[ANNOUNCE] Digital Currency Widget: bitcoin / altcoin price widget for android

[FortPotato]

This is great, thanks!

[qxzn]

I just pushed versions 6 and 7.

new in version 7:
- fiiiiiine.. added mtgox support >:-)

new in version 6:
- when you click, only refresh the widget you clicked on (previously it refreshed all widgets)
- add support for namecoin and ppcoin
- fixed crash when api calls to the exchanges timed out or otherwise failed
- network updates moved to background thread
- shorter exchange names in widget (e.g. v'rex), making for prettier, more consistent coin graphic

[Dreadful]

Just downloaded this. Thanks man.. when I resize it though it does get bigger but the text doesn't.

[bitcoinnix]

I just pushed versions 6 and 7.

new in version 6:

- fixed crash when api calls to the exchanges timed out or otherwise failed

Thanks man!  This one was a bummer with the exchanges being overrun!

[qxzn]

new in version 8:
- when exchange is unreachable, continue to display previous result (and time) instead of overwriting with 0
- add estimated dollar amounts to coins which don't trade in dollars. If a price is an estimate, it is marked with an asterisk

[qxzn]

Just downloaded this. Thanks man.. when I resize it though it does get bigger but the text doesn't.

Hmm.. I don't know how to resize the widget. I have Android 4.2.2, and I tried the long-click-and-drop method but no resizey knobs appeared. It would be a lot easier to address this issue if I could test it out myself.

[qxzn]

Thanks for all the tips!

[saddambitcoin]

i just love tapping this widget when i wake up in the morning and i'm not sure if i'm still dreaming

[qxzn]

i just love tapping this widget when i wake up in the morning and i'm not sure if i'm still dreaming

you must have a lot of litecoin

[qxzn]

new in version 9:
- support for estimated values in 8 different old-world currencies, courtesy of rate-exchange.appspot.com. old-world currency exchange rates are cached for up to an hour.
- ability to choose between three text colors; hopefully this helps those who were having trouble seeing text on a light background
- fix crash in some old versions of android (due to SharedPreferences.Editor.apply)

[qxzn]

new in version 10:
- add BTC-E PPC support (NVC, TRC still todo)
- errors downloading are now briefly displayed to the screen

[qxzn]

new in version 12:
- bugfix: remove extraneous call to vircurex api when configuring the widget

new in version 11:
- add BTC-E NMC support
- SSL host verification disabled, as it was causing some users to be unable to access data from btc-e

[e521]

I am using this already for a few days.
It works great on nexus 
thank you

[astanix]

Request: Ability to change opacity of widget.

[bitcoinnix]

Getting a lot of Java API and JSON error and exception messages relating to queries against bitfloor and vircurex, which is funny because I'm only set up to check btc-e.

[qxzn]

Getting a lot of Java API and JSON error and exception messages relating to queries against bitfloor and vircurex, which is funny because I'm only set up to check btc-e.

That is very funny. What version of Litecoin Widget are you running?

[qxzn]

Request: Ability to change opacity of widget.

new in version 13:
- add much-requested option to control level of transparency (here ya go astanix )
- workaround sporadic network errors due to this bug in Android: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=7786
- make layout more consistent for BTC price widgets

[qxzn]

new in version 14:
- fix this bug: "when turning data off and then back on again later, tapping on the widget does not refresh it"
- display default values for transparency level and color in prefs view
- add status toasts "refreshing.." or "no network connection" when you click the widget

[bitcoinnix]

Getting a lot of Java API and JSON error and exception messages relating to queries against bitfloor and vircurex, which is funny because I'm only set up to check btc-e.

That is very funny. What version of Litecoin Widget are you running?

Oh who knows?  You release like 4 updates a day haha.

Anyhow it appears to be fixed - I have your widget set to auto-update and it fixed itself yesterday sometime.

[FatMagic]

Great widget, thank you for keeping it up to date. I use it all day to check on the prices of LTC, BTC & PPC!