Minimalistic Text: Widgets

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Minimalistic Text: Widgets - Customizable Text Widgets

"Minimalistic Text: Widgets" is a highly customizable widget app for Android that allows users to display vital information such as time, date, battery, and weather in a simple and elegant manner. With a user-friendly layout editor, users can easily create and personalize their widgets. The app also supports multiple languages and integrates with Tasker for automation. Enjoy features like Buzz Launcher support, various permission explanations, and comprehensive customization options to enhance your device's home screen experience.
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By: Devmil
Version: 5.0.0 (Last updated: 2020-10-15)
Creation date: 2010-12-03
Permissions
Device & app history: retrieve running apps
Calendar: read calendar events plus confidential information
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • control vibration

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App summary

Minimalistic Text is a widget app that displays information in a minimalistic way.
It can be configured to display time, date, battery and weather information. The layout of the widget is highly customizable through the layout editor.

YouTube videos:
Barcode Battery Bar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPsug6jQ3o4
Use custom fonts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ou_kaXfyiU

Thanks to Willie (http://www.rgddesigns.com) for the Youtube promo video!

Supported languages:
* English
* Danish
* German
* Greek
* Dutch
* Polish
* Norwegian
* French
* Croatian
* Serbian
* Czech
* Spanish
* Estonian
* Italian
* Portuguese
* Hungarian
* Russian
* Swedish
* Simplified Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
* Slovak
* Afrikaans
* Slovenian
* Hebrew
* Bulgarian
* Catalan
* Korean
* Turkish
* Finnish
* Ukrainian
* Arabic

Explanations for the permission requests:
** android.permission.VIBRATE
used in the layout editor to give feedback that an item has been dragged
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
used by the weather service to get your coarse location and retrieve the weather for it
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
needed to determine if the weather data can be fetched
android.permission.INTERNET
needed to actually retrieve the weather data and to get the name of the location you are
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
needed to be able to wait until the phone booted before initializing
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
to gain access to your SD card and save the preferences to it
android.permission.GET_TASKS
used to determine if the home screen is currently active. This is used by the automatic rendering option
android.permission.CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE
To enable / disable widget sizes
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
To support WiFi variables
android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
To support calendar events
com.android.vending.BILLING
To support In-App donation
de.devmil.minimaltext.permission.USE_DIRECT_CALL_ADDON **
allows Minimalisitc Text to use the Minimalistic Text direct call addon (if it is installed)

If you have any problems, write me an email!

Now with Buzz Launcher support! Minimalistic Text can be restored exactly the way it has been packed using the Buzz Launcher. This way you can share your complete Homescreen easy with other Buzz Launcher users!
Download Buzz Launcher here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buzzpia.aqua.launcher

Please don't use the comments for feature requests or bugs. You can write me an email ([email protected]). (Of course you still can rate lower due to bugs or missing features)

Tasker integration:
1) add a Locale variable to your layout and set the variable name (click it)
2) in Tasker select Plugins -> Minimalistic Text for an action
3) Click "Edit", a new activity starts
4) enter the name of the variable and the text that should be displayed for this variable (you can use Tasker variables)
done

Wiki: wiki.devmil.de

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Highly customizable widgets
  • Clean and simple interface
  • Lightweight with low storage and RAM usage
  • No intrