Root Google Now Card Issues

[Briankd]

I'm not real big on Google but I like the Google Now cards widget. Problem is that when going ROM to ROM, I sometimes have the widget and other times I don't. At this second, Im using Tesla but don't have the widget. I can't figure it out. I believe the widget to be part of Google Now Launcher or the Google app but I have both installed and no widget. I know this sounds ridiculous and I haven't wanted to ask but it's been an issue for a while when switching ROMs. I've searched many times for others having the issue but all I get are people with the widget that have no cards showing. That's not my issue but just getting the widget to begin with is.

I know that this has got to be something small and simple but I haven't been able to figure it out. If anyone has had a similar problem or is going thru the same or could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.

One thing that came to my mind was what GApps I was flashing so I've tried 2 or 3 different KK packages but that hasn't appeared to have any correlation. GApps always seems to need updates anyways so I figure that must not be it.

 

[starkraving]

I'm not real big on Google but I like the Google Now cards widget. Problem is that when going ROM to ROM, I sometimes have the widget and other times I don't. At this second, Im using Tesla but don't have the widget. I can't figure it out. I believe the widget to be part of Google Now Launcher or the Google app but I have both installed and no widget. I know this sounds ridiculous and I haven't wanted to ask but it's been an issue for a while when switching ROMs. I've searched many times for others having the issue but all I get are people with the widget that have no cards showing. That's not my issue but just getting the widget to begin with is.

I know that this has got to be something small and simple but I haven't been able to figure it out. If anyone has had a similar problem or is going thru the same or could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.

One thing that came to my mind was what GApps I was flashing so I've tried 2 or 3 different KK packages but that hasn't appeared to have any correlation. GApps always seems to need updates anyways so I figure that must not be it.

Some Roms come with custom pre set DPIs which bork Google Now widgets...check your DPI in your build.prop and see if that's the issue.

 

[Briankd]

Well, I changed the DPI from 240 to 140 and it hadn't appeared to do anything. I still didnt have the widget. My phone had a random reboot in my pocket this morning at work (I know because I have no recents) and when I went to the home screen, dimensions were different. I checked for the widget out of curiosity and it was there. Thanks. Not sure what I did but the issue must've been something with DPI.