By HD Widgets has been around for a long time. You may remember these guys from back in the G1 days when everyone and their mom was looking for that HTC Sense-style clock/weather widget. Over the years, HD Widgets has continued to evolve, adding one of the most robust widgets user experiences available from an Android app.
New in HD Widgets 4? Vertical widgets (as well as location and status widgets), side navigation menu, and”weather screen” with a ton of useful weather information like an hourly forecast graph. Widgets are also now separated by size, making tidying things up a bit.
Stock HD Widgets feature that trademark skeumorphic design that put them on the map dubbed “Glass Gems.” They are reminiscent of shiny, glossy glass paired with a flip or digital clock. As their name suggests, the widgets are beautiful and high-res and look great on the many varied displays found on Android phones.
Adding a widget is quick and easy. Simply jump into your widgets folder and you’ll find a plethora of widget previews in various sizes. Some are better catered to tablets and are denoted by the 7″ or 10″ in the widget’s description.
Once you find the widget you like, drag it onto your homescreen and HD Widgets will open up their app to help you customize the individual UI elements or change between themes. Speaking of themes, the new Kairo theme has arrived! It’s made to fit in better with the look and feel of KitKat (whereas Colourform was more in-tune with the looks of Jelly Bean / Ice Cream Sandwich).
These themes come in free, limited form if you don’t want to pay for them. You’ll still get tons of options — there are over 40 different widgets to choose from in Kairo Free alone, for example — though you’re more than free to drop a bit of coin ($1 each) to unlock even more.
Cloud.tv mentions that there’s a bug in KitKat /AOSP that can sometimes cause widgets to disappear. This means it’s an Android specific bug, so avoid running into the Play Store and leaving a bad review should you encounter the issue. Beyond that, though, the upgrade is awaiting you right here ($2 if you haven’t already bought it). Let your eyes roam below for the links to the paid and free theme packs, and be sure to give it all a nice, quick preview by watching our hands-on video above!
HD Widgets | Kairo Theme Free | Kairo Theme Paid | Colourform Theme Free | Colourform Theme Paid
Chris, what theme / launcher are you running on your phone (app icons, etc.)?
Thanks
HD Widget 4 becomes now very usable with the new themes and a much better weather screen. I gave up on HD Widget for almost a year because the default “Glass Gem” theme is a total abomination. That horrible theme was 3D, glass and flip clock. Anything else is secondary. This “GlassGem” theme should be removed for the good of humanity. Now with new themes (the free ones are plentiful enough) and weather improvement, I find HD Widget 4 is much better than Beautiful Widget.
Anyone having the weather update issues seen by other users? Widget resizing seems to also be another issue and cloud.tv mentioned a Play Store/Android bug affecting status changes for the toggle switches? Has anyone else experienced this. Dude’s recommend using another launcher but I don’t wanna switch launchers because of a bug with this one app. That’s what kept me from updating this great app for a while. I’ve been using HD Widgets for a long, long time and all of a sudden stuff starting going sideways.
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