Widgets Stop Working On My GN2

[papabear4jc]

I have an issue with my GN2 where some times all widgets stop working. The clock widget freezes (while the clock at the top works fine), handcent widget won't update, assistive light stops working, etc...

The problem is always solved with a reboot. It just seems weird. It has done that as long as I have had the phone, even with the most recent update. Any ideas?

 

[werkx]

Are you running a Task Killer app or something similar?

 

[papabear4jc]

I am using advanced task killer. It has never caused this issue on any previous android device (HTC EVO 4G and HTC EVO 3D). Also I don't even have to do anything with the task killer for it to stop working. I can go to bed at night and when I wake up in the morning tbe clock widget will still say its the middle of the night and so on.

 

[werkx]

I am using advanced task killer. It has never caused this issue on any previous android device (HTC EVO 4G and HTC EVO 3D). Also I don't even have to do anything with the task killer for it to stop working. I can go to bed at night and when I wake up in the morning tbe clock widget will still say its the middle of the night and so on.

You've been lucky so far with ATK, but it has finally caught up with you now. Do yourself a favor and uninstall it, burn it with fire, then go tell it on the mountain so no one else fall in the same trap for the need of a 3rd party task killer.

Seriously, you don't need it. ATK is most likely gimping the device in the background ever since the EVO, and all other Android devices with Gingerbread and above. It's finally showing its ugly head to you with the UI glitches.

 

[papabear4jc]

You've been lucky so far with ATK, but it has finally caught up with you now. Do yourself a favor and uninstall it, burn it with fire, then go tell it on the mountain so no one else fall in the same trap for the need of a 3rd party task killer.

Seriously, you don't need it. ATK is most likely gimping the device in the background ever since the EVO, and all other Android devices with Gingerbread and above. It's finally showing its ugly head to you with the UI glitches.

Thanks for the advice. I have uninstalled it. We will see if it makes a difference.

 

[papabear4jc]

OK so that didn't seem to solve the problem. See the two images below. The first is when I woke up this morning. You can see the discrepancy in the time. The second has the same time discrepancy but it is after I cleared all my notifications and checked all text messages.

 

[werkx]

Do you have any other apps controlled app running? What is that shield icon next to the Lookout icon?

 

[papabear4jc]

That icon is for juice defender.

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[werkx]

That icon is for juice defender.

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If I remember, JD also has apps and data controls in the background. How are you having it configured? Personally, I think JD is just as unnecessary as ATK.

 

[tirith]

Juice defender really isn't necessary on this phone, I haven't used it since my hero, and I paid for it back then.

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[papabear4jc]

I'll try removing it and see what happens.

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[SDHarleydad]

juice defender is your problem

 

[papabear4jc]

So far so good. Everything is fine this morning. But it didn't do it every day. So only time will tell.

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[papabear4jc]

2 days with no problems so far.

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[werkx]

2 days with no problems so far.

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Awesome. The phone probably functions more smoothly without ATK and JD mucking it up, too.

 

[papabear4jc]

Well Crap it did it again this morning. I'm at a loss.

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[werkx]

Well Crap it did it again this morning. I'm at a loss.

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No worries. Let's see what other apps you have running.

 

[papabear4jc]

Here are screen shots

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[werkx]

Ah man, sorry. As for seeing what's running, that might not show what ran and is now stopped. Maybe a list of apps installed?

 

[tirith]

Look for Dragon app lister in the play store, so you don't have to do screen shots

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...s?id=com.stonedonkey.appdragon&token=08jwxYa4

~swyped from my galaxy note 2 on the now network