[android-developers] Re: App Widget disappears on reboot

2011-01-15 Thread John Gaby
Actually, after playing with it a bit, I have determined that the problem lies with installing the app on the SD card. Apparently the card is not mounted in time during a reboot. I presume that it is simply a bad idea to have a Widget that runs from the SC card, because the user can unmount it

Re: [android-developers] Re: App Widget disappears on reboot

2011-01-15 Thread Mark Murphy
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 8:30 PM, John Gaby jg...@gabysoft.com wrote: Actually, after playing with it a bit, I have determined that the problem lies with installing the app on the SD card. http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/install-location.html#ShouldNot  I presume that it is simply

[android-developers] Re: App Widget disappears on reboot

2011-01-15 Thread Zsolt Vasvari
So, it's a bit of a pain for all involved, but it would allow you to have the main APK installable to the SD card. You have to admit, that's not a reasonable expectation for the user having to download a seperate app. It's an invitation to 1-stars (and understandably so) if the user cannot

[android-developers] Re: App Widget disappears on reboot

2011-01-15 Thread John Gaby
You have to admit, that's not a reasonable expectation for the user having to download a seperate app. It's an invitation to 1-stars (and understandably so) if the user cannot find the widget. Yes, that is what I was thinking as well (I was asking if there was an automatic way to install a