Minimalistic Text: Widgets - Customizable Text Widgets
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- view network connections
- full network access
- run at startup
- control vibration
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App summary
Minimalistic Text is a widget app that displays information in a minimalistic way.
It can be configured to display time, date, battery and weather information. The layout of the widget is highly customizable through the layout editor.
YouTube videos:
Barcode Battery Bar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPsug6jQ3o4
Use custom fonts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ou_kaXfyiU
Thanks to Willie (http://www.rgddesigns.com) for the Youtube promo video!
Supported languages:
* English
* Danish
* German
* Greek
* Dutch
* Polish
* Norwegian
* French
* Croatian
* Serbian
* Czech
* Spanish
* Estonian
* Italian
* Portuguese
* Hungarian
* Russian
* Swedish
* Simplified Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
* Slovak
* Afrikaans
* Slovenian
* Hebrew
* Bulgarian
* Catalan
* Korean
* Turkish
* Finnish
* Ukrainian
* Arabic
Explanations for the permission requests:
** android.permission.VIBRATE
used in the layout editor to give feedback that an item has been dragged
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
used by the weather service to get your coarse location and retrieve the weather for it
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
needed to determine if the weather data can be fetched
android.permission.INTERNET
needed to actually retrieve the weather data and to get the name of the location you are
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
needed to be able to wait until the phone booted before initializing
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
to gain access to your SD card and save the preferences to it
android.permission.GET_TASKS
used to determine if the home screen is currently active. This is used by the automatic rendering option
android.permission.CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE
To enable / disable widget sizes
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
To support WiFi variables
android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
To support calendar events
com.android.vending.BILLING
To support In-App donation
de.devmil.minimaltext.permission.USE_DIRECT_CALL_ADDON **
allows Minimalisitc Text to use the Minimalistic Text direct call addon (if it is installed)
If you have any problems, write me an email!
Now with Buzz Launcher support! Minimalistic Text can be restored exactly the way it has been packed using the Buzz Launcher. This way you can share your complete Homescreen easy with other Buzz Launcher users!
Download Buzz Launcher here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buzzpia.aqua.launcher
Please don't use the comments for feature requests or bugs. You can write me an email ([email protected]). (Of course you still can rate lower due to bugs or missing features)
Tasker integration:
1) add a Locale variable to your layout and set the variable name (click it)
2) in Tasker select Plugins -> Minimalistic Text for an action
3) Click "Edit", a new activity starts
4) enter the name of the variable and the text that should be displayed for this variable (you can use Tasker variables)
done
Wiki: wiki.devmil.de
User reviews
- Highly customizable widgets
- Clean and simple interface
- Lightweight with low storage and RAM usage
- No intrusive ads
- Good integration with other apps (e.g., Tasker)
- Steep learning curve for new users
- Weather features can be unreliable
- Bugs and crashes reported frequently
- Limited precise positioning of widget elements
- Permissions required are seen as excessive by some users
- Customization options
- Learning curve
- Bugs and performance issues
- Reliability of the weather feature
- User interface simplicity
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