# Knickknack: Widgets & Tools

> Photo, link and tracker widgets for your home and lock screen. No account.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.latentbyte.utils](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.latentbyte.utils)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.latentbyte.utils`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Latent Byte
- **Category:** PERSONALIZATION
- **Version:** 0.9.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-09
- **First published:** 2026-10-27
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 4.81 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-11-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.latentbyte.utils)
- **Website:** [https://latentbyte.com](https://latentbyte.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://latentbyte.com/legal/privacy](https://latentbyte.com/legal/privacy)

## Description

Design your own home and lock screen widgets: photo slideshows, live content from any link, and trackers you update with a tap.<br><br>PHOTOS<br>- A single photo, a shuffling slideshow, or a grid of 2 to 9 photos<br>- Fit or fill, with a focal point so faces stay in frame<br>- Point a widget at a folder on your phone and new photos join on their own<br><br>LIVE FROM ANY LINK<br>- Show an image, text, feed headlines (RSS, Atom, JSON Feed), a single value from a JSON API, or a web page, whole or just one part of it<br>- Webcams, radar maps, headlines, prices, or numbers from your own server<br>- Refresh on Wi-Fi only, pause during quiet hours, and keep the last good copy when a fetch fails<br>- Optional alerts when a value crosses a limit, text changes, or a feed gets a new top story<br><br>TIME &amp; EVENTS<br>- Countdowns and days-since counters<br>- World clocks<br>- Chores with last-done dates<br><br>TAP TO TRACK<br>- Counters, checklists, and habit streaks<br>- A random picker: your own list, dice, a coin, or a number range<br>Tap the widget to check in, count, or reset, without opening the app. All trackers work offline.<br><br>MADE TO FIT<br>- A live preview at every size before you place a widget<br>- Note widgets for anything you want to keep in sight<br>- Save designs as templates, and export or import them as a backup file<br>- Privacy mode hides a widget on the lock screen<br><br>MORE SMALL TOOLS<br>- An on-screen ruler you can calibrate with any standard card, like a credit card or ID<br><br>ON YOUR PHONE<br>Photos, notes, and tracker data stay on your phone. Photos from a folder are read through the system picker, so no storage permission is needed.

## Rankings

- #3,390,202 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.latentbyte.utils.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.latentbyte.utils)