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watchmefall
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watchmefall
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Yes I'm old enough to have known the tape and pen connection.
gwcaton
Android Expert
Yes I'm old enough to have known the tape and pen connection.
LOL me too! Nice screen .
Hey , there is a guy on XDA you mightbe able to help. Bill56 is his name I think. He French and we are having a hard time helping him understand how to do the minimal text battery bar .
watchmefall
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Harper77
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I keep seeing SMS, Phone and Gmail widgets on lockscreens that show unread count. I need some help because I can't get my head around a few issues I am having:
1) Gmail unread - I cannot find anything that works! SMS Unread will not let me set-up on my phone; crashes everytime I try to set-up for my Gmail acct.
2) what can I use to change the icons to what I want as far as appearance? I am using Go Launcher so it would have to go with that launcher
3) what does the wifi widget do I see on a few lockscreens?
1) Gmail unread - I cannot find anything that works! SMS Unread will not let me set-up on my phone; crashes everytime I try to set-up for my Gmail acct.
2) what can I use to change the icons to what I want as far as appearance? I am using Go Launcher so it would have to go with that launcher
3) what does the wifi widget do I see on a few lockscreens?
watchmefall
Well-Known Member
Gmail 's last update doesn't allow any third party app to display its notifications
My wifi widget is a shortcut to "togglewifi", a simple wifi on/off switch, perfect to deactivate it when I leave the house.
melissapugs
Android Enthusiast
2: An image you want to go into the sms unreadcount widget should be saved as a png in /sdcard/data/com.kanokgems.smswidget/. You can then pick your image when you create the widget as normal
No dice on Gmail unless you can keep uninstalling gmail updates - no app effectively counts gmail anymore - and I personally gave up on it. Wifi toggles I used in the past were Widgetsoid, wonderful app that allows for vertical settings bars and custom icons - free on the market
watchmefall
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melissapugs
Android Enthusiast
Harper77
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2: An image you want to go into the sms unreadcount widget should be saved as a png in /sdcard/data/com.kanokgems.smswidget/. You can then pick your image when you create the widget as normal
Wifi toggles I used in the past were Widgetsoid, wonderful app that allows for vertical settings bars and custom icons - free on the market
So unless I use an email account other than gmail there is no possible way to have an unread count.....? That seriously blows!
The first strike I have against android.
melissapugs
Android Enthusiast
So unless I use an email account other than gmail there is no possible way to have an unread count.....? That seriously blows!
The first strike I have against android.
I know man, I hear ya.
1. I hear good things about k9 for gmail accounts. I imagine counting might still work on K9 ports of a gmail account, but I have yet to try it myself.
2. Check out this post, if it makes more sense to you than to me, hat's off to you - Reinbeau told me it works for un-installing updated gmail...
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Harper77
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If you have further questions, just ask
yeah I think I'm going to need your assistance with this. Where do I start and doing this won't mess anything else on the phone will it? Sorry but I'm a rookie, can you tell
Harper77
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Yes I'm old enough to have known the tape and pen connection.
Ha I'm 34 and I totally remember the using the bic pen to rewind, esp when the walk-man (yes I said walk-man) rewind was slow like molasses
well done!
zflamewing
Android Enthusiast
And rewinding by hand also saved on battery life as well...kinda funny how that's a worry we still have today...Ha I'm 34 and I totally remember the using the bic pen to rewind, esp when the walk-man (yes I said walk-man) rewind was slow like molasses
well done!
paulmz
Android Expert
So unless I use an email account other than gmail there is no possible way to have an unread count.....? That seriously blows!
The first strike I have against android.
Not true. Just do some searching and you can usually find what you need...
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melissapugs
Android Enthusiast
Not true. Just do some searching and you can usually find what you need...
ADWNotifier
by AnderWeb
>250,000 downloads, 2256 ratings (4.0 avg)
Free
Tre Lawrence
Android Expert
Ha I'm 34 and I totally remember the using the bic pen to rewind, esp when the walk-man (yes I said walk-man) rewind was slow like molasses
well done!
LOL... memories. Wow...
paulmz
Android Expert
I made those suggestions thinking he was looking for an unread count for email accounts other than Gmail (imap, k9).
I thought I found one unread app that claimed it fixed the Gmail force-close problem. But I haven't updated my Gmail app in months just to have a working count widget. It's a pain that Google dropped the ball on their main app.
Sorry about the confusion.
melissapugs
Android Enthusiast
No worries Paul, shoulda guessed you were targeting the K9 solution. Glad someone didn't update - carrier forced it down and can't seem to find the easy way to undo it - such a major pain, glad you don't have it
paulmz
Android Expert
No worries Paul, shoulda guessed you were targeting the K9 solution. Glad someone didn't update - carrier forced it down and can't seem to find the easy way to undo it - such a major pain, glad you don't have it
Don't you have a backup of your Gmail app before you did an update? That's how I've managed to keep mine. I can send you my Titanium Backup file of 2.3.4.1 if you want to try and install it.