If you're a fan
of home screen widgets, you might be disappointed to see that the Xperia Weather app only offers a simple 4x1 widget.
Do not worry as we've curated a list
of home screen widgets which not only will make your phone look good, but also help in maximising productivity.
However, the functionality
of home screen widgets does not end here.
Resizable Widgets - Users can now change the dimensions
of their home screen widgets as they feel like.
It takes a lot of power to redraw all of those pixels on the fly and adjust the behavior and position
of home screen widgets and other software elements.
There are a couple
of home screen widgets that you can choose to use with RoadSync on your Google Android device.
Fixes include reduced screen animation lag and locking, a working HDMI indicator that clears out when the cable is connected, a fix for duplicate text messages, a fix for MDN changes forcing data connection resets, proper display
of home screen widgets, proper battery capacity displayed and fixes for dock sound playback along with VZW Navigator functioning over Wi - Fi and a new Vibrate icon.
The new features that have been added in this version improve navigation among the five screens, customization
of home screen widget that makes it capable of holding more information and apps.
Not exact matches
The
Home screen holds a trio
of customizable
widgets that display a lot
of information at a glance.
Aside from the Apps shortcut, the Entune software has a
Home screen filled with a customizable combination
of widgets, displaying hands - free calling shortcuts, the navigation map, the odd and innovative Driver Easy Speak toggle, the current audio source, and more at a glance.
The Galaxy Nexus runs the Android 4.0 operating system (dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich), which adds powerful new ways
of communicating and sharing while improving on the best Android features: easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable
home screens, resizable
widgets, and more.
The main
home screen contains shortcuts for favorites such as Browser, Gmail and Play Store, while swiping to the left reveals a
widget - full
of Nextbook - specific programs, including a product guide and FAQ.
The Android version
of the updated app features dynamic
home -
screen widgets that let users play... [Read more...]
Other Honeycomb tweaks include a task bar at the bottom
of the
screen that pulls up the five most commonly run apps (no word on whether or not users can manually program the apps featured), a settings popup on the
Home screen, and the ability to resize
widgets, though it's not clear if that feature extends to all
widgets or just Samsung
widgets.
You get up to six customizable
home screens that you can populate with all sorts
of widgets (including Facebook, Twitter, and RSS feeds).
By default, the
home screen shows shortcuts to pre-installed apps and an interactive bookmarks
widget for launching one
of your favorite sites with a tap.
The only thing that makes it feel like a Nook is the logo on the boot
screen and some
of the customized
widgets and apps that are on your
home screen.
Further, Jelly Bean also allows for automatic resizing
of app
widgets based on parameters such as the
home screen where it has been dropped, the size to which the user expands them, and the amount
of space that the
home screen has on offer.
When you first boot up the Nexus 7 and sign in with your Google Account, you're greeted by a series
of widgets on your
home screen called «My Library.»
If you're bored
of looking at a traditional Android desktop with icons and
widgets, swipe up and you can see a new
home screen feature called My Magazine.
With a variety
of home launchers, lock
screens,
widgets, custom ROMs, android users change the way their phone looks according to the time or their mood.
This includes the deck -
of - card style YouTube
widget on one
of the five
home screens of the Tab 10.1, which lets users flip through YouTube videos with a single flick
of a forefinger.
In addition to all the Google Play
home screen widgets and icons, the company gives users a $ 25 Play credit when they first activate the device and throws in a free copy
of the movie «Transforms: Dark
of the Moon,» along with some sample magazines, books and songs.
Like other flavors
of Android, Honeycomb allows users to place small programs called
widgets and other objects on one
of five
home screens.
The extra one opens - up a tray
of widget apps that sit on top
of your
home screen, rather than «in» it like most
widgets.
It also includes some custom software including a
widget that you can place in the center
of your
home screen for quick access to frequently used applications, and Lenovo's SocialTouch app for connecting to your social networks.
Developers will be able to make scrollable
home screen widgets resizable by changing just a few lines
of code.
Ice Cream Sandwich will incorporate many
of the elements
of Honeycomb, including the user interface, task switcher, and
home screen widgets.
