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Widget vanished #549

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. placed widget on home screen
2. rebooted phone (needed to borrow sim for another handset)
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Widget replaced by message unable to load widget. I removed this place marker 
and tried to re-add the widget, it was not in the available widget list.

What version of MyTracks are you using? On what version of Android? On what
phone?
My Tracks 1.1.9 HTC Desire running 2.2 (O2 UK build - 2.14.207.3)

If possible please provide a log.  Either upload here or send to mytracks-
support@google.com.
Detailed instructions can be found here:
http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/wiki/HowToReportErrors

Please provide any additional information here:

The app was stored on the SD card, which I remember correctly will be a problem 
for apps with Widgets as they will be unloaded when ever the SD card is offline 
(for USB access or at reboot). I have moved it back and still had to reboot 
before the widget ended up back in the list

Original issue reported on code.google.com by b.hard...@gmail.com on 24 Aug 2011 at 9:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
If the app is installed in the internal memory and you add it to the desktop, 
then reboot, does it still disappear?

Original comment by rdama...@google.com on 24 Aug 2011 at 11:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
No, the widget seams to persist if added while the app is stored on the phone, 
not the SD card.

Given the modest (compared to newer phones) amount of internal storage in the 
Desire I find I really need to move most things that I can off to the SD card 
where possible. I guess I'll have to live without the widget until I can get a 
newer device.

But it's probably worth documenting this as a limitation of Android (Widgets, 
account providers can't be moved to SD card) to prevent others raising it as an 
issue.

Original comment by b.hard...@gmail.com on 25 Aug 2011 at 12:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes, it is a known limitation in Android.

More details here:
http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/install-location.html#ShouldNot

Original comment by rdama...@google.com on 25 Aug 2011 at 5:52