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How to Add a Widget to Your Android Home Screen

Tap through each step in order to add a widget.

  1. Long-press an empty spot on the home screen

    Press and hold a blank area of your home screen until an edit menu appears.

  2. Tap 'Widgets'

    From the menu that appears, tap 'Widgets' to see a list of widgets from your installed apps.

  3. Pick the widget and size you want

    Find a widget β€” weather, calendar, notes, and more β€” and choose the size that fits.

  4. Place it on your home screen

    Drag the widget you chose to wherever you want it, then let go to drop it in place.

  5. Resize or remove it

    Long-press the widget and drag its edges to resize it, or tap 'Remove' to take it off the home screen.

See what you need without opening the app

Placing widgets like weather, a calendar, or notes right on your home screen lets you glance at the information you need without opening the app at all, which adds up to real convenience over a day of phone use.

A cluttered layout is easy to fix later

Widgets and app icons can always be rearranged later, so it's fine to experiment freely with placement and sizes until the layout feels right β€” nothing here is permanent.

Frequently Asked Questions

I added a widget but its information isn't updating.

Battery-saving settings may be limiting that app's background activity β€” try adding the app to your phone's battery optimization exception list.

One widget is taking up too much space on my screen.

Long-press the widget until resize handles appear, then drag them to shrink or expand its height and width to whatever size you need.