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Old 11-13-2009, 06:34 PM   #1
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Widget vs App

I feel like an idiot but:
What's the difference between a Widget and an App?
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Old 11-13-2009, 09:52 PM   #2
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I asked this same question and got these answers:

"A widget is an app running on your screen... such as displaying the time and weather without having to click on anything

A shortcut is simply a link to open whatever app/contact/bookmark/etc you want a quick link to" and

"Widgets are great if you look at your phone a lot thruought the day.. but if you are out and about a lot and not able to charge so often, I would not run that many. An app like the FB widget which gets an update every 1/2 hour probably wont drain too much.. it's mostly sitting around waiting for that 1/2 hour, then gets updates. But any widget that can run continuously, or get updates every minute or so, will drain your battery faster. How much is really dependend on the app. A widget app that has lots of threads running and uses a lot of cpu might drain faster than an app that doesn't do much at all (the duh factor. . "
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Old 11-14-2009, 05:25 AM   #3
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I think I have it.
An app works when you call on it to work and a widget works continuosly.
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Old 11-14-2009, 05:44 AM   #4
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I think I have it.
An app works when you call on it to work and a widget works continuosly.
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That sounds about right!
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Widgets are especially effective for weather and stuff like that
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Originally Posted by Miami1683 View Post
Widgets are especially effective for weather and stuff like that

Yep or future calendar appointments, etc... Similar to what a today screen had with the Blackberry although not so limited. Limited is NOT the Android OS>
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Widgets are especially effective for weather and stuff like that

Yep or future calendar appointments, etc... Similar to what a today screen had with the Blackberry although not so limited. Limited is NOT the Android OS>
Agreed. I wish I had more time to get my device just right.
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:02 PM   #8
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Widget CPU utilization question

Another newbie question!

I have installed a number of widgets, but have only placed a few on them on the screen. I am assuming that that the rest do NOT actually start running (or use any CPU) until they are placed somewhere on a screen? (rather like an app does not use any CPU until it is started)

Is this correct - or should I delete all of my unused ones?
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Old 11-21-2009, 10:47 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Audiophobe View Post
I feel like an idiot but:
What's the difference between a Widget and an App?

Aahh, I had the same question. Glad I searched first and found this thread. :-)
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Old 11-22-2009, 08:00 AM   #10
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ok...how do you delete a widget from the home page? i have looked through every menu, setting, etc. also read the on-line manual "cover" to "cover" and have found nothing that tells you how to get the d... things off....

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