

HomeHelper Block Home

Then hit Select System Home > WL HomeHelper

Android limits what apps can do to calls. My focus with WidgetLocker is the lockscreen, not the call screen.

There is no direct option in WidgetLocker. There is a preference that pops up a message explaining to you if it's possible to disable the stock lockscreen. In your case the popup will explain that it is not possible because you are using security, which is part of the stock lockscreen.

Some devices force their own slider before the security input. Unfortunately the only way around this is on rooted devices where WL can interact with the stock slider for you. If your device is rooted you can enable this in WL Settings > Advanced > Root Helper > Autoswipe

1) Aware of this issue, looking into it

2) I don't believe this is WL. WL never holds a wakelock for an extended ( > 5 seconds) period of time. What do you see when you use BetterBatteryStats and look at who's holding a wakelock? (Note I haven't actually used BetterBatteryStats, but I've used the equivalent on pre-gingerbread and this seems to be the same thing but ported to GB)
[Android Apps and Games] Quiksilver78:
Thank you Kevin for your quick reply. Very glad I purchased this app :)

Back to the Root Helper option ... Is there anything I should be selecting there? Yes I am rooted, I am running CM7 and on a DesireHD. The setting was already in 'Auto' and as you can imagine, the stock lockscreen still appears :(

Any thoughts? :(

EDIT: Now that I understand the setting better, looks like I will be seeing that stock lockscreen for 1-2 seconds every time. No way around this, I guess?

Also side topic, does anyone know what app to use to set the delay on the password prompt? Sense ROMs have an option where you can set it to 15, or 30 minutes (delay) this option is not available in CM7 and was wondering if there was an app somewhere that allowed you to 'add' this feature?
[Android Apps and Games] DjDarkDragon:
Is there anyone that can answer this:

Will my Widget Locer get werry unstable if i Hide the widget locker icon on status bar on my xperia arc?
[Android Apps and Games] Quiksilver78:
Mine is disabled.

No issues to report (by having it disabled)
[Android Apps and Games] bland.life:
Finally got down to installing Widgetlocker, thanks to the autoswipe function.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
You have a few options actually.

A) CM7.1 nightlies include an option to disable the stock slider before security (CM Settings > Lockscreen)

B) CM7 has an option for menu button unlock of the stock slider, this is faster than autoswiping it. Just enable the CM option and WL will detect it. Again CM Settings > Lockscreen

Also CM7.1 nightlies have security delay options.

You should mostly be fine. There is a bug in WL on Gingerbread with this option where it will sometimes be in tool mode when it should be in lock mode. Will be fixed in the next update.
[Android Apps and Games] fancccc:
amazing app, thx for it
[Android Apps and Games] saar17:
Since I updated WidgetLocker to version 2.2 (I think) the app asking me for a license code, where can I find one or is it another way to bypass that?

P.S- what is the name of the bug like APP seen on the left side in the top bar?
[Android Apps and Games] ipawd1:
Having an issue with widgetlocker and my thunderbolt where if the screen goes black for too long, the screen wont turn back on and I'll have to do a battery pull in order for it to work.
[Android Apps and Games] GTIVRon:
If you are undervolting the phone while it's in sleep mode, try to push the min. limit up a bit. Doesn't really sound like a Widget Locker problem...
[Android Apps and Games] saar17:
???????????
[Android Apps and Games] soulesschild:
On cm7 there is an option to disable the stock lock screen. Settings, cm options, lockscreen. At least there is on my tb
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
WidgetLocker 2.2 is not out yet.

The Market or Amazon versions of WidgetLocker do not require any authorization code. The non-Market (PayPal) version does. This information is provided in same email that provides the download link.

If you have not done so, you can purchase a code at: http://teslacoilsw.com/widgetlocker/paypal.php

Or just purchase WL on the Google Market or Amazon Appstore.
[Android Apps and Games] zanderman112:
Stupid app

Double post
[Android Apps and Games] zanderman112:
The little bug means your usb is plugged in, and you have usb debugging turned on lol

Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G Touch+Keyboard
[Android Apps and Games] saar17:
Do you know of an another app that does the same things as WL?
[Android Apps and Games] aneesh99:
Great app, saved me from getting a deodex ROM :D

Had a question though, not sure if I'm totally missing something but is there some way to manually postition widgets i.e without using the grid? Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] mozman:
Does WL work with HTC sense? I have the evo 3d. If yes, does it work with the sense lock screen or replace it or can do both? Thanks.

