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Benny879

Benny879

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I havnt seen this posted yet so here it is...

Some of you may have seen the pics for the Google weather/news app/widget for Android 2.1 that was running on the Nexus One. Well some hackers pulled the .apk file off that phone and now have it available for us Droiders. I put it on my phone and it works great. The news app is really cool. You can create custom news topics such as "Android" or "Mobile News".

Here is the link to get it. [Link Removed by Mod...]

Directions:
Download .zip file
Rename file to GenieWidget.apk
Transfer to phone
Use a file manager app to install it (Ex. Astro)

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Download the .zip file, rename the extension to .apk, and transfer it to your phone. You can use a file manager such as Astro to install it.
 
Ugh, I hate having to make a million message board accounts all over the internet that I'll never use again just to download one file.
 
JRSly said:
Ugh, I hate having to make a million message board accounts all over the internet that I'll never use again just to download one file.
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Agreed. Can anyone post this on rapidshare/demonoid/whatever.
I hate making forum accounts just to download stuff and view .jpg's.
 
Thanks. I installed it and it looks decent. I like the swiping of the new stories. However, if I display just the weather widget, the formatting is weird. Won't show the whole temperature. Overall, it feels like the widget was made for a wider screen... perhaps 4.3"? O_O
 
sooper_droid12 said:
Thanks. I installed it and it looks decent. I like the swiping of the new stories. However, if I display just the weather widget, the formatting is weird. Won't show the whole temperature. Overall, it feels like the widget was made for a wider screen... perhaps 4.3"? O_O
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Not sure what you mean. I see weather icon, current temp, city, "snow", and high/low. Looks the way it should.
 
Cool...thanks for the links. Interesting app...I already have beautiful home so don't need the weather, but like the news portion.

Extra cool - just noticed that even if you select just News for widget display, you can still see weather when you open the widget. Very nice...
 
mcadam said:
Not sure what you mean. I see weather icon, current temp, city, "snow", and high/low. Looks the way it should.
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Here's what mine looks like:

EDIT: Nevermind... I uninstalled it and reinstalled it. I think it had something to do with not finding my location properly. Now it's okay.
 
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