Friday, December 30, 2011

Frequently asked questions for the 3D Flip clock & weather widget

Q: How do I install the widget?
A: Please refer to the widget's help file. Go to the applications drawer and tap the widget icon.
There are step by step instructions as well as a video on YouTube that explains how to install a widget on your home screen. Here is the link to the video:  3D Flip clock & weather

Q: I have installed the widget on my tablet, it shows in the application drawer but I cannot find it in the widgets listA: Reboot your tablet and check in the widgets list again.

Q: When I tap the hour, the alarm application does not open
A: You have to specify the alarm application. To specify the alarm application do the following:
  • Go to the preferences (tap the minutes)
  • Tap Advanced settings
  • Deselect Default hour action
  • Tap on the Select hour click action and wait for the application list to load
  • Find your alarm application from the list and select it
  • Go back to your home screen and test it by tapping on the hour; it should now open your phone's alarm application
Q: What is the minimum refresh distance setting?
A: It tells the gps system to notify the program when the distance from the last known location changes by more than that amount.  For example, if set to 5 and you are at location A, when you move 5 kilometers away from position A the program will be notified for a location change.

Q: I followed the instructions to add the widget on my Acer Tablet but it doesn't work.
A: To add a widget on an Acer tablet, perform the following::
  • Tap the + symbol in the upper right corner of the screen or press and hold your finger on an empty area of the screen for a few seconds.
  • Select the item you wish to add and drag it to the desired screen you wish it to display on.
  • Tap the Home button when done.
   
Q: How do I add the widget on my Motorolla Xoom tablet?
A: To add/remove widgets on a Motorolla Xoom tablet follow the directions below:
  • Tap + in the top right hand side of the screen to open the 3D customisation screen
  • at the bottom of the screen, you'll see a list of widgets. At the top, there's your five homescreens.
  • To add a widget, drage it from the bottom of the screen onto the screen you want to customise.
  • To remove widgets, select one of the homescreens and press and hold the widget and you'll feel a vibration. You can now delete the icon by dragging it to the trash at the top of the screen.
  • To move a widget onto another screen, press and hold until you feel the vibration and drag the icon to another homescreen
Q: The weather is not updating. It is noon and it shows a full moon
A; Your phone is probably not connected to the Internet. When connected to the Internet, the weather will update on the next minute change (if the weather refresh period has elapsed). To see when the weather was last updated, go to the weather forecast (tap the weather icon) and look at the Last updated information. To manually refresh the weather tap the big weather icon.

Q: If I select the weather on the widget it first shows the original weather display and then when I scroll to the next screen over it shows the weather of the location I want
A: You have probably specified an additional weather location as your current location and the current location is wrong. Try to reset the widget following the steps below:
  • Go to the home screen
  • Tap the menu button
  • Tap Settings
  • Tap Applications
  • Tap Manage Applications
  • Location the widget in the list and tap it
  • Tap Clear data and then OK
Go back to the home screen, remove and add the widget again. Wait for a few seconds until the widget finds your location and refreshes the weather.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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.

Monday, November 14, 2011

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.



Monday, October 10, 2011

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.

    Thursday, September 15, 2011

    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!

    Tuesday, September 6, 2011

    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

    Saturday, September 3, 2011

    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!