5 Android widgets I use every single day — and none of them are made by Google

Looking for some widget recommendations outside of the usual Google-made suspects? Here are a few of my personal favorites.
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Android users can save a step when Google adds these widgets

A couple of years ago, Google added a feature for the Play Store called Collections. With this feature, similar apps are ...
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Google Will Let You Build Your Own Android Widget by Simply Describing What You Want

At The Android Show: I/O Edition, Google announced “Create My Widget,” an AI-powered Android feature that lets users generate custom widgets using natural language prompts. Powered by Gemini, the ...
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Google’s new Create My Widget tool is 'the first step in generative UI'

The 2026 edition of The Android Show was a dizzying display of AI-related buzzwords (I’m still not 100% sure of the difference between Gemini Intelligence and Personal Intelligence), but of all the ...

Your Android home screen widgets are about to get a ton of upgrades

Google has announced a massive Android widgets overhaul powered by Remote Compose, bringing smooth animations and better battery efficiency.