Material Photo Widget

com.fibelatti.photowidget

Republished from GitHub / F-Droid by the Zapstore main account.

**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. * _Create a slideshow from your favorite photos_ * _Create shortcuts to open other apps_ * _Put your schedule on your home screen_ * _Your membership passes one tap away_ It's **easy** and **simple** to add a new widget with your photos. **FEATURES** * Choose photos individually or sync with device folders * Set an interval or schedule to create a slideshow and switch photos automatically * Your widgets are shortcuts — customize tap actions for each of your widgets, viewing your photos in full screen, opening an app or URL * Customizable borders, opacity, saturation, brightness, offset and padding to create your perfect home screen * 6 formats to choose from: Shapes, Square, Tall, Wide, Original and Fill * 28 different shapes **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** * RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED — Required to restore widgets after a device restart. Some device manufacturers may block this by default. You might need to enable it manually via your device's "auto-start" or similar setting. * SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM — Optional. Grants the app the ability to update widget photos at precise intervals, ensuring they follow your selected schedule exactly. The app does not require any storage permissions. Photos, directories and shortcut apps 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 * Vectors and icons by Dazzle Ui (https://dazzleui.gumroad.com/l/dazzleiconsfree?ref=svgrepo.com) in CC Attribution License via https://www.svgrepo.com/ * Store listing screenshots were generated with https://screenshots.pro

First release: Jan 21, 2026, 23 total releases.

Most recent release: Sep 22, 2026.

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Releases

Sep 22, 2026 1.47.1

This version brings the following updates: * New tap actions: media controls (play/pause, next and previous) * Custom rotation for selected shapes * Paused widgets are now indicated in the app, with an option to resume them * Fix a crash when listing an app's shortcuts * Fix a crash when restoring a backup Thanks for using the app!
Sep 20, 2026 1.47

This version brings the following updates: * New tap actions: media controls (play/pause, next and previous) * Custom rotation for selected shapes * Fix a crash when listing an app's shortcuts * Fix widgets that could have stopped updating Thanks for using the app!
Sep 12, 2026 1.46.1

This version brings the following updates: * Fix widgets failing to update on devices with less memory available Thanks for using the app!
Sep 2, 2026 1.46

This version brings the following updates: * Select whether synced folders include subdirectories * Copy or open the folder path from the photo viewer Thanks for using the app!
Aug 4, 2026 1.45

This version brings the following updates: * New setting to control how frequently folders are synced * Wider interval ranges: up to 90 seconds, 90 minutes and 36 hours * Fix how the widget handles changes to photos in synced folders * Exclude the folder view from the Android recents apps menu Thanks for using the app!
Jul 5, 2026 1.44.3

This version brings the following updates: * Fix and re-enable support for lock screen widgets * Fix photo changing duration when crossfade is disabled * Fix crossfade sometimes not working when optimized storage is disabled * Fix tap to view next not working the first time after viewing all photos Thanks for using the app!
Jul 1, 2026 1.44.2

This version brings the following updates: * Crossfade is now optional and off by default. See the new widget settings * Choose which buttons overlay the photo in the viewer * Disable the lock screen option, which can't currently be supported * Fix some settings being reset by mistake when resetting defaults Thanks for using the app!
Jun 28, 2026 1.44.1

This version brings the following updates: * Add a new tap action: open a folder * Widgets now crossfade when changing photos * Fix "empty folder" being shown before items finished loading Thanks for using the app!
Jun 20, 2026 1.43

This version brings the following updates: * Add app shortcut support to the "Open an app" and "App folder" tap actions * Add a transparent widget option, for invisible shortcuts Thanks for using the app!
Jun 1, 2026 1.42.4

This version brings the following updates: * Improve how the photo path is displayed in the full screen viewer * Fix an issue that could occur when adding widgets from the within the app * Fix configuration options being reset when rotating the screen * Fix how the widget status is determined on the home screen Thanks for using the app!
May 10, 2026 1.42.3

This version brings the following updates: * Fix widgets sometimes getting stuck on a photo when using the interval option * Display the photo path in the full screen viewer (folder widgets only) Thanks for using the app!
May 7, 2026 1.42.2

This version brings the following updates: * Fix a crash that could happen when selecting GIF as the source * Fix image not refreshing after cropping * Fix crop queue not being emptied when navigating back Thanks for using the app!
May 5, 2026 1.42.1

This version brings the following updates: * Customize the background color of the full screen viewer * Fix drag to reorder photos crash (introduced in 1.42.0) Thanks for using the app!
May 4, 2026 1.42

This version brings the following updates: * Advanced schedule: set a time for each widget photo * Fix tap action picker not keeping required actions in sync Thanks for using the app!
Apr 27, 2026 1.41.2

This version brings the following updates: * Fix "view previous" not working as expected when shuffle is enabled * Fix draft widgets not showing in "My Widgets" * Fix a crash when opening the photo picker in some scenarios * Fix a crash when the system tries to update a widget in some scenarios * Fix a crash from 1.41.1 that could happen when launching the photo crop tool Thanks for using the app!
Apr 18, 2026 1.41

This version brings the following updates: * It's finally here: animated GIF widgets! * New tap action: file shortcut * New flip horizontally/vertically shortcuts when cropping a photo * Fix import from another widget not working as expected Thanks for using the app!
Mar 30, 2026 1.40

This version brings the following updates: * Support for multiple widget drafts * Increase the maximum number of scheduled times to 12 * New shortcut to disable battery optimization directly from the app * Optional foreground service to improve reliability Thanks for using the app!
Mar 15, 2026 1.39.1

This version brings the following updates: * Two new tap actions: remove current photo and set photo as wallpaper * Four new shapes Thanks for using the app!
Mar 5, 2026 1.38.3

This version brings the following updates: * Fixes the full screen viewer auto brightness not working as expected * Fixes a crash affecting devices set to a language not supported by the app * Fixes the support for Filipino Thanks for using the app!
Mar 4, 2026 1.38.2

This version brings the following updates: * Fixes the full screen viewer auto brightness not working as expected * Fixes a crash affecting devices set to a language not supported by the app Thanks for using the app!
Feb 24, 2026 1.38.1

This version brings the following updates: * Improves the full screen viewer, including landscape support * Improves the settings screen and troubleshooting menus Thanks for using the app!
Feb 22, 2026 1.38

This version brings the following updates: * Improves the full screen viewer, including landscape support * Improves the settings screen and troubleshooting menus Thanks for using the app!
Jan 21, 2026 1.37 Release page →

This version brings the following updates: * New tap action: app folder * New color options for the dynamic border * Fixes vertical offset not working when horizontal offset is also applied Thanks for using the app!