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[Android Apps and Games] Robpollard:
Hello!

I'm going crazy over a lil issue:

I'm using AlarmDroid as alarm, and when the alarms going off, WL isn't being loaded but instead it's the (usually) suppressed ADW Launcher Lockscreen which I have to unlock before being able to turn off/snooze the alarm.

Edit: HEUREKA!

In Settings, CM-Settings, Tablet Tweaks, Disable Lockscreen: Check.

This will disable the adw-lockscreen but keep WL active. A W E S O M E.

(Stumbled upon that because of someone with a different problem but I did the math and now it works :))

And: Is it normal, that, when receiving incoming calls, the WL is disabled and the ADW kicks in? Respectively: Is it possible to use the same unlock/answer call-scheme as in WL? Or am I confusing 2 things?

Desire Z rooted @ CM7 with WL & Alarm Droid.
[Android Apps and Games] khaytsus:
ADW has a lockscreen?? No, that'd be the Android lockscreen..
[Android Apps and Games] jgraper:
I'm running the latest beta (11/27) and tried to change the wallpaper to a cropped photo from the internal (Droid 3) camera. WL force closed twice. When I edited the photo on my PC and resaved to phone, it allowed me to use it as wallpaper.
[Android Apps and Games] whipping:
I am getting FC's when I select as a wallpaper, a picture taken by my HTC Desire and expand it to the maximum size.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
There's a few things

1) ADW is a launcher. This is where your home screen with apps and widgets are.

2) WidgetLocker is a lockscreen replacement. This is what you see when you wake your phone from sleep. The system (cyanogen in your case) also includes a lockscreen.

3) When someone calls you, you see the incoming call screen. Most systems include incoming call screens that look similar to the system's lockscreen. There are some incoming call screen replacement apps on the Market.

Ugh. Out of memory error. I guess I still need to balance quality and out of memory better.
[Android Apps and Games] jlg19753:
Memory leak fixed!!! This is now the best app in the history of android!

sent from my juiced up Atrix
[Android Apps and Games] jgraper:
Version Conflicts:

Installed latest WL Beta (noted above) and upgraded Go Launcher to their latest (2.67). Phone heated up, used 20% battery in 10 minutes & shut down.

Uninstalled WL, problem gone.

Switched to stock launcher & WL, Problem gone.

Rolled back to Go 2.60 & WL 2.2.2B1, problem gone.

Go Figure !!
[Android Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Why would you have Go Locker (whatever that is) and WidgetLocker? They appear to do similar things, although I'm sure since it's Go, it'll take tons of ram, CPU, look like iOS, and update daily..
[Android Apps and Games] jgraper:
Sorry, poor proof reading. Go Launcher. Original post corrected.
[Android Apps and Games] ksss:
Hi. I have a small problem, not sure if it is a widgetlocker issue or not.

When I change music with the headset controller, the screen lights up every time, for the specified screen timeout time.

I am using samsung s2, winamp for music and headset button controller also for some functions I want to have with my headset.

Any ideas what it can be?

BR Kim
[Android Apps and Games] ankanb:
Hope to see WidgetLocker in the 10 cent promotion! :p
[Android Apps and Games] Persona+:
Hello! I was just enjoying your app when I thought of something and I thought I would pass along my idea.

Widget locker can already determine if is playing for the volume controls. Why not add a toggle for phones like the droid 2 --that have problems playing media with wl-- that would allow wl to only enable compatibility mode when media is detected.

Thanks for all your hard work! And for your quick and comprehensive support.

Trust me d-..-b im from the webs
[Android Apps and Games] e_town:
Multitouch Issues

Hey Kevin. I have a multitouch issue (and I'm one of the guys who emailed you about it). I thought it was the ROM(s) i was using but it's not.

Phone Info:

EVO3D - HBOOT 1.40.1000

ROM - viperROM Redline v2 (Sense 3.0 base)

Kernel - Stock

*I've tried WL on just about every ROM / kernel that has been available since I got the phone in July (Sense and AOSP).

