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Material Photo Widget on Windows Pc

Developed By: Filipe Belatti

License: Free

Rating: 4,6/5 - 987 votes

Last Updated: March 14, 2025

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.25.2
Size 4.2 MB
Release Date March 20, 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:
This version brings the following updates:🌟 Adds support for HEIC/HEIF file format when syncing folders🌟 Adds preferred gallery picker when using "View... [see more]

Description from Developer:
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 customiz... [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 1.25.2, was released on 2025-03-20 (updated on 2025-03-14). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Material Photo Widget is 4,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 987 users, 69 users had rated it 5*, 827 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 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 β€” choose from the available tap actions: view in full screen, view in gallery, shortcut to open other apps or links
* Five different aspect ratios: square, tall, wide, original (same as photo) and fill widget area
* 12 different shapes
* Colored borders
* Customize the opacity, offset and padding to align your home screen elements perfectly

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

* INSTALL_SHORTCUT β€” Declared to ensure that widgets can be placed correctly on Xiaomi and Redmi devices
* RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED β€” Used to ensure that widgets function correctly after the device is rebooted
* SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM (optional) β€” Used to ensure that widgets are updated precisely at the selected interval or schedule

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.

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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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* 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
This version brings the following updates:

🌟 Adds support for HEIC/HEIF file format when syncing folders
🌟 Adds preferred gallery picker when using "View with a gallery app"
🌟 Adds "View next photo" tap action for 1x1 widgets
βš™οΈ Updates how corner radius, padding and offset are calculated to better match what's seen in the picker
πŸ› Fix rounded corners not working on "Fill" widgets

πŸŽ‰ Thanks for using the app!
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.