The Clock not updating was never an issue for me but along with everyone else the temp is only updating when it feels like it, 1,2,3 hours sometimes never. I have faith that this will get resolved but its frustrating in the meantime.
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is it any real bigger then the default of BW?? I know you can chnage skins but still. What is the weather feed for FW?
I might try that until BW gets unborked.
I might try that until BW gets unborked.
What fixed all issues for me was : Uninstall BW, restart device, reinstall BW and set it up. It all worked perfectly then. Still I think this widget has some serious battery drainage.
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My battery drain was much better today after the last update. I had a jorte widget that I removed as well but the phone seemed to last the normal time today.
I use the BW Home small. Takes up less space and has all the functionality. Time and temp are working for me.
I use the BW Home small. Takes up less space and has all the functionality. Time and temp are working for me.
My phone had been laggy since I installed BW, but I also installed Launcher Pro at the same time so I didn't know which app was causing it. Sometimes I would have to touch an app multiple times in order for it to open. Swiping homescreens also lagged as well.
I did what you wrote in your post and it is running fine right now. No lag. Hopefully it stays this way. Thanks!
I'm not totally convinced this widget is updating at my 30min but its seems to be working ok.
@erminal33 are you running a live wallpaper? those will always lag to some degree vs. static images
@erminal33 are you running a live wallpaper? those will always lag to some degree vs. static images
Yes I am running one of those live fish aquarium wallpapers. Maybe I'll disable it and see if there's a difference.
Working prefectly well here. If your time or weather are not updating, you are using a task killer. Lose the TK.
It's working better for me but still not well. Geolocation is on, GPS is off and 30 minute update time.
BW location seems a bit better lately but...
BW's idea of my location seems to be somewhere in the county, I suspect the airport where the official NWS station is. This seems to be an Accuweather problem as well. Enter 85023 and Accuweather gives me 85001.
The Weather Channel OTOH has no problem narrowing my location down to a zip code yielding a more accurate temperature for where I am.
The other problem is that BW is definitely not updating every 30 minutes as set. Just now there was a 10 degree difference between BW and Accuweather. Forcing a BW refresh and they now agree.
I do have ATK installed but it is not actively running unless I specifically start it.
BW location seems a bit better lately but...
BW's idea of my location seems to be somewhere in the county, I suspect the airport where the official NWS station is. This seems to be an Accuweather problem as well. Enter 85023 and Accuweather gives me 85001.
The Weather Channel OTOH has no problem narrowing my location down to a zip code yielding a more accurate temperature for where I am.
The other problem is that BW is definitely not updating every 30 minutes as set. Just now there was a 10 degree difference between BW and Accuweather. Forcing a BW refresh and they now agree.
I do have ATK installed but it is not actively running unless I specifically start it.
I can confirm this fix worked for me. I uninstalled the app, powered the phone off and took the battery out for <1 minute, then reinstalled the app. The clock is now synced with the status bar clock and I actually get my location to show up on the widget whereas yesterday it sat at 0 degrees and the clock was way off.
New update has added refresh on unlock, so you can save the battery and only get updates when you need them. Awesome!
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I'm not so worried about the temperature being off a few degrees. If it's hot out, it's hot out. The time matches, so that's good. What is really urking me is the fact that the Geolocation feature is not working. I live in an area where there are many small towns and cities around me and it seems to find all of them and where I am, but it keeps cycling through them at random. If I'm where I live it should say that town, if I go to the next town, it should reflect that. The developer said I'm experiencing the limitations of geolocation. I guess I just need to send an email to Google about a refund and then look for something else that maybe will do what it's supposed to do.
Short of enabling GPS, I don't know what more the widget could do to solve your problem. It isn't causing the variety of nearby cell towers that are being seen as your current location at any given moment. I have a similar situation, in fact when I'm on Wi-Fi access, it shows me at a location about 70 miles away. I've elected to just use my local town, unless I travel significantly away from the area. The weather isn't significantly different anywhere nearby me anyway. Good luck finding a solution.
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I doubt a solution can be found as the developer told me himself that it's a limitation of geolocation. Guess I'm stuck right now. Have to just find a new clock/weather widget.
*Now that I say this it will change, but I've had my current location showing for the past couple hours with no change. I'm crossing my fingers.*
*Now that I say this it will change, but I've had my current location showing for the past couple hours with no change. I'm crossing my fingers.*
I'm not sure I buy the geolocation excuse as the Weather Channel widget seems to do a good job.
I currently have both the BWH and WC widgets on my screen. WC thoughtfully shows the zip code it thinks I'm in. When I'm in a stationary location the zip code is correct and never changes. BWH, at least until this last update, the location would drift around while at work (drift between two different cities). While at home it shows just Phoenix (but I'm well away from the city border). And at home BW/Accuweather is always 5-10 degrees warmer than the WC and my own home weather station. I haven't had the latest version (3.072) long enough to have an opinion yet.
I'm a bit of a weather wonk with my own station, official rain gauge, web site and reporting of data to various sites. So I'm particularly picky about the accuracy.
If I could get a widget that could that could get data from my site I'd be a happy camper.
I currently have both the BWH and WC widgets on my screen. WC thoughtfully shows the zip code it thinks I'm in. When I'm in a stationary location the zip code is correct and never changes. BWH, at least until this last update, the location would drift around while at work (drift between two different cities). While at home it shows just Phoenix (but I'm well away from the city border). And at home BW/Accuweather is always 5-10 degrees warmer than the WC and my own home weather station. I haven't had the latest version (3.072) long enough to have an opinion yet.
I'm a bit of a weather wonk with my own station, official rain gauge, web site and reporting of data to various sites. So I'm particularly picky about the accuracy.
If I could get a widget that could that could get data from my site I'd be a happy camper.
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BWH does the same thing with me. The location will drift to several different cities/towns near me. I have had times where it will be correct and then all of a sudden it will change and then later it may change back. I thought it sounded weird too to say it was geolocation, but since he is the developer, I thought he must know better than me. Maybe not.
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