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Asked: 2026-06-11T13:09:04+00:00

The Android GenieWidget (also known as News & Weather Widget) updates very often (every

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The Android GenieWidget (also known as News & Weather Widget) updates very often (every few seconds). Now the time interval for updating a widget can currently not be shorter than half an hour. It is possible to create a service or use AlarmManager that updates it more often, but this is discouraged because of the drain of system resources.

I am considering making a similar application. My question is, how is it (probably) done in GenieWidget? Is it some clever trick, or does it just update more frequently (and is therefore battery drainer)? That would be weird since it is Google application and one expects some quality there.

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  1. Editorial Team

    After some research I think most likely scenario is this:

    1. Updates of news and weather data from the Internet (news.google.com and other sites) every hour
    2. Frequent updates to the widget (every few seconds) by a service that is probably started on receiving the ACTION_SCREEN_ON intent (which however should not be used lightly as its excessive use by applications and services could significantly slow down the system when turnin screen on).
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