I have a love-hate relationship with widgets, but I recently stumbled across a set of widgets that scratched just about every itch. These widgets aren’t free, but if you’ve never considered buying widgets before, this pack may just change your mind.
I’m not technically pointing you towards one widget pack. Rather, there are three versions, each tailored to fit one of the three most popular Android OEM themes. There are the Material Widgets, designed for Pixel phones and other phones running a relatively stock build of Android. There are One UI Widgets for Samsung Galaxy devices. Then there are, ironically, Everything Widgets designed for Nothing phones.
Each of these packs comes with over 200 widgets, and you can expect a lot of overlap between them. After all, these phones don’t function all that differently from one another. They just have a different vibe.
Since I’m writing these words on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, I went with the One UI widgets. Those are the screenshots you’re about to see.
Now let’s get into why you’ll want this widget pack—the sheer number and breadth of options available.
For example, I originally went searching for new widgets because I wanted a replacement for the default Samsung Music widget, which currently has fewer options in the beta version of One UI 8 I’m currently running. OneUI Widgets delivers that. It also comes with common categories such as weather widgets, clocks, and calendars.
Some of the options are just for fun, such as the game widgets that include spin the bottle and Tic Tac Toe. If you need to roll a virtual dice for your board game group, there’s a widget for that, too.
Whether you’re looking for inspirational quotes, timers, or counters, there are widgets here that will likely do what you need. This is a one-stop-shop that saves you from needing to download an abundance of apps you only keep installed for the widget.
Multiple Options for Each Type
With over 200 widgets altogether, you’re presented with many variations of each widget. You can have a battery indicator that stretches as needed, and there are options in wildly diverse styles. Whatever size gap you’re trying to fill in your homescreen, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to do it with a widget offering precisely the functionality you want.
That’s what’s empowering about this much choice. You’re not left having to choose your favorite widgets and then decide how you can best slot theme together. You can instead decide exactly what you want each homescreen to do, then add a widget that fits your vision.
Here Are Some of My Favorites
Part of the fun of having a full site of widgets is getting to browse the available options and see what speaks to you. Here are some of the options that most speak to me.
A Photo Widget for Couples
When I’m not using my favorite alternate launcher—Niagara Launcher, I tend to have a widget of my wife on the homescreen. OneUI Widgets has a widget for couples. It’s essentially two photo widgets side-by-side, with a small heart in the middle. It’s an adorable reminder of our vow.
A Compact Music Widget
This compact music widget places a floating window that’s just large enough to display album art, with a few playback controls at the bottom. It’s a fun way to add an ever-changing splash of color to my homescreen. With my Lo-Fi Girl addiction, my homescreen is continuously faced with 2D art.
A Stylized Analog Clock
Having a giant clock widget is perhaps one of the most Android things one can do, but here we are. This widget pack has several of them to pick from. I like the square one with rounded corners, since it helps the clock harmonize with my other widgets. It’s also a quick way to access the timers and alarms I utilize throughout the day.
A Dot-Based Battery Widget
In what is one of the more distinct battery widgets I’ve seen, there are a hundred dots arranged in rows of ten, and each dot represents a percentage point. They all start off one color, then each dot changes as your phone’s remaining charge goes up and down.
A Widget for Your Favorite Quotes
There are many widget apps that can supply you with a seemingly random quote. In fact, this widget pack supplies those, too. But I’m particularly fond of the custom quotes widget, which allows you to copy and paste your own quotes. You can then cycle between them by tapping on the widget.
In case it’s not clear by now, I’m blown away by the quality of this design team’s work. Not only have they made widget packs for the three most well-known Android themes here in the US, but you can also purchase matching icon packs as well (Material You, One UI, and Nothing). If your idea of theming is to make a phone look more like itself, then these widgets and icons are a good place to start.