{"id":59,"date":"2013-01-29T01:49:11","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T16:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/?p=59"},"modified":"2014-03-03T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T04:05:45","slug":"how-to-add-widget-on-the-home-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/archives\/59","title":{"rendered":"How to add a widget on the Home screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[2013\/11\/17 Updated] Widget is <strong>disabled<\/strong> when you <strong>move the app to the SD card<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apps have no control on adding\/removing widgets on the home screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reason is simple. If any app can add a widget on the home screen programmatically, the home screen can easily be a mess.<\/p>\n<p>So, the user should add the widget by himself, and it is simple.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232\" style=\"width: 319px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232\" alt=\"1. Open App Drawer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget1.jpg?resize=319%2C567\" width=\"319\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget1.jpg?w=319 319w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget1.jpg?resize=168%2C300 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1. Open App Drawer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-234\" alt=\"2. Go to Widget list, select the widget and hold it on until the home screen appears\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget2.jpg?resize=413%2C735\" width=\"413\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget2.jpg?w=413 413w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget2.jpg?resize=168%2C300 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2. Go to Widget list, select the widget and hold it on until the home screen appears<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235\" alt=\"3. Place the widget on the home screen\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget3.jpg?resize=413%2C735\" width=\"413\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget3.jpg?w=413 413w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widget3.jpg?resize=168%2C300 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3. Place the widget on the home screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alternative way to add a widget on home screen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60\" style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/1en.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60  \" alt=\"Add Widget\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/1en.jpg?resize=432%2C373\" width=\"432\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/1en.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/1en.jpg?resize=300%2C259 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1. There are several ways to add a widget and it could be slightly different by which Home screen launcher you are using. Tap on a blank space on the home screen and hold your finger there (long press) until the menu appears. Also, there could be a &#8216;+&#8217; button or press the &#8216;Menu&#8217; button and select &#8216;Add&#8217; menu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/2en-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62 \" alt=\"Find WIdget\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/2en-2-576x1024.jpg?resize=461%2C819\" width=\"461\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/2en-2.jpg?resize=576%2C1024 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/2en-2.jpg?w=720 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2. Go to the &#8216;Widgets&#8217; menu and find the widget you want to add from the list. You can layout it on the home screen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63\" style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3en.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63 \" alt=\"Widget done\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adreamer.godohosting.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3en.jpg?resize=431%2C295\" width=\"431\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3en.jpg?w=718 718w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3en.jpg?resize=300%2C205 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3. Finish!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[2013\/11\/17 Updated] Widget is disabled when you move the app to the SD card. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Apps have no control on adding\/removing widgets on the home screen. The reason is simple. If any app can add a widget on the home screen programmatically, the home screen can easily be a mess. So, the user should add &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/archives\/59\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to add a widget on the Home screen<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,87],"tags":[5,27,26],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-android","category-been-together","tag-android-2","tag-beentogether","tag-widget"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267,"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions\/267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/milkdrops.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}