# Something OS Widgets

> Beautiful minimalist widgets for your Android home screen.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dci.dev.somethingwidgets](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dci.dev.somethingwidgets)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.dci.dev.somethingwidgets`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dita Cristian Ionut
- **Category:** PERSONALIZATION
- **Downloads:** 71,330
- **Rating:** 4.08 / 5 (425 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.00.01
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2024-11-17
- **Publisher country:** RO
- **Size:** 44 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dci.dev.somethingwidgets)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://somethingwidgets.web.app/privacy\_policy.html](https://somethingwidgets.web.app/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

**Something OS Widgets** is a standalone Android widget pack inspired by Nothing’s minimalist design language. Personalize phones and tablets with customizable weather, clock, calendar, battery, Bluetooth, music, photo, contacts, search, screen time, astronomy, compass, control, and folder widgets.

Create a clean, personalized home screen with Material You support, custom colors, adjustable transparency, resizable layouts, interactive quick actions, and lightweight performance. View forecasts, upcoming events, battery status, media controls, moon phases, screen time, favorite contacts, device controls, and more—all without requiring a companion app. New widgets are added regularly for even more customization.

## Rankings

- #257,188 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.dci.dev.somethingwidgets.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Something OS Widgets is praised for its elegant, minimalist, and modern widget designs that closely resemble the Nothing OS style. Users appreciate the availability of quality free widgets and straightforward usability without needing KWGT. However, common issues include weather widget scaling problems on high-res screens, poor automatic updating leading to stale data, intrusive background update notifications, and limited free content behind in-app purchases. Users also desire improvements like automatic location detection for weather and enhanced widget accuracy.

### Pros

- Widgets are well designed, detailed, modern, elegant, and minimalist, providing a refreshing look.
- The app offers free widgets that are considered better than other paid alternatives.
- Compatibility without requiring KWGT simplifies usage.
- The developer addresses issues promptly through updates.
- The app closely resembles the Nothing OS style, which users appreciate.

### Cons

- Weather widget has scaling issues on high-resolution screens and sometimes fails to update or synchronize data automatically.
- Notification about "updating in background" is considered annoying and unclear.
- Some users find the in-app purchase model greedy and limiting, desiring more free widgets.
- Widgets sometimes do not display accurate real-time data, such as the watch gadget not showing the correct time.
- The city selector interface for the weather widget is primitive and lacks automatic location detection.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dci.dev.somethingwidgets)