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Material Photo Widget on Windows Pc

Developed By: Filipe Belatti

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 204 votes

Last Updated: April 25, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.22.1
Size 4.7 MB
Release Date January 26, 25
Category Personalization Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. [see more (1)]

What's New:
๐ŸŒŸ New: Folder based widgets โ€” choose a folder to have all its photos automatically added to a widget๐ŸŒŸ New: Shuffle โ€” flip through the widget photos in a random... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Material Photo Widget is as simple as it can be: a home screen widget to display a photo or collection of photos. It is a free, no-ads, open source alternative for people who want... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Material Photo Widget and install on Windows PC. Material Photo Widget is free Personalization app, developed by Filipe Belatti. Latest version of Material Photo Widget is 1.22.1, was released on 2025-01-26 (updated on 2024-04-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Material Photo Widget is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 204 users, 9 users had rated it 5*, 148 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Material Photo Widget on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Material Photo Widget on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Material Photo Widget on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Material Photo Widget using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Material Photo Widget" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Material Photo Widget on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Material Photo Widget" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

Discussion

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Material Photo Widget is as simple as it can be: a home screen widget to display a photo or collection of photos. It is a free, no-ads, open source alternative for people who want to customize their home screen with their favorite photos.

It's easy and simple to add a new widget with your photos. Start from the app or directly from the home screen widget browser on your preferred launcher.

FEATURES

- 4 aspect ratios: square, tall, wide and original
- Customize your square widgets with 9 different shapes
- Customize the rounded corners of your tall, widget or original widgets
- Choose each photo or sync the widget with a device folder
- Set an optional interval and have photos flip automatically
- Choose the tap action of each widget: view next photo or view in full screen

PERMISSIONS

The app doesn't require any permissions. Photos are selected using the native photo picker and stored within the app to keep everything private and secure.

There's no tracking or network communication.

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Material Photo Widget is an open-source project, find the code and submit feedback at https://github.com/fibelatti/photo-widget

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Screenshots were generated with https://screenshots.pro
๐ŸŒŸ New: Folder based widgets โ€” choose a folder to have all its photos automatically added to a widget
๐ŸŒŸ New: Shuffle โ€” flip through the widget photos in a random order
๐ŸŒŸ New: Disable auto-flipping โ€” you can now disable the automatic flipping of widgets

โš™๏ธ This update also includes a bunch of small adjustments to the interface to better accommodate all controls

๐Ÿ“ Feedback and suggestions are always welcome
๐ŸŽ‰ Thank you for using Material Photo Widget!
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.