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Photo Frame&Grid Widget on Windows Pc

Developed By: Andy Wong

License: Free

Rating: 3,3/5 - 279 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.90
Size 635.7 KB
Release Date October 05, 16
Category Personalization Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (5)]

What's New:
2.90- New option to limit the maximum no of photo files to show (under Album Photo Files options screen). Default is 50.2.87- Fix issue that image files are... [see more]

Description from Developer:
*** Formerly known as Photo Grid/Frame Widget ***


This is my first Android app. Basically I want to replicate the grid-style photo widget from HTC so it can be used by other phon... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Photo Frame&Grid Widget and install on Windows PC. Photo Frame&Grid Widget is free Personalization app, developed by Andy Wong. Latest version of Photo Frame&Grid Widget is 2.90, was released on 2016-10-05 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Photo Frame&Grid Widget is 3,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 279 users, 89 users had rated it 5*, 125 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Photo Frame&Grid Widget on Windows?

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

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Photo Frame&Grid 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 Photo Frame&Grid 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 "Photo Frame&Grid 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 Photo Frame&Grid 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 "Photo Frame&Grid Widget" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 2.90.

Download Photo Frame&Grid Widget 2.90 on Windows PC – 635.7 KB

*** Formerly known as Photo Grid/Frame Widget ***


This is my first Android app. Basically I want to replicate the grid-style photo widget from HTC so it can be used by other phones or in AOSP ROM.


I developed the widget and tested it on my HTC Incredible S. If you're interested, please install it in other phones of different brand and screen size. If you encounter any issues, please feel free to report here or give me a PM. Or if you have any request for new features, I'll also consider in future versions.


Features:
Resizable & scrollable grid view / photo frame mode / stack mode
Support lockscreen widget in JellyBean (Android 4.2 and up)
Configurable slideshow interval for frame mode
Supports JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MPO, JPS for image files
Support 3GP, MP4, TS, WEBM, MKV for video files (http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html)
Configurable file types & filename filter
Selectable photo album from internal/external storage
Individual file selection
Can choose a specific installed app to launch for full screen image view or video playback
Image file details in preview mode (Filename, image dimension, file size and video duration)
Tween animation in frame mode (fade / slide) ** even better slide effect if navigation arrows are hidden **
Support different settings in multiple widget instances
Two different image styles - Scale whole image / Crop to fit
User define image border width and color
Thumbnail size options
Display order options
App to change widget settings on the fly
Tasker integration
Requires ICS (Android 4.0) or above


Permissions
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - store thumbnails for grid view to improve performance
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - read thumbnails for grid view
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - restart services for auto refresh and register alarm manager for slideshow
WAKE_LOCK - keep phone awake during background thumbnail generation
VIBRATE - vibrate when thumbnail is selected
2.90
- New option to limit the maximum no of photo files to show (under Album Photo Files options screen). Default is 50.

2.87
- Fix issue that image files are incorrectly treated as video files in CM12/CM13

2.86
- Add support for esdfs in Moto X devices

2.85
- Fix slideshow issue when interval is less than 1 minute on Android 4.4 or higher

2.84
- Fix widget UI unable to launch on Lollipop
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the vibrator.