This is what I am doing, it doesnt fix the problem but it mitigates it: Dont bother having a configure activity, remove that from the widget xml config file. This always add the widget to the screen without configuring it. Then onUpdate in your widget, start a service to perform update, in your service before you push out update, first check whether the widget you are updating has been initialized, if it has not been initialized, start the configure activity on the service
On May 26, 9:49 am, Tom Gibara <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't have a workaround, but I can confirm that the widget I'm developing > exhibits the same problem; it seems to get added to the AppWidgetHost, > continues to receive updates, but is never displayed to the user. > Tom. > > 2009/5/26 AndroidApp <[email protected]> > > > > > Bump, anyone? > > > On May 22, 9:28 pm, zl25drexel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear google guys, > > > > the widget framework (or the Home app) has a pretty bad bug: > > > - install ApiDemo > > > - long press screen/widget/ApiDemo > > > - *CHANGE ORIENTATION* > > > - then without changing orientation back, click ok to create the > > > widget > > > > the widget will not show up, did some debugging it looks like the > > > widget is added to the widget service but it's just not shown on the > > > Home screen, so if a widget has a config activity and the user happens > > > to change orientation during widget config time (very common if widget > > > has text boxes), the widget will become a garbage that just take up > > > resources until user uninstall the widget app. even worse, if the > > > widget does heavy background service to update, it will be wasting > > > time updating a widget that is not visible > > > > Does anyone know a work around? > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
