Missing large notification gadget

robcohen#AC

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Hi,
I have a client who recently replaced her N1 via warranty replacement. She noticed that the status / notification gadget that was originally on the second Home screen is not non the new phone.

It's a large version of the top status bar that has five icons: WiFi, BT, GPS, Sync, and (?) brightness. I wasn't sure what was missing until I watched a video on YouTube's GoogleNexusOne called "Set up your Nexus One" and it shows up 5:10 into the video but there is nothing in that video or any others I can find that identify this thing or tell how to put it there. I had planned to post the link but cannot. .jpg of the missing thing is attached, though.

I've tried all the obvious solutions like trying to add a widget, shortcut, folder, or even trying to find the old default wallpaper in case it was built into that somehow. I've looked in the manual, the Google N1 forums, and Google N1 Help but cannot locate it.

My best guess is maybe it was something that was only in Android 2.1 and perhaps her old phone didn't get updated and so she had the gadget until the phone broke. The new phone is 2.2 FRF91, FWIW. I'm out of clues on this one.

My user just wants things 'the way they were before'... ;)

Hope this sounds/looks familiar to someone.

Rob
 
Found the answer in the new Complete Android Guide.

Found the answer in the new Complete Android Guide. It's actually a widget called Power Control. Strange name for something to monitor wireless and that explains why it took me several hours of looking to find it.

completeandroidguide.com

Rob
 
The power widget has nothing to do with monitoring wireless as far as I can tell.

Monitoring is controlled by a setting in Settings / Wifi Settings / network notification, and that works with or without the power widget running.
 
Found the answer in the new Complete Android Guide. It's actually a widget called Power Control. Strange name for something to monitor wireless and that explains why it took me several hours of looking to find it.

completeandroidguide.com

Rob

It's called Power Control because that's what it does. Control the power to WiFi, BT, GPS, Sync and the Backlight. It's not a notification or monitoring widget.
 

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