PPCGeeks - Widgets!

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Widgets are awesome... Here is an updated list of the ones PPCGeeks users use and recommend:

Clocks Weather and Calendar:

Beautiful Widgets - Of course. Very nice clock/calendar/weather widget. Also includes toggles for many phone functions.

Jorte - Personal Organizer Application that has a nice array of calendar widgets.

Weather Widget - Free - Not only does this have weather, it has a clock formatted very similarly to the HTC Sense flip clock. A must have for the weather, and if you haven't purchased a better clock this one works like a charm! The 4x1 weather forcast if very nice.

24 Clock Widget: A clock like the one from the TV show 24. Only shows in 24 hour times.

Pure Grid Calendar - This is a very nice 4x4 calendar widget that ties into your gmail or activesync calendar. It's a paid app but very nice if you can spare the space on your desktop

Sakura Calendar Widget: A small 1x1 calendar that is simple and useful.

Executive Assistant: Very nice widget, Free version has ads. Widget provides links to all your major communications functions and also compiles information about them IE Messages, Emails, Text, Voicemail.

Weatherbug Widget: The paid version has a very nice 4x1 widget that shows the weather forecast.

Utility:

Open Home Settings Widget: A handy widget that is included with Open Home that gives quick access to turn on/off WiFi and BlueTooth as well as display brightness, security and locale information and more.

More Icons Widget - A widget that allows you to put up to 4 application shortcuts in a 1x1 space. The free version
allows for 3 and a widget properties button. The paid version allows you to replace the properties button.

SpeedDialer Widget: Great speed dialer with the ability to add 20 contacts and to sort them in any order you want.

ultimatefaves - Not a true Widget, more like a semi-widget. But "UltimateFaves lets you organize your most frequently used items (apps, bookmarks, contact cards, phone numbers, etc.) in beautiful 3D carousels".

Astrid Task Manager - A simple yet powerful task manager app which has a widget that allows you to display your to-do list on your desktop.

OneClick Widget - Toggle wifi, bluetooth, airplane mode (with wifi or not), brightness, vibrate/normal (silent option), Gps, & 2G-3G (link 2 clicks [GSM Only]). Change icon size, graphic effects, colors, gradients, & transparency.

Multimedia

MixZing - Music player with built in album art grabber and widgets that display album art.

iMusic Widget Plugin - Widget Add-on for the iMusic app which allows you to download music directly to your phone based on searches and top 20 lists. Very nice addition to an already amazing application.

Pure Music Widget - This is a very nice music widget that is the only one known that will also control the HTC Sense Music Player. It displays album art and has 1x1 2x1 and 4x1 widgets.

Informational:

Gmail Unread Count - Brand new 1x1 widget that shows how many unread/new messages in your gmail account. Also clicking it opens the gmail app.

Facebook: You just have to know what is going on with family and friends. This is the one that gets installed when you install the official Facebook app.

Twidgit Lite: Twitter Widget for Android.

Battery Widget: Nice little battery widget to let you know when you need the juice. Also, when you long press the widget, shortcuts to Display/GPS/WiFi/BlueTooth settings.

sportstap - The widget for this app is awesome. Easily switch between your favorite sports teams, and scroll through previous & upcoming games. And a single tap on the score will bring up the app with scoreboard, game stats & more.

SetCPU: This is a must have app if you're rooted and overclocking. As a nice bonus it includes a widget that displays you're current cpu speed.

Handcent: This is Texting app that includes a 1x1 Icon/Widget it shows how many messages unread.

Reader Widget Pro - Google reader widget. The 4x1 is nice. Customizable. £0.50 (The free version has ads *yuck*)

I initially was going to just post for the Gmail Unread Count app as it's brand new and very nice.

So far it's been good... the only 2 issues I've seen with it are already on the todo list for the developer. Only one gmail account per widget and landscape mode doesn't resize the widget.

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I've tried a few widgets, but the only ones I keep on the screen are the Battery widget and a digital clock widget with date. Probably by far the most taken for granted widgets, but both are must haves in my book.

Great idea banden! I use the following:

Facebook: You just have to know what is going on with family and friends. This is the one that gets installed when you install the official Facebook app.

SpeeDialer Widget: Great speed dialer with the ability to add 20 contacts and to sort them in any order you want.

Battery Widget: Nice little battery widget to let you know when you need the juice. Also, when you long press the widget, shortcuts to Display/GPS/WiFi/BlueTooth settings.

24 Clock Widget: A clock like the one from the TV show 24. Only shows in 24 hour times.

Sakura Calendar Widget: A small 1x1 calendar that is simple and useful.

Open Home Settings Widget: A handy widget that is included with Open Home that gives quick access to turn on/off WiFi and BlueTooth as well as display brightness, security and locale information and more.

Pure Grid Calendar: Very cool full calendar that can run 4x, 4x3 or 4x4 (my choice) and cann sync with up to four calendars at the same time (Gmail, HTC Sense, Exchange and Droid Exchange).

Nice Rainfreaks, I added them to the OP.

Keep em coming folks!

Nice job, this will definitely become a good reference for new Android users.

