Material Photo Widget

Photo Widget is a free, no-ads app to display photos on your home screen
AppID:com.fibelatti.photowidget
Author:Filipe Belatti
License:Apache-2.0
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InRepoSince:2024-05-22
LastRepoUpdate:2025-02-24
LastAppUpdate:2025-02-23
LastVersion:1.25.1
Categories:Multimedia
APK source:Github
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Material Photo Widget is as simple as it can be: a home screen widget to display your favorite photos. It is a free, no-ads, open source alternative for people who want to customize their home screen.

It's easy and simple to add a new widget with your photos.

FEATURES

HOW TO USE

Open the app and tap "Create a new widget" directly from the home screen. Add your photos, choose the appearance and behaviors and tap "Add to home screen". That's it!

You can also long press on your home screen, open the widget menu and search for "Material Photo Widget", then configure your new widget the same way.

MY WIDGET DOES NOT APPEAR

The app consumes very little power and runs on the background when needed (to switch photos, for example). Because it's rarely being actively used, it can be stopped by Android as the system prioritizes the most used apps when trying to optimize the battery duration.

If you are facing this problem, remove any battery or memory restrictions from the app. You can also search for your device brand on https://dontkillmyapp.com and follow their instructions to improve the behavior of apps that mostly run on the background.

Some phones can prevent apps from starting themselves after restarting the device, making the widget can appear broken. If that's happening, you must grant permission for the app to "auto start" through your settings or security app.

PERMISSIONS

The app does not require any storage permissions. Photos and directories are selected using the native pickers and stored within the app to keep data private and secure. There's no tracking or network communication.


Material Photo Widget is an open-source project, find the code and submit feedback at https://github.com/fibelatti/photo-widget


WhatsNew:

This version brings the following updates:

* Adds support for HEIC/HEIF file format when syncing folders
* Adds preferred gallery picker when using "View with a gallery app"
* Adds "View next photo" tap action for 1x1 widgets
* Updates how corner radius, padding and offset are calculated to better match
what's seen in the picker
* Fix rounded corners not working on "Fill" widgets

Thanks for using the app!

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While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device. Some clients have this repo enabled by default, e.g. Neo Store, Droid-ify, or, of course, the IzzyOnDroid client by Sunil. With others (like the official client) you'll have to add this repo manually (see the hint on top of the package list for how to do that).

Packages

Version 1.25.1 (2025-02-24) verified help icon

Android Versions:
  • Target: 15.0
  • MinVer: 8.0
  • ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
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Version 1.24.2 (2025-02-19) verified help icon

Version 1.24.1 (2025-02-17) verified help icon