Reviews of Direct Call Widget

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List of user reviews and ratings for Direct Call Widget

Total ratings

2.74 (Rating count: 395)

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Review summary

Direct Call Widget generally satisfies users with its core function of quick direct-dial via home-screen widgets, but recurring complaints center on stability and customization limits. Many reviews praise basic usefulness and ease of setup, especially for elderly or non-tech-savvy users. However, frequent issues include OS-version compatibility breaking the widget, limited widget count (1–2 max), and non-functioning glitches (widget not loading, settings stuck, or contact list not showing). Users also note sizing, text options, and dialing limits are restricted. Overall, it’s effective for direct dialing but reliability and customization need improvements across Android versions.

Pros

Core function works as advertised: supports direct-dial via a home-screen widget.
Helpful for elderly or non-technical users to stay connected using dial-direct widgets.
Easy to set up: quick widget creation by selecting the contact.
Useful on devices lacking built-in direct-dial features, restoring this capability.
Positive sentiment across reviews, with frequent praise for usefulness and reliability.

Cons

Widget quantity is limited to 1–2 widgets on the home screen.
Compatibility issues across Android versions and updates (e.g., Android 14 breakages, Android 13/12 limits) cause failures.
Frequent non-functioning issues: the widget or app fails to load, or cannot access the contact list (stuck at settings).
Customization limitations: cannot resize widgets, no text option, and only a small number of dials per widget.
Occasional UI/usability drawbacks, such as large icons or a simple UI.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 2.74

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-12-30	Je*****	The reason why I never allow my phone's software to be updated is because the Android don't know what they're doing, and always make things a lot worse, more complicated, and stop brilliant, perfectly working apps from working. Such is the case with my previous dialling app, Conigri. It was brilliant, but I was forced to look for another after buying a new phone (my A25 failed). This app works, it's not as comprehensive as Conigri was, but if you delete the name and keep the image it looks good.
The reason why I never allow my phone's software to be updated is because the Android don't know what they're doing, and always make things a lot worse, more complicated, and stop brilliant, perfectly working apps from working. Such is the case with my previous dialling app, Conigri. It was brilliant, but I was forced to look for another after buying a new phone (my A25 failed). This app works, it's not as comprehensive as Conigri was, but if you delete the name and keep the image it looks good.
2025-12-23	Pa*****	stupid app...doesn't work
stupid app...doesn't work
2025-12-09	Oc*****	very good app. it does what I need to do.
very good app. it does what I need to do.