Added Executive Assistant. A very nice all in one widget that combines phone, email, calendar and text data in one widget.

http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?c...ive.ExecAssist

Here are a couple of my favorites. :)

ultimatefaves - Not a true Widget, more like a semi-widget. But "UltimateFaves lets you organize your most frequently used items (apps, bookmarks, contact cards, phone numbers, etc.) in beautiful 3D carousels".

sportstap - The widget for this app is awesome. Easily switch between your favorite sports teams, and scroll through previous & upcoming games. And a single tap on the score will bring up the app with scoreboard, game stats & more.

Updated! Plus that Fender phone is slick!

Thanks.

awesome post!
i think we should also add the social networking widgets :

facebook & twitter

sorry dont have links nor apps avail im at work..but they are both avail for free via market.

SoCalSpecialist: Thanks and Done.

SetCPU widget sweet for quickly seeing what your cpu is at.

Weatherbug Widget Obvious

Handcent Widget keeps unread count or 0 if you want it.

Astrid Task Manager widget - All tasks on screen with quick access.

Thanks thacounty, those are good... cant believe I missed a couple of them. They've all been added to the list.

for music i def recommend :

MixZing for a alternative music player ( comes with built in album art grabber )
iMusic ( limewire/frostwire ) for your android. ITS THE SHIZZ!

SoCal, done... I didn't know that you could get an i Music addon widget. Sweetness.

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Originally Posted by banden (Post 1550831)

SoCal, done... I didn't know that you could get an i Music addon widget. Sweetness.

yea its pretty dope..ive been using it for sometime now and it may not be the best around, or by any means meant to replace ur home music software, but uhhh its still awesome!

Where do you find the SpeeDialer widget? I don't see it in the market.

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Originally Posted by JayJ (Post 1555535)

Where do you find the SpeeDialer widget? I don't see it in the market.

Apologies: it's supposed to be 'SpeedDialer' It appears to be not too good for the Motorola Droid.

I bought this last night and it looks promising.

Reader Widget Free (Ad supported)
Reader Widget Pro ( Only came to 78 cents )

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Since I don't use any Google reader app this works out great. I've only had it 24 hours but I haven't seen any negative effects on my battery (set at 2hour intervals). Also when I rebooted it asked me to set it up again. But it was less then a sweet tea at McDonalds.

notrock, Thanks! I added the pro version. It does look good especially the black background.

I found a very nice customizable widget set to control the stock or Sense player. 8)

Pure Music Widget

Thanks budney, definitely a worthy addition. I think I need to add a music category now.

I think my plan of giving "thanks" for anyone who makes a good recommendation is working... we may just have the best list of recommended widgets on the internet :D I know I would've liked to have this list when I first got my phone.

OneClick Widget - Toggle wifi, bluetooth, airplane mode (with wifi or not), brightness, vibrate/normal (silent option), Gps, & 2G-3G (link 2 clicks [GSM Only]). And icons are customizable, change icon size, graphic effects, colors, gradients, & transparency.

I know this thread is a little old, but Jorte is a nice calendar that has a widget that lets you pick either Agenda, Monthly, To Do, or Weekly view in sizes from 1x1 to 4x4.

No problem, I've updated the list. If there's anything there that's no longer available let me know and I'll remove it.

Fancy Widget is a wonderful widget if you miss the HTC Clock/Weather widget from sense. Its almost the same.

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Originally Posted by MrDSL (Post 1829736)

Fancy Widget is a wonderful widget if you miss the HTC Clock/Weather widget from sense. Its almost the same.

Sucks that they are getting ready to remove it from the market. They have received complaints from HTC so they are being forced to take it down soon. I've already backed it up on my phone. According to their website, they will be coming out with some new widgets with their own designs.

http://www.androidzoom.com/android_a...dget_gztv.html

I would like to replace the sms and e-mail widgets that came with my evo... I dont like them. I found one called chomp sms but I dont like it. Can someone please recommend some good full page 4x4 sms and e-mail widgets? paid or free? (prefer free)

Thanks for the great info for these new apps. Completely changes my phone.

Try Handcent for a new way to text

Urban Dictionary
Screen Mode Widget Lite(best widget ever!)
Foxy Ring
More Icons Free

Visual Task Switcher - free on the Market

Great replacement for stock task switcher.

For those of us without a built-in To-Do list app, I found a great one.

ToDo Task Manager. You can get it here:

ToDo Task Manager -Lite - Android

It has a great widget that is very customizable and easy to use. There is a free version and a paid version.

I put it on my Samsung Epic since Sammy didn't give us one and it works great.

Beautiful Widgets is awesome. +1 for that widget.

Does anyone know of a 4x4 (full) facebook AND twitter combined feed widget?

I've searched and searched.. Where can I get an .apk of the HTC notes widget included with the Incredible? Any Evo owners have it?

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Originally Posted by ehanhan (Post 1970270)

I've searched and searched.. Where can I get an .apk of the HTC notes widget included with the Incredible? Any Evo owners have it?

do you want the actual apk file? or are you just looking for a way to get it on your incredible?

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Originally Posted by jimmiekain (Post 1971011)

do you want the actual apk file? or are you just looking for a way to get it on your incredible?

I don't need it, I'm a moran lolol

Anyway to pull the Moto Blur Widgets out and get them to work on Launcher Pro? I kinda like the messaging widget.