Android 4.2 Lockscreen Widgets - Too Much Room?

[andoird213]

Hi all,

So since updating to 4.2, something has really been bothering me about these lock screen widgets. Take a look at this.

Now, do you see how much room is left under the Sound Search widget? I could easily fit at least another 4x1 (presumably 4x1, yes I know there isn't an actual grid but the sizing seems the same) such as a weather widget. Now the only reason I could possibly think that this isn't allowed, is because when you click the little lock button underneath it to bring up the lock ring, there wouldn't be enough room. But...

Even still, there would be enough room to fit at least one of those 4x1-ish widgets. Am I crazy here, or is anyone with me on this?

 

[gtbarry]

the way the lockscreens work now is that it is one widget per page. Your clock widget on the lockscreen would be the same size if you don't add any additional clocks.

To add widgets you just keep going to the left.

Soon this will probably change as developers are being allowed to develop to the lock screen widgets - just very few have done so as 4.2.1 was just released.

If you want a widget that has a look of even more wasted space try the lockscreen widget from "Tiny Flashlight+LED". It's 1x1

 

[andoird213]

the way the lockscreens work now is that it is one widget per page. Your clock widget on the lockscreen would be the same size if you don't add any additional clocks.

To add widgets you just keep going to the left.

Soon this will probably change as developers are being allowed to develop to the lock screen widgets - just very few have done so as 4.2.1 was just released.

If you want a widget that has a look of even more wasted space try the lockscreen widget from "Tiny Flashlight+LED". It's 1x1

I know how they work, it wasn't a question, it was a complaint yeah, I've seen. It just seems like a waste and something I hope is changed

 

[andoird213]

Aaaaaand AOKP comes in for the win!! They've put something up on Gerrit that allows regular widgets to be added to the lock screen as well as adding as many as you want to a page as can fit. Kudos to Team Kang!!