In term
of user interface, Android 3.0 is efficient although less intuitive, some software features are better than the iPad 2: — the browser supports Flash — the browser user interface is better — the camera application and the photo gallery offer more functions — the maps application packs more features — the
widgets are great to get updates about news (CNN
widget), calendar and emails instantly from the
home screen
Beyond the core apps in the dock (mail, Web, drawer), two
of the five
home screens come with preinstalled apps for YouTube, text messaging, news and weather
widgets, and more.
At the center
of the
home screen sits a Kobo
widget that shows your four most recently accessed books.
The Android version
of the updated app features dynamic
home -
screen widgets that let users play audiobooks right from the
home screen or resume reading ebooks with a single tap.
The phone's massive
screen allows you to place many rows
of icons and
widgets on your
home screen, and the lock
screen offers a unique «put the puzzle piece into the puzzle» unlocking mechanism.
Your experience is based around a series
of home screens that can be customised — or decorated if you like — with shortcuts and
widgets.
We also like the ability to resize
widgets on the
Home screens, allowing us to better take advantage
of the available real estate.
The Galaxy S III runs the Android 4.0 operating system (dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich), which adds powerful new ways
of communicating and sharing while improving on the best Android features: easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable
home screens, resizable
widgets, and more.
The UI gives you five
home screens, each
of which can be customized with Live Panels,
widgets that automatically update in real time.
But not only are all these
widgets also on the easily accessible
home screen, I could not figure out to scroll the Task Manager list up and down (the «down» carat is not a scroll control, it brings you back to the Home screens), nor could I figure out how to add or eliminate items from the manager — and neither could any of the demonstrat
home screen, I could not figure out to scroll the Task Manager list up and down (the «down» carat is not a scroll control, it brings you back to the
Home screens), nor could I figure out how to add or eliminate items from the manager — and neither could any of the demonstrat
Home screens), nor could I figure out how to add or eliminate items from the manager — and neither could any
of the demonstrators.
In addition, the Behold II is equipped with Samsung's innovative TouchWiz allowing easy customization with
widgets located in a slide out tray on the left side
of the
home screen and providing one - touch access to a customer's favorite and most commonly used features and applications.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System The Motorola Photon Q runs the Android 4.0 operating system (dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich), which adds powerful new ways
of communicating and sharing while improving on the best Android features: easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable
home screens, resizable
widgets, and more.
In the customization view, you can drag
widgets from the lower half
of the
screen onto the
home screen of your choice arrayed across the top, and under each
widget on the bottom row are the varying aspect ratios each
widget can be resized to.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System The Galaxy S III runs the Android 4.0 operating system (dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich), which adds powerful new ways
of communicating and sharing while improving on the best Android features: easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable
home screens, resizable
widgets, and more.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System The HTC EVO runs the Android 4.0 operating system (dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich), which adds powerful new ways
of communicating and sharing while improving on the best Android features: easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable
home screens, resizable
widgets, and more.
Instead
of going the route
of wholly replacing the Android 3.0 interface, Acer instead provides its own
widgets that appear on the
home screen as apps.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System The DROID RAZR runs the Android 4.0.4 operating system (dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich), which adds powerful new ways
of communicating and sharing while improving on the best Android features: easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable
home screens, resizable
widgets, and more.
The Kyocera Hydro runs the Android 4.0 operating system (dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich), which adds powerful new ways
of communicating and sharing while improving on the best Android features: easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable
home screens, resizable
widgets, and more.
Additionally, Samsung provides a number
of useful and good - looking
widgets that can be applied to the
home screen.
The Motorola Photon Q runs the Android 4.0 operating system (dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich), which adds powerful new ways
of communicating and sharing while improving on the best Android features: easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable
home screens, resizable
widgets, and more.
The company has made a handful
of aesthetical changes to the OS, such as a custom set
of navigation icons in the lower - left corner
of the
screen, and has added a series
of attractive
home screen widgets that you can choose to use if you wish.
Other interface changes include auotomatic re-sizing
of widgets on
home screens when placing new
widgets and notifications that expand to show you more information.