diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/res/xml/appwidget_provider.xml b/samples/ApiDemos/res/xml/appwidget_provider.xml
index 5f5c7351e..9879f5d70 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/res/xml/appwidget_provider.xml
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/res/xml/appwidget_provider.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     android:updatePeriodMillis="86400000"
     android:initialLayout="@layout/appwidget_provider"
     android:configure="com.example.android.apis.appwidget.ExampleAppWidgetConfigure"
+    android:resizeMode="horizontal"
     >
 </appwidget-provider>
 
diff --git a/samples/StackWidget/res/xml/stackwidgetinfo.xml b/samples/StackWidget/res/xml/stackwidgetinfo.xml
index 8c2630f53..6f59605bf 100644
--- a/samples/StackWidget/res/xml/stackwidgetinfo.xml
+++ b/samples/StackWidget/res/xml/stackwidgetinfo.xml
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
   android:updatePeriodMillis="3600000"
   android:previewImage="@drawable/preview"
   android:initialLayout="@layout/widget_layout"
-  android:autoAdvanceViewId="@id/stack_view">
-</appwidget-provider>
\ No newline at end of file
+  android:autoAdvanceViewId="@id/stack_view"
+  android:resizeMode="horizontal|vertical">
+</appwidget-provider>