More features added in 3d flip clock & weather widget

Over the last 30 days the 3d flip clock & weather widget has been enhanced with lots of new features. Some of the most important ones are the following:

• Added alternate weather forecast server option under Weather & location settings
• Optionally display the location timezone in the detailed weather forecast page
• Added option (under Advanced settings) for adjusting the battery position (if visible)
• Added option (under Time & Date settings) for adjusting the widget date format
• Scroll long location names in weather forecast page
• Display current wallpaper as background when choosing skin
• Added option for displaying location information (press menu on weather forecast page, then tap My location)
• More optimizations (please report any problems)
• Added menu in forecast page (use it to jump to widget preferences)
• Added option to display location details in forecast page menu (use this to see full location details as well as GPS position)
• Added option to specify application to launch when minutes are tapped (Settings, Advanced)
• If alternate application is specified when the minutes are tapped, tap anywhere on the widget to bring up the preferences
• Handle empty GPS based weather data (please report if there are still issues)
• Fixed the time display on high resolution displays

Furthermore, a lot of bugs have been fixed (especially problems with weather updates not working for specific locations).

Big thanks to all users that send bug reports, suggestions and requested new features.

Support for external theme packs added in 3D flip clock & weather widget

The latest version of the widget supports external theme packs. External theme packs may contain additional skins, images, layouts etc. They can be accessed by going to the widget settings screen, Appearance settings, Additional skins. Available theme packs will be listed there, together with an indication of weather they are installed or not. If a theme pack is not installed, you can tap it to visit the Android Market and download it. If it is installed, tap it to activate it or select one of the included skins.

Memory usage optimization for the 3D Flip Clock & World Weather Widget

The latest update of the 3D Flip Clock & World Weather Widget for Android devices includes fixes, additions and changes for more efficient memory management. Some of the most important updates are the following:

• Memory usage optimizations. The widget is now faster and leaner
•  Fixed timezone bug in location based time display
• Tap location name to request location update
• Fixed bug in day/night calculation
• Added option to launch two more applications by tapping the weekday and/or month. To set the applications to be launched go to preferences, select 'Advanced settings' and tap the 'Select weekday action' and/or 'Select month action'
• Fixed bug in 24 hour time display

Coming soon!

The next version of the widget will support external skins/themes packages. You will be able to customize the look of the widget even more by downloading additional skins.

Thanks to all the users who contributed to the new version by sending in suggestions, bug reports and requests. As always, any comments or requests are welcome.

More options in 3D Flip &Clock & World Weather widget

After several requests from users of the widget I have included new skins and added the possibility to customize the widget even more. You can now optionally hide/display the following parts of the widget:

• Background panel
• Date panel
• Background flaps
• Flap knobs (left, middle and right knobs)
• Hi/Lo temperature display

To access these settings tap the minutes, tap Appearance settings and then Advanced options. From there you can select what to display (by default everything is visible).

Another addition is that in the color picker dialog there is now a new color button on the lower right part of the box. This button is set to the last color selected. Tapping it will set the current color to the last color selected. This is useful if you want to set custom colors for two or more components on the widget. For example, if you want to set the location and weather condition to a light blue color, do the following:

• Go to settings, Appearance settings
• Un-check the Use default colors checkbox (if selected)
• Tap the location color
• Select the color you like and tap the OK button
• Tap the Weather condition color
• Tap the right button (it should be set to the color you selected previously) and then tap the OK button

 Let me know if you have any more requests or suggestions!

3D Flip Clock & World Weather Widget for Android phones release

A full featured, size 4x2 fully customizable 3D flip clock and weather forecast widget was released for the Android market.

The widget features the following:

• 16 widget skins to chose from (more skins coming in the future)
• 4 weather icon skins
• 5 Fonts for the time 
• Possibility to specify the colors for the time, am/pm indicator, date, location, current weather condition, current temperature, high and low temperatures
• Possibility to display the current battery level
• Works in portrait or landscape mode
• 12 or 24 hour clock with date
• Current location (city, country) taken automatically from cell/wifi or GPS, or specified by the user
• Weather conditions for current location (condition and temperature, low and high temperatures and weather icon)
• Detailed weather forecast display including the following:
•     Local time
•     Sunrise and sunset time for current location
•     Humidity and wind conditions
•     Current condition, temperature and low and high temperatures
•     Current condition icon
•     Last weather update time
•     4 day weather forecast
• World weather: Chose to display weather information for any number of different locations worldwide. Just select your favorite locations and you will immediately have updated weather and time information.

Let me know if you have any suggestions, problems or requests.

Click here for a demo video on YouTube

Halloween wallpapers for Android

A new wallpaper application for Android devices has been released. The application features over 70 of the best high quality Halloween wallpapers. Set your home screen background, save a wallpaper to your SD card or send it to a friend. The application works just like the rest wallpaper applications - swipe to the left or to the right to browse through the wallpapers, click the Set wallpaper button to set your home screen wallpaper or press the menu button for saving or sending the wallpaper.

Click here for more apps by me on AppBrain!

Digital clock & world weather widget for Android phones

 A full featured, size 4x2 skinnable digital clock and weather forecast widget was released for the Android market.

The widget features the following:

• 6 widget skins to chose from (more skins coming in the future)
• 2 weather icon skins
• Portrait or landscape mode
• 12 or 24 hour clock with date
• Current location (city, country) taken automatically from cell/wifi or GPS, or specified by the user
• Weather conditions for current location (condition and temperature, low and high temperatures and weather icon)
• Detailed weather forecast display including the following:
•     Local time
•     Sunrise and sunset time for current location
•     Humidity and wind conditions
•     Current condition, temperature and low and high temperatures
•     Current condition icon
•     Last weather update time
•     4 day weather forecast
• World weather: Chose to display weather information for any number of different locations worldwide. Just select your favorite locations and you will immediately have updated weather and time information.

Weather information is provided by Google

Furthermore, the widget can be fully customized using the following options:

• Chose the widget and weather icons skin
• Chose the text color of any information displayed on the widget
• Display 12 or 24 hour time with optional AM/PM indicator (if 12 hour format)
• Display long or short weekday and month names
• Beep every hour
• Use current location to display weather info or specify any location you want
• Get location updates from the network (cell/WiFi) or your GPS
• Display temperature values in Celsius or Fahrenheit
• Select automatic weather refresh period (15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 hours)
• Enter your favorite world locations to watch local times, current weather conditions and weather forecast information
• Update weather on WiFi and/or GPRS
• Chose whether you want to update while roaming or not
• Play notification sounds on location and weather changes and updates
• Select what application to launch when tapping the hours
• Optionally display the battery level on the widget
• Specify how to receive location updates (how often and for how much distance)

IMPORTANT!!!

• This is a widget, not an application. To install it please refer to the help displayed when you run it. There is also a link to a video that shows you how to install it.
• If you are using a task killer exclude the widget from it

Please report any issues/suggestions via e-mail.