PhotoWidget

Your photos, beautifully displayed on your home screen. A fully offline Android home screen widget that rotates through photos from your local albums. No accounts. No cloud. No network required — every photo stays on your device.

Coming soon to Google Play

Core Features

Per-widget album selection

Each widget on your home screen has its own configuration — choose a different album and rotation interval for every widget you create.

Flexible rotation intervals

Set how often your widget photo changes, from every 5 minutes up to once daily. Best-effort scheduling works around Android's background restrictions.

Smart photo selection

Choose between Strict Random (balanced shuffle with recent-photo avoidance) or "This Day in History" (weighted selection from photos taken on or near today's date in past years).

Timeline viewer

Tap any widget to open the app to a timeline centered on the displayed photo. Swipe left or right to navigate through the rest of the album.

Privacy first

All photo processing happens on-device using Android's MediaStore API. No photos or metadata are ever uploaded or shared externally.

Fast with large libraries

Designed to perform well even with 10,000+ photos in a library, using efficient background scheduling and smart caching.

App screenshots

Screenshots coming soon PhotoWidget is currently in development. Check back soon for previews.

How photo selection works

PhotoWidget offers two selection modes per widget:

Strict Random — picks uniformly at random from your album, avoiding recently shown photos so you get fresh picks every rotation.

This Day in History — looks for photos taken on or near today’s date in previous years, with a ±3 day window. When matches exist, 70% of picks come from those memories; the remaining 30% are drawn from the full album. Falls back to full random when no matches are found.

Why PhotoWidget feels trustworthy

Offline only: the app has no network permission and cannot upload your photos.
No account needed: install, pick an album, and go.
Lightweight: fast widget refresh designed not to drain your battery.
No subscriptions: simple, transparent pricing.

FAQ

Which Android version does PhotoWidget require?

PhotoWidget targets modern Android versions that support WorkManager-based widget scheduling. Minimum version details will be listed on the Google Play page at launch.

Android can throttle background work under Doze mode and battery restrictions. PhotoWidget uses best-effort scheduling — your widget will update as soon as the OS allows. For the freshest results, opening the app directly triggers an immediate refresh.

Can I have different albums on different widgets?

Yes — each widget you add to your home screen has its own independent album selection, rotation interval, and display mode.

Is my photo library ever uploaded anywhere?

No. PhotoWidget is fully offline. It reads from Android’s MediaStore (your local photos) and all processing stays on your device. No network permission is requested.

How does “This Day in History” mode work?

The app looks for photos in your selected album whose capture date falls within ±3 days of today’s month and day, across any year. If matches exist, 70% of widget refreshes pick from those memories; 30% pick randomly from the full album. If no matches exist, it falls back to full random selection.