Question

I have built a android widget that allows for multiple sizes 2×2 and 4×2. So when someone is on the widget picker screen they see both sizes. They click on one of the sizes and it goes to my configuration activity. How do I know what size they picked on the widget picker screen. I need to know which one was chosen on the configuration activity. I am having trouble of how to move forward and what direction to look into. Below is my manifest file just in case you think it might clarify what I am doing:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.corradodev.customizable_countdown_widget"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />

    <application
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name">
        <!-- Configure Activity -->
        <activity android:name=".configure">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_CONFIGURE" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <!-- Broadcast Receivers that will process AppWidget updates -->
        <receiver android:name=".customizable_countdown_widget_large" android:label="@string/app_name_large">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
            </intent-filter>
            <meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider" 
                       android:resource="@xml/widget_provider_large" />
        </receiver>
        <receiver android:name=".customizable_countdown_widget_small" android:label="@string/app_name_small">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
            </intent-filter>
            <meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider" 
                       android:resource="@xml/widget_provider_small" />
        </receiver>
         <!-- Service for updating -->
        <service android:name=".widget_service" />

    </application>
</manifest>

Thanks for any help.

Solution:
In the oncreate of the configure activity

   Bundle mExtras = mIntent.getExtras();
if (mExtras != null) {
    mAppWidgetId = mExtras.getInt(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID);
}
//Log.d(TAG, Integer.toString(mAppWidgetId));

// If they gave us an intent without the widget id, close
if (mAppWidgetId == AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID) {
    finish();
}
AppWidgetProviderInfo providerInfo = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(getBaseContext()).getAppWidgetInfo(mAppWidgetId);
String minWidth=String.valueOf(providerInfo.minWidth);

Answer 1

You could probably use AppWidgetProviderInfo AppWidgetManager.getAppWidgetInfo(int appWidgetId) and check `minSize’, etc. once you have the wdiget ID. You can get it from the config activity like this:

int id = extras.getInt(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID,
                    AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID);