Widgets are the new ways to customize your android device and make apps and stuff more accessible to the user, News, websites, photography, themes, calendar, sms tweaks etc are the various types of widgets available in the Google Play store, with a huge number of widgets at offer it becomes difficult to choose which is the best of the many. So here we are going to list out a few widgets from different categories which we think are the best.
Fancy Widgets App:
Widgets make your system more useful and easy to use. They are an essential part of ones daily functions be it on a phone or a computer. Similarly, here is an app which makes so easy with it wide range of widgets for your Android home screen. This app bring you widgets with high customization capabilities. Some of the widgets offered by this app are clock widgets, weather widgets, forecast widgets etc. This app also gives the battery level on the widget, different widget sizes and styles are available.
How to Use Fancy Widgets App in your Android device:
- Download and Install the App from Google Play Store: Fancy Widgets app
- After installation you get the following options: Clock Settings, Location settings, Weather setting, appearance settings ..etc to help you personalize the widget according to your necessity.
- In clock settings you can set the clock widget at 24 hour format or 12 hour format, there are many options on the type of date format which can be selected by clicking on the date format option.
- In location settings you have the option of selecting between weather provider either Accuweather or google weather and the geo coder options too can be selected by the user.
- In the weather settings you can choose the type of units to be displayed weather Fahrenheit units or Celsius units, temperature format and Wind speed unit between miles and kilometers.
- You can change the appearance by going into the appearance settings like Widget color, hide and show elements in widget, you can select clock skin, weather skin etc. We can also change the transparency of the widget and the size of the widget.
Car Widget App:
Using your phone while driving is not recommended at all, but here is an app which makes this task easy. Car Widget app provides a dedicated screen on the home screen for use which driving. This app makes it easy to use and access while driving a car. You can customize the look of the app such as color, font size, icons tint, opacity etc. We can also apply 6 different shortcuts per widget. We can also get a ‘Metro’ skin similar to Windows 7. If you have no other option but to use your phone while driving for navigation or a urgent call in the middle of traffic instead of searching for the small icons on the Home Screen Car widget app makes finding and using the icons very easy.
How to Use Car Widget App in your Android Device:
- Download and Instal Car widget app from google play store: Car Widget App
- After installing you will not find an app in your home screen but you can find the widget in your widgets page as this is a widget app.
- You need to create a new page and then use the Car widget app in the new page as it is better when it is big and clearly visible.
- Now you can see that there are some shortcuts already present in the widget like Navigation, Phone and Contacts and there are some buttons with “Get shortcuts” written on them.
- Click on the Get Shortcuts button which will lead you to the Car widgets app page with the list of apps you have installed which are compatible with car widget app and the shortcut can be installed in the widget.
- To go to the car widget app page you should click on the small icon in the lower left of the app below the shortcuts in the Widget, here you can find the options to customize the widget appearance like the Look & feel, In car mode and also back up and restore options are present.
Simple Calendar Widget App:
This app lives upto its name. Yes it makes it really easy to use a calendar. It displays the upcoming appointments/events right on the home screen. A wonderful feature of this app is that we can scroll through the calendar on the home screen itself without opening the app. There are many customizable options. We can choose from a wide range of skins, font style and different backgrounds. We can also choose to show or hide the current day or month in the calendar.
How to use Simple Calendar widget App in your android device:
- Download and Install Simple calendar app from google play store: Simple Calendar Widget App
- You can find Simple calendar widget in the widgets area which is available in various sizes to choose from according to your requirement.
- Now you will be directed to the settings page as seen in the image where you will have to choose the Calendar, tasks, skin and appearance settings
- In Calendar you can choose the calendar source where you can choose Google calender to let you integrate your google calendar into this app. by selecting Visible calendar you will get to choose on how many gmail accounts you want to see in your calendar.
- Click on Tasks and you can choose the Tasks Source and Task Lists to be displayed in your widget, by selecting on the Under due date option, you task which is due to the following dates will be shown.
- By clicking on skin you will be shown examples of skins to choose from to view as your widget.
- By clicking on Appearance you will be getting a lot of minute settings and options to personalize your widget accordingly.
GO SMS Pro App:
GO SMS app gives your texting and messaging a new look and feel with the many features you always wished you had in your texting like that of any online chat. GO sms pro has many unique features which make it apart from other SMS apps in the play store like:
Unique features for Go SMS Pro App
- Secure using private box
- Backup and restore SMS
- Schedule SMS
- Blacklist or Block Sms
- Auto Reply to SMS or Calls
How to Use GO sms pro app in your Android device:
- Download and install Go sms pro app from google store: Go sms pro
- After installation and launching the app for the first time you will be asked to register and verify your mobile number with GO sms app, where you need to enter your number and you will be getting a welcome sms to your number.
- Now you are ready to use GO sms pro which integrates with your device.
- Your messages list can be seen on launching your app from here onwards
- By clicking on the icon on the left side top of the message list you can see a list of options like Private messages which lock sms recieved form some numbers which you like and do not want others peeping into your personals which is a very good option
- You can also use Auto reply if you are driving or in a meeting you can set a message and any incoming msg will be replied automatically
- You can customize the theme and use security lock or even use night mode which decreases the brightness and changes the color scheme to please your eyes
- Scheduling of sms can be done where you can set a certain time for a certain message to be sent when you are busy or you know beforehand that you cannot access your mobile at that time.
- You can choose between sms chat or Go Chat or FB chat to be displayed in one place which is a very good option to have if you have friends on different platforms.
- Another set of settings page can be found in the application center by clicking on the right side top icon which gives you many option to choose from like themes, screenshot, filter folder etc
A very helpful app to change the whole concept of texting by integrating chat features into your boring texting experience
Battery Widget App:
This is by far one of the best apps for battery life display. It gives the precise amount of battery percentage left in your phone. It displays in a 1*1 space on the screen.
This icon appears on the screen and can be checked without unlocking your phone or tablet. This app has shortcuts which can be accessed by clicking on the battery icon on the home screen to get Network, GPS, Power-summary, Bluetooth settings, Display, and Wifi. It has been recently updated with new design for Settings, new Network settings. A new feature has been added which is ‘Show Desktop’. This feature shows your wallpaper in full screen without any icons.
You can Download this App from Google Play store: Battery Widget App
For more widgets, do check out the Best Weather Widgets & Apps, and the Best Home Switcher App.
