Comments on: Hate to Admit This, But I’m a Fan of Lock Screen Widgets in Android 4.2 [Opinion]

By: Ryan B

Ryan B — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:59:00 +0000

The CM team needs to have a setting to be able to set any widget screen as the default unlock screen. Or am I missing a way replace my stock lock screen with this? I tried widget locker but when I resized the widget to full screen it didnt display the all of the information.

By: JMonkeYJ

JMonkeYJ — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:59:00 +0000

why do you want that blank screen? it’s your prerogative, of course so do what you want, but do you really spend enough time looking at that blank home screen to make it worth keeping blank? don’t you usually turn on your phone, and then have to swipe off your blank home screen to do anything, making it a nuisance? i’m really not trying to attack you here, i just don’t get it yet.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:43:00 +0000

All I have to say is that they really need to theme Now to look like the Song Search widget… that and everything else, I want all dark apps and widgets please.

By: ElectroGadget

ElectroGadget — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:15:00 +0000

I ain’t got time for that!

By: Dave Postle

Dave Postle — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:29:00 +0000

WidgetLocker!

By: SecurityNick

SecurityNick — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:29:00 +0000

It stinks that I can’t even take advantage of this feature due to work email policies on my phone. As I’ve been reading about it, it’s not actually anything in the Exchange policy that prohibits it, but it’s something that gets switched on (or off) in the Email app that acts as the administrator. Also forces me to only use PIN or Password, so can’t use any other unlock method.

By: Ryan Stewart

Ryan Stewart — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:26:00 +0000

Yeah even beyond the widgets that is HUGE. Also, you can swipe past the camera and see the pictures you’ve taken but ONLY the pictures you took while the phone was locked, it smartly doesn’t open up to your gallery.

By: joejoe5709

joejoe5709 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:54:00 +0000

They really bugged me at first. Now I hardly notice them.

By: joejoe5709

joejoe5709 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:52:00 +0000

This was my thoughts exactly. I finally have a way to have a password and the ability to launch the camera from the lockscreen without sacrificing much security.

By: Dan Cole

Dan Cole — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:45:00 +0000

what is the name of the widget that shows the weather forecast (on the left of the second row of screenshots)? That one looks handy

By: Paolo_Ozaraga

Paolo_Ozaraga — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:28:00 +0000

Exactly. I don’t use widgets on my lockscreen but I set it up so I can swipe and open to certain applications (i.e. Shazam, which is really useful when I’m driving and want to tag a song on the radio)

By: Greyhame

Greyhame — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:25:00 +0000

This article nails my exact feelings towards lockscreen widgets. (Even down to having only a clock and calendar widget on a two home screen setup. Eerie Kellex… very eerie. ;p

By: Droidzilla

Droidzilla — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:21:00 +0000

They don’t have widgets, so no. Maybe if he said, “I hate to admit it, but I only use my app drawer nowadays.”

By: saint_stephen

saint_stephen — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:17:00 +0000

I use DashClock and the Google Now widgets–they are both extremely useful.

By: DanWazz

DanWazz — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:55:00 +0000

Yes, root and flash a 4.2 ROM.