Best new Android widgets (March 2015)

posted by Peter K.

Mar 09, 2015, 5:17 AM

Looking for a new, shiny and head-turning widget to put up front on your home screen? Naturally, those who swear by Google and Android have tinkered with these; in the meantime, those heavily investing into customization are certainly always searching high and low for a new widget that will give a whole new flavor to their Android screens.

Surely, Google Play is the home ground of many a widget, and while we've already separated the wheat from the chaff numerous times, a multitude of new ones hits the app repository on a regular basis. That's why it's rather hard to keep tabs on all the new widgets that make the rounds for Android. Surely, even the most dedicated Android fans have a tough time keeping track of these.

Here are the better ones that landed on the store in the last fortnight.

Galaxy S6 Zooper Widget

Download ($1.05)

A pack of skins for Zooper Widget that resemble the clock and wather widgets on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge.

Galaxy S6 Zooper Widget

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Sense 7 (HTC M9) for Zooper

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Provided that the weather/clock widget of HTC's new Sense UI 7 caught your eye the most during the announcement of the HTC One M9, then this skin for Zooper Widget will probably interest you.

Sense 7 (HTC M9)

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TapDeck - Wallpaper Discovery

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A new widget that allows you to change your wallpaper with a simple double tap. Swipe the widget's icon app and you'll be treated to additional information about the wallpaper that is gracing your home screen at the moment.

TapDeck - Wallpaper Discovery

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Geometry for Zooper Widget Pro

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This is a collection of quite appealing weather & clock widgets for Zooper Widget Pro that pack a potent Material Design vibe. There are 74 skins inside this pack, as well as 13 different icon sets.

Geometry for Zooper Widget Pro

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Detailed YR Weather Widget

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This new weather widget will provide you with a detailed, though not overwhelming information of the current weather conditions in your immediate vicinity.

Detailed YR Weather Widget

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Battery Widgets

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This new entrant on the widget stage allows you to put a battery level-measuring widget straight on your home screen, because why not? It comes with several different skins to choose from.

Battery Widgets

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Wear Charging Widget

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No, this widget yon't magically charge your Android Wear device. It's a widget that won't turn off your wearable's display when you're charging it. Don't worry, it will conveniently prevent AMOLED display burn-in by slowly displacing the text on a frequent basis.

Wear Charging Widget

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GitHub Contributions

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If you are contributing to GitHub on a regular basis, then you might find this one quite handy - it provides you with a calendar that displays your most recent activity in the Git repository.