Sent from my EVO 3D
[Android Apps and Games] danielzink:
You're probably tired of hearing this but.....dang gmail...I realize they changed something so the count won't show up anymore. buuuut. is it something that could come back later ? - or is it a dead issue ?
[Android Apps and Games] poch_1421:
nice app! i love it
[Android Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Just buy it instead of pirate it.. geez..
[Android Apps and Games] jujuburi:
Hi, I purchased this app on the second day after purchasing it and gotta say it's the best lockscreen app out there BUT I have a request which I don't know if it's a request place or not, still,

I'd like to have a hTC Sensation Sense 3.0 type lock screen theme, like Agile Lock, I near future, that's the only thing I really want so badly.

Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] GTIVRon:
It's a lockscreen replacement. So, it replaces the lockscreen.
[Android Apps and Games] mozman:
I suspected that but needed confirmation. Thanks.

Sent from my EVO 3D
[Android Apps and Games] Quiksilver78:
I think someone posted a modified version of Gmail 2.3.5 somewhere. Otherwise, I modified my own and works well with LauncherPro and/or the SMS Notifier app
[Android Apps and Games] Maddmatt:
Haha +1.

It's my first ever paid app, and I'm glad I bought it.

Really, the cost of this app is less than the value of the time you will spend looking for a pirate version or alternative free app (and there is none that works as well).

It's a good high quality app, well worth buying especially since it costs about the same as a can of coke.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
No. Overlapping is coming, but it'll still be grid based.

The ways around it are either:

1) Root

2) Communicate with http://gmail.com instead of the gmail app

3) Modified versions of the Gmail APK (probably requires root as Gmail is usually [always?] a system app)

I've seen some widgets that do (2) and people do (3) as Quicksilver78 mentions. I haven't actually seen any implementation of (1) but it is possible.

I don't know if ADWNotifier is going to be modified to support gmail again. It's possible I'll do (1) at some point, but it's not currently scheduled.

Coming
[Android Apps and Games] byrong:
Sorry for straying off-topic, but can anyone link me to a good tutorial thread on how to modify my gmail.apk?
[Android Apps and Games] dacbeth:
I believe another alternative is to uninstall the gmail update, then uninstall and reinstall the apps that worked with it. I did this with eCID which then allowed it to read Gmail again which it would not do with the update.
[Android Apps and Games] byrong:
Yes, rolling back to an old version will work, but then you're running an already outdated version of Gmail and can't update until devs figure out a solution across the board.
[Android Apps and Games] dacbeth:
True, but without a rooted phone, and nothing in the new version of Gmail that I would depend on, the continued use of the other apps is more valuable to me at this time.
[Android Apps and Games] byrong:
Ah sorry - I'm an idiot and wasn't taking the root issue into account
[Android Apps and Games] CRIME INC.:
I love this app. So customizable, here's a ss of my current setup. Vertical and horizontal sliders. I love it.

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[Android Apps and Games] jujuburi:
WOW, That's so nice. How will I know when it's released? Will it be uploaded to the Themes thread or here?

TIA.
[Android Apps and Games] byrong:
I found one for anyone else interested: Create your own modded version of Gmail allowing content sharing with external apps
[Android Apps and Games] dacbeth:
Try here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1199518&highlight=gmail+apk
[Android Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Anyone else using any tools for delaying the pin/pattern lock on their phone? My Nexus One is running the ROM in my signature (not CM) so I've tried Delay Lock today, it seems to work okay, although sometimes I don't see WidgetLocker at all with it.. Haven't figured out the pattern, if there is one yet, but otherwise seems to work.

Anyone else tried anything that works better? All I want is for it to work well with Widget Locker and to only engage the pattern lock after N minutes of the phone being off.

https://market.android.com/details?id=de.j4velin.delayedlock2.trial is what I'm trying, if anyone is interested.
[Android Apps and Games] eddydc1:
good app i suggest
[Android Apps and Games] bryant_16:
Very good app here but the updates and development to it is rather slow.