Widgets overhaul

[papjul]

Please don't report new ideas in comment of this issue, open your own issue!

This is a draft of current ideas for the widgets overhaul, and should give a general idea, but not necessarily our final idea.

Widgets

The number of widgets will be reduced to remove redundancy. Each widget will have a dedicated goal so it will be easier for users to find the widget they need.

1. All in one: summary/compact widget with all infos (1x2 to 4x5, default layout: 3x5), based on current "Material You - Forecast"

   • First row: weather icon on the left, location name/weather text aligned right.
   • Second row: current temperature with daytime/nighttime temperature smaller below aligned left, hourly forecast on the right
   • Third row: daily forecast in a new card with week day aligned left, and weather icon, daytime/nighttime temperature aligned right. Two lines.
   • Fourth row: two more days in the daily forecast

2. Short term: Next 24 hour window-fitting chart Have next 24-hours window-fitting graphs widgets #252, depends on Next 24-hour charts for each weather data on homescreen and daily details #13 (default layout: 2x5)

3. Long term: Daily forecast (default layout: 2x5)

4. Current conditions: current conditions (1x1 to 2x5, default layout: 1x5): shows something similar to current details in header from main screen in app, based on the same config. Put as many details as can fit in the widget (up to 10 on a 2x5 widget).

5. Custom: custom text widget, based on current “Text widget” (1x1 to max, no different layout)

6. Multi: multi locations, maybe in row rather than in column like current multi cities widget, see also discussion in [Widgets] Multicities - Add local time #896 (default layout: 2x5)

7. Basic: based on current “Material You - Current”, with improvements tracked in Make 'Material You - Current' widget look alike Google's one #316 (default layout: square)

Implementation

• All widgets can have multiple instances of the same widget to have different config/locations.
• Uses the Material You theme Allow to use Material you accent color as background in widgets #525
• Overall, the text size should be higher and easier to read than current widgets where it's rather small
• It will make use of dynamic layouts from Android >= 12. Below Android versions will default to a "fit-most" layout.

Configuration options

• [Widgets 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] Choose a specific location Pick Location per Widget #391
• [Widgets 1, 6, 7] “Use feels like temperature” Add option to display "feels like temp" instead of "current temp" in widgets #446
• [Widget 2] Allow to choose which chart to display: Temperature, Air quality, Wind, UV index, Precipitation, Feels like, Humidity/dew point, Pressure, Cloud cover, Visibility Other hourly data (precipitation, air quality, etc) in hourly widget #676
• [Widget 3] Allow to choose which chart to display: Temperature, Air quality, Wind, UV index, Precipitation, Feels like, Sunshine
• [Widget 5] Custom subtitle
• [Widget 5] Custom text size

Ideas to keep in mind

• Add a colored icon based on highest alert severity on widgets Add a colored alert icon in widgets when there are active alerts #199
• Configuration option to use a background gradient based on current/daytime/nighttime weather condition like in app (without the animations) Add background to widget that changes with weather #245

Undecided ideas

• Clock
• Idea: Dual temperature scale widget? (Display both Fahrenheit and Celsius at the same time) #641
• [Configuration] Transparent background
• [Configuration] Custom text color

[papjul]

Reserved

[Cszyn]

Please also consider adding a 5x1 option for the clock + daily

[papjul]

It's not yet decided if we will keep clock widgets, I believe it's best to use widgets from your clock app.

I would suggest using a 1x2 clock widget along side widget 1 or 4 as 1x3. What you show in your screenshot is not daily forecast.

[Cszyn]

I and probably some other ppl should appreciate it if it was kept, as the native clock for HyperOS/MIUI does not support smaller ones. Also, the ones with clocks work really well as it is.

Edit: wrong image

[papjul]

I believe you should report that you don't find an appropriate clock widget to your clock app maintainers, not to weather app maintainers. An alternative could be to use a better clock app; I'm sure many have widgets that would fit you.

[papjul]

HyperOS/MIUI does not support smaller ones

I'm able to confirm on a HyperOS phone that the default clock apps fit in a 2x1 format

[Cszyn]

I'm running hyperos 1.0.20 EEA rom and I don't see such an option

[papjul]

It's the last widget on the second row of your screenshot. You can resize it to 2x1 as there is a lot of empty space in the default 5x2

[Cszyn]

Is that possible? This is my first MiUI/Hyperos experience and my previous phone was stuck on 10