Droid problems with default news and weather app

[zappadragon]

OK so now when I try the default app for news and weather it says sorry network error. Please try again later. But when I put it in the dock the weather comes up just fine. My droid is starting to drive me crazy.... Please help

 

[Jcshannon05]

OK so now when I try the default app for news and weather it says sorry network error. Please try again later. But when I put it in the dock the weather comes up just fine. My droid is starting to drive me crazy.... Please help

Mine doesn't even work in the media dock. I actually used this widget alot. Kinda pisses me off tbh.

 

[zappadragon]

OK so now when I try the default app for news and weather it says sorry network error. Please try again later. But when I put it in the dock the weather comes up just fine. My droid is starting to drive me crazy.... Please help

Mine doesn't even work in the media dock. I actually used this widget alot. Kinda pisses me off tbh.

I guess its a bigger issue http://www.droidforums.net/forum/bugless/52479-news-weather-widget-problem-server-issue.html

 

[jaed569]

Are you on Froyo? I've been having the same issue and wasn't able to resolve it.

I downgraded to 2.1 and it works perfectly now.

 

[zappadragon]

Are you on Froyo? I've been having the same issue and wasn't able to resolve it.

I downgraded to 2.1 and it works perfectly now.

Not sure what Froyo is but I am at Firmware 2.1-update1 if that helps

 

[BigOldBear]

I dumped it

Being that it could never - ever - work, after about two weeks, I dumped the icon and program. There are much better apps out there - THAT WORK.dancedroid

 

[owlclaw]

There was a problem w/ the source servers being attacked earlier this week. Looks like the problem is now resolved.

 

[chops]

does anyone have a problem with the news widget never updating i have to click on it to update. i have the options to update every 3 hours

 

[jlaidlaw]

There was a problem w/ the source servers being attacked earlier this week. Looks like the problem is now resolved.

Yeah I don't know if its fixed on froyo because I'm back on BB PV1.1. It does look like its at least connecting to the servers but mine doesn't update and I have to refresh whenever I want to see updated news.

Sent from my Droid

 

[blastfemur]

Downgrade?

Are you on Froyo? I've been having the same issue and wasn't able to resolve it.

I downgraded to 2.1 and it works perfectly now.

I'm curious how you 'downgrade'. I called Verizon and they were not helpful. The first was a reseller and wanted to know "What happened to my phone? Why is it so slow?" I told HIM what I discovered about the task managers and how the functionality had changed and was not killing all services associated with the process they were killing.
Then I talked to a Verizon tech, HE sent me a link on how to "downgrade" via rooting my phone!?!? *SIGH*
I supposed I'll just visit a store, but I'd love it if there were an easier, more convenient way.
And yes - I found this posting trying to find out why, when docked or suspended, I kept getting 'News and Weather [process com.google.android.apps.genie.geniewidget] has stopped unexpectedly.' ... REPEATEDLY after I upgraded to 2.2.
Overall - not in the least BIT impressed with this upgrade! It's horrid! Battery life is more than halved due to too many process, services running in the background that USED to be killed automatically by the 3rd party task managers.
"Native Task Manager" ... ?
BLAH!
I think they shouldn't have pushed a beta version of the new OS onto us.

*rant conclude* ...
I just wanna know how to downgrade!!