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Quick guide to the new app widget padding/margins in ICS / Android 4.0+ (backwards-compatibility & new issues)

April 14, 2012
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For those who don't know, Mike & I make a popular widget app for Android called HD Widgets. We've spent a lot of time resolving for Android UI fragmentation and have been mostly successful. (more…)
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I fixed the file names for Google’s ICS Android Design Icons (free download)

March 28, 2012
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(Update 9/2012) Good news! They're fixed! You don't need my pack anymore =) Google recently introduced the Android Design site for 4.0 / ICS offering tips and resources for making apps that look and feel like native Google apps. One big benefit is that …
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HD Widgets 2.5 released

March 19, 2012
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All of our users are going to notice a new HD Widgets update this week. This is a required update to migrate our users over to a new data connections for one of our weather services. We're still using WeatherBug and Accuweather but we're …
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Cloudskipper 1.9 released w/ new widgets

March 7, 2012
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This week Cloudskipper got a decent update: we've added new widget sizes and took care of some stability issues relating to ICS. We're still tied up with HD Widgets and getting the new themes in place. It's not nearly as sexy as Cloudskipper but …
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New switches for HD Widgets

February 29, 2012
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Been a busy new year for us. We've been hard at work behind the scenes and a lot of new stuff is going to be appearing over the next few weeks. The newest release of HD Widgets includes our most requested feature: new toggle …
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Cloudskipper gets better album art and a crazy week for HD Widgets

December 23, 2011
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First off, we're really happy to push out an update for Cloudskipper. This one focused on improving album artwork throughout the app. We're now pulling direct from each mp3 as it's played (as we should). On some devices, the differences will be very apparent …
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HD Widgets featured in the Android Market

December 6, 2011
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We've been really busy the last few days so we didn't have a chance to mention that HD Widgets was featured in the Android Market starting last week. We actually got added on Thanksgiving which meant for a pretty good Black Friday followed by …
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HD Widgets 2.0 now available for phones & Honeycomb tablets (including 7″ tablets)

November 10, 2011
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We're pleased to announce the release of HD Widgets 2.0. HD Widgets 2.0 is a universal app for Android phones and Honeycomb tablets, and is the first to offer 7" tablet size widgets (6x2, 6x1, 3x5). Existing users may update for free on all …

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