The issue happens after i install widget locker. Everything is ok until the first time that the app actually is used (phone goes to sleep, wake it and WL is showing). Instantly after that my multitouch is borked, bigtime. Video HERE. Single inputs track just fine and there is no issue. Multiple inputs are completely useless as seen in the video. The other strange issue is that if one touch is held down and a second touch is even just tapped quickly, the initial input is interfered with even when the second touch is released (at about 0:58 in the video).

After watching the video you might think my digitizer is messed up or that the kernel / ROM i'm using is at fault, but it is not. The problem disappears after the first time I lock / unlock the screen after WL is uninstalled.

Let me know if you need any information from me or if there is anything i can to do help you troubleshoot. I LOVE WL, but cannot have a phone without multitouch.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Do you have easy wake mode enabled? Can you try disabling it? (Settings > Buttons & Inputs > Easy Wake Mode)

I have debated doing this, but I want to understand the problem a bit further first. It also creates an inconsistent interface which is frustrating. But I might put this in the Experimental session.

I've had a few reports but haven't been able to reproduce on my devices (Granted if it only happens sometimes I might miss it on my testing devices as I don't need multitouch on them often). WL 2.2 included a fix for a related bug, but it seems not fully. WL 2.2.2 actually silently included an attempt, it wasn't advertised as I wasn't sure and didn't want to get people's hopes up.

If you can try:

Enable: Settings > Buttons & Inputs > Allow Home

Disable Settings > long-press volume down for Experimental > Prefer blank

Disable Settings > Experimental > Aggressive block home (This should already be off actually, but just in case).

Then reboot.

If it doesn't happen if you could try each one individually and figure out which is causing it that'd be valuable.
[Android Apps and Games] ksss:
Hi. This was about the headset and screen wake up.

No easy wake mode is enabled.

//ks
[Android Apps and Games] codito:
Is there any way to replicate the Sense 3 lockscreen's feature of showing the latest SMS you received, but only if it's new/unread? I kind of miss it, but like the ICS lock screen so much more.
[Android Apps and Games] Memhis:
Hello.

I noticed that my screen is turning on for a second, then off, then on etc. After some time doing that it stops. Then after some time it starts again. This is random. I am using widget locker with adw notifier. Phone (LG o2x) is idle, no calls, msg, mails, no syncro etc., when it happens.

Is there maybe some option which I must enable/disable :) ?

(Sorry if this is already answered somewhere, I can`t find it).
[Android Apps and Games] e_town:
It seems that Settings > Buttons & Inputs > Allow Home was the culprit. I chaged all settings that you suggested and the multitouch was fixed after the first lock / unlock cycle. You asked to go through each one to see which one in specific is the culprit and I did. The setting Aggressive block home was disabled by default as you thought it would be. Default setting for prefer blank was enabled.

To confirm, I cleared the app data and uninstalled. Re-installed and the issue was there after the initial lock. Enabled Setting > Allow Home and after the first lock / unlock cycle the issue was resolved.

Thank you for your help Kevin!!! I'm excited that i can use WL again!

EDIT: Easy Wake mode borks multitouch still....could some of the experimental settings possibly fix this?
[Android Apps and Games] shahkam:
Hello guys i hope its correct to post here about my issue here is the deal ...

When i add a custom slider it gives me an fc and i have to click wait and the box reappears and gotta click wait...

After like 2 minutes i can finally select the slider and set it ?

When i first installed the app it was working all cool but once my custom sliders which where on my sd card got loaded it started doing that

So i deleted alll of the sliders but still face the same issue

Please help me out...

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] cky321:
Hey, I was playing around with my new Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100G. And I’m using Widget Locker, it is very nice app. However it's annoying me because its process not running in the back ground (like system files) but instead running likes an app. So every times I go to "task manager" to clear running app in the background. It will close Widget Locker, is there a way to integrate it to system files so I won't see it in the "Task Manager". Or anyone knows how to add it as an exception to the galaxy s2 integrated task manager?

Hope you all understand what I’m trying to say and help me to solve this problem.

Hope you understand what i'm trying to say
[Android Apps and Games] Mattymat:
I couldn't agree more!
[Android Apps and Games] Crashdamage:
That is the proper operation for Widget Locker. Let it run. It is not wasting battery.

However, using a task manager to close apps does waste battery and is a poor practice. Google will find lotsa info explaining why this is so. Just let Android handle processess and memory management automatically for you. It does a very good job.

From HTC G2 with xda premium.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Sorry, might be device specific then. I don't think it can be changed from WidgetLocker, would have to be something at the system level.

Not built into WL. There might be a widget that does it, but I'm not familiar with any.

Can you send a bug report via Settings > Report Bug so I have some more information? (And please briefly restate the problem to remind me what the report is in regard to).

This seems weird. Are you sure it's related to that option rather than just only occurs sometimes and you happened to change that?

WL has to process the themes off the sdcard (and read the preview icon) before displaying the list. It seems this isn't being done quite right since you're getting the Wait dialog, but I'm surprised it would take 2 minutes. Is it possible you have a damaged sdcard that is very slow?

These are not mutually exclusive. WL runs in the background and as an app.

I am not familiar with the inner workings of Samsung's task killer. If you want them to change the behavior of their task killer you will have to contact them.

Agreed. Task Killers are awful and a huge waste of app developer's time. Samsung integrating their task killer into the system is one of the worst ideas ever.
[Android Apps and Games] shahkam:
Kevin thanks for taking the time to reply about my issue / i am quite sure its not my sdcard as when i always first install the app it works just fine its after a few minute i use it i get that issue

And to be more specific about the time it takes to see the dialog show up its about 50 seconds interval ...
[Android Apps and Games] ksss:
Hi. Thanks for your reply.

FYI. I tested with standard lock screen, and Jkay, and on those the screen doesnt light up.

Also, another bug report. When using winamps lockscreen together with widget locker, winamp opens when pressing the power button-normally winamp lockscreen should open, you unlock winamp, and then comes to the normal lockscreen.

//Ks
[Android Apps and Games] shahkam:
Nevermind kevin got my issue fixed thanks anyways ;)
[Android Apps and Games] e_town:
The issue comes back with easy wake enabled. After the first sleep / wake cycle with easy wake enabled I have multi touch issues again. Disable the setting and it's back to normal.
[Android Apps and Games] ebe_robert:
Looks refreshing :)
[Android Apps and Games] HomerSp:
I also had the multitouch issue on my HTC Evo 3D GSM but was able to fix it by disabling Buttons & Input > Easy Wake Mode and enabling Advanced -> Retain System Keyguard.
[Android Apps and Games] creeve4:
Love the new ICS lock, but it is not scalable(the outer ring of icons are always out as far as the screen edge).

Please make it scalable.
[Android Apps and Games] arty:
hey kev!

past days the MIUI Locker was released on the market for all devices. its not bad. one feature i really like is the music control.

some of the themes offer the option to show some music player controls when u double tap on the clock.

is it possible to include this feature in WL too? maybe a double tap somewhere on the screen shows a little music control popup (with cover and track name, play/pause, rev and fwd track)

edit: another idea maybe: to give the option to replace the battery pulldown on the clock with a music control or space for a music widget.
[Android Apps and Games] Memnoch73:
What's up all... Long time Widget Locker user, first time poster here. Love the app, especially the ICS lockscreen

Here's my question.. I use PowerAmp music player for listening to music in my car. I use their lockscreen widget to change songs. With Widgetlocker and Poweramp running I have to Wake and sleep the screen about 5 times before I get the PowerAmp widget. Kind of a pain while driving.

When using the sense lockscreen the widget pops right up on first wake.

Anyone have a fix for this?? Is there some setting I am missing??

Also I did not get a chance to browse the thread yet so I apologize if this has been asked and answered already.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Very interesting. Hopefully I'll be able to reproduce on some of my HTC devices with this info. Could you try testing without Retain System Keyguard to see if that really matters or if it's just easy wake? It could be HTC does some initialization of the touchscreen after unlock and Easy Wake prevents it from getting that signal. On rooted devices I might be able to fake it.

This is an intentional design decision. I wanted the dimensions to match stock, but that'd require like ~2.25 rows or something. Round down and it's too small, round up and it's a big waste of space for just a little bit of the ring. So the ICS slider doesn't scale like the other sliders do. Generally people have preferred this to the Honeycomb style which does scale. There is a special case where the ICS slider will scale if one of the icons would be off the screen otherwise, for example in the default position adding a bottom icon will scale it down so all icons fit on screen.

ICS finally has an appropriate generic API for music controls that I imagine other apps will support. I might use this, and Phantom's API for backwards compatibility, to do some more interesting things with music. Controls in the clock is an interesting idea.

WL does have some special handling of PowerAmp to try to avoid issues. It sounds like PowerAmp might have changed so the special handling is no longer appropriate. I'll look into it.
[Android Apps and Games] Memnoch73:
Thanks I appreciate it. I believe PowerAmp had a major revision change about a month or so ago...
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Yeah and they updated again today
[Android Apps and Games] creeve4:
Why not let the users choose?

---------- Post added at 10:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:21 PM ----------

WidgetLocker really needs support for multiple icons for toggle-able actions.

For example: When using the sense 3 locker, setting a custom icon for the Ringer Mode only uses that one icon making it impossible to tell what ringer mode is active....
[Android Apps and Games] ankanb:
First post here for me being a long time WidgetLocker user:

I notice a behavior on all Sense 3.5 ROMs I tried so far, I am using ADW Launcher as my launcher and WidgetLocker for the lockscreen.

On Sense 3.5, when WidgetLocker is enabled, the USB/Charging dialog no longer pops up when I connect the phone for charging or to my PC - I guess this dialog is combined in some way with the Sense Lockscreen which gets killed as its not in use (neither for the launcher or for lockscreen). This is not the behavior in previous versions of Sense (2.x and 3.0).

Its not really a bug and just an inconvenience - manually launching HTC Sense brings up the USB/Charging dialog. I guess Sense 3.5 handles the lockscreen+USB dialog in a different way compared to the previous versions.

Would there be a way around this or something you could do in WidgetLocker?
[Android Apps and Games] HomerSp:
I've done a lot of testing using multi-touch tester (from the market), and yes the Retain System Keyguard option does fix it.

With the option off multi-touch tester behaved very strangely, for example if you put two fingers to the screen (which works at first) and then release one of them the app registers that both of them are released, after that even single touch barely works.

Hope this info helps.
[Android Apps and Games] genuser:
I occasionally get the stock lock screen after the widget lock screen. Like 1 in 8 times.

Is this a known bug or something I don't have setup right?

Sent from XDA App
[Android Apps and Games] Memnoch73:
Get this app: https://market.android.com/details?...wsMSwyLDEsIm9yZy5qcmFmLmFuZHJvaWQubm9sb2NrIl0.

Set it to show no lock screen then enable widget locker
[Android Apps and Games] dexteristheshiz:
Is there any way to speed up the unlocking? On my CM7-running Desire HD I slide to unlock, the slider slides back and then I sit there for another second, maybe, before it actually unlocks.
[Android Apps and Games] khaytsus:
URL fixed for you.

No Lock breaks any security you have on the phone.. Pattern, pin, password, so if you're using any of those you can't use it. Otherwise, it will work.
[Android Apps and Games] creeve4:
Strange problem with the built-in TeslaLED:

I am using a shortcut to TeslaLED as one of my lockscreen sliders. I do not have TeslaLED installed on my phone (I'm just using the shortcut for the white screen).

When using TelsaLED, it will exit when I physically rotate my phone (e.g. rotate the phone 90 degrees).

Samsung Vibrant

Android 2.2
[Android Apps and Games] genuser:
Thanks! Security is a must in my opinion, so I will live with the quirk.

Sent from XDA App
[Android Apps and Games] seventh711:
Just bought widgetlocker from market :D
[Android Apps and Games] Rescue9:
Possible Bug

I'm not sure if this has been reported before as I have not had time to fully read the entire thread.

When I had this installed earlier I found a possible bug. While the WidgetLocker lockscreen was enabled, notifications of new networks popped up over the lockscreen. This is the first time I've seen this as it was not an issue before with my past lockscreen mod. With this displayed if the user presses home, either intentionally or via 'butt-dialing' it the device automatically goes to the home screen, thus enabling additional unintentional 'butt-dialing'.

I believe that the device should not be 'unlocked' unless done via the WidgetLocker mod, nor should the additional available networks popup display unless the device is unlocked via WidgetLocker.
[Android Apps and Games] mgmind:
I'm currently running the latest version of widgetlocker on my nexus s 4g and it works like a dream only problem I'm having is if I'm at my home screen & i press the home button, then immediately the sleep button, then the sleep button again immediately to unlock my phone; widget locker doesn't load and i go directly to my home screen and this message box pops up:

"widgetlocker delayed by android due to recent home button press"

anyone know what could be happening? if i press the home button, press my sleep button, wait a few seconds, then press it again to unlock it works fine...

seems like if i try to unlock my phone too soon after i press the home button i get the error..

UPDATE:

i emailed kevin about this and i just received the response... i followed his instructions and my problem is fixed.. here is his official response:

Android does not allow a background app to come to the foreground within 5 seconds of the Home button being pressed. If you are rooted you can enable WL Settings > Advanced > Root Helper to bypass this. Otherwise just don't press home, off, on, all within 5 seconds.

-Kevin

Thanks again Kevin!
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
Works perfectly on my EVO 3D.
[Android Apps and Games] DXFan619:
Hi, I bought WidgetLocker, and it works like a charm, save one issue.

Anytime I go on Youtube, and put the phone on sleep/standby, it stops the video. The regular lockscreen doesn't do this.

There was only one single post related to this, and it was never answered.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] DXFan619:
Can anyone help?
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
You do know for alot if people it is a holiday so don't expect a fast reply. Also that is supposed to happen. When a phone locks it is supposed to go to sleep. What phone do you have? Rom? All this info is important.
[Android Apps and Games] tierix:
Since I installed CheckROM RevolutionHD v4, it takes like 3 full seconds (aka an eternity) to unlock!!! Anyone else has this issue with this ROM? Can this be fixed?

thnx
[Android Apps and Games] DXFan619:
Sorry :( Saw that the topic was getting buried. I have a Samsung Admire, and no custom rom.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Well when locked it is supposed to put it to sleep and that means pausing apps like YouTube. If the stock lock doesn't do it then it is not working as it should be
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
This is better of asked in the rom thread as it is rom related
[Android Apps and Games] sandman512:
Anyone running the CLEAN GB ROM and experiencing some Force Close issues and some sluggishness.
[Android Apps and Games] DXFan619:
Ahhh, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] taob:
Not necessarily. There are good reasons why not every app should just be suspended. Otherwise we are using the more traditional definition of "sleep", like you would find on laptops. On phones, "sleep" isn't really accurate. It's more like "resting the display". :D Locking the display usually does at least two things: engage access security (like pattern lock, etc.) and turns off the screen (which in turn may also turn off sensors, etc.). You don't always want running apps to be paused. For instance, music does not stop playing when the phone is locked. GPS navigation continues to function (e.g., no display, but voice prompts still work). Alarms will still go off at the right time. The phone is awake enough to notice incoming calls and texts. And so on, and so forth.

While I personally don't visit Youtube that much on my phone, I do know that some people will use it as their music player. They don't need to see the video, but it should still "play" in the background. With the display off, you should still be able to hear the audio.
[Android Apps and Games] ingenious247:
That's a YouTube issue not widgetlocker.. Stock lock screen does the same thing

Sent from my T989 hunting for Siri Connor
[Android Apps and Games] Riey:
Works perfectly on my SGS2G...
[Android Apps and Games] niels72:
Loved using this app. Briljant piece of software. Heads up.

However "loved" is not what I had in mind. For some reason it now tells me I have to buy the app. It says I didnt but it. Very annoying since I did buy it directly from the TeslaCoil website. Even have a automated reply in my mailbox about my pass I lost earlier due to a crashed pc.

Anyone else has this problem?.

I hope Kevin reply`s to me, i do know its Christmas so hoping for the best.

Merry Christmas you all

Edit: got it sorted