{
  "id": 9600328,
  "title": "Android’s Create My Widget ‘app’ detailed on phones, Googlebooks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/androids-create-my-widget-app-detailed-on-phones-googlebooks",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T17:45:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Google",
    "slug": "9to5google",
    "url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/09/24/google-create-my-widget-app/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Create My Widget, an Android app designed to help users create custom widgets, will be launched on Googlebooks early in October. Prior to its official debut, a listing on the Play Store provides a preview of the app's interface, which is also expected to be available on Android phones.\n\nThe guided creation experience on phones features categories such as Weather, Sports & fitness, Events & travel, Daily habits, Important dates, Finance, and Tools & tips. Each category hosts a selection of \"templates\" aimed at teaching users about the possibilities of generative widgets. These widgets can utilize various Material 3 Expressive shapes to create simpler, low-information designs.\n\nUsers can browse through a carousel of suggested widgets or describe their desired widget using a prompt box located at the bottom of the screen. The final step in the process is to add the newly created widget to the homescreen.\n\nThe Googlebook interface expands on these categories, offering more specialized options for users to choose from. This diverse range of templates and categories will help users craft widgets tailored to their specific needs and interests.\n\nCreate My Widget is set to launch on September 24, with the package name com.google.android.apps.yourwidget. The current version available on the Play Store is 1.27.983746769.0-desktop_release, and it is specifically geared towards the upcoming Googlebook launch. For additional news and updates, interested readers can check out 9to5Google on YouTube.",
  "summary": "Create My Widget will debut in early October on Googlebooks. Ahead of that, a Play Store listing details what the interface will look like, including on Android phones. more…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}