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Android Widget is coming

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:03 am
by hybrid
I will soon release a new version of the Mustrack app for Android that will now include a widget.
At the moment, it can only handle one vehicle (which is fine for most of us). A future version will hopefully handle multiple vehicles, with each periodic update displaying a different vehicle. I just need to work out how I'm going to handle it in the widget.

Another option is a much bigger widget to display multiple vehicles at the same time.
Here's a screenshot from my test virtual phone.

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Re: Android Widget is coming

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:49 am
by Ausjacko
how is a widget different to an app?

Re: Android Widget is coming

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:50 am
by hybrid
A widget displays some info from an app without actually having to open the app.
So you could have a widget that shows todays calendar entries, or weather etc.

This one gives you a quick glance at where your car is, without having to open the entire app.

You don't have to use widgets, but they come with many apps.
If you long press on your home screen, you can select widgets to add.

Re: Android Widget is coming

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:57 am
by Ausjacko
right, thanks

Re: Android Widget is coming

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:16 am
by hybrid
OK, I have sorted out the multiple vehicle thing and have uploaded a new version to beta. Will test it in there for a while before releasing it to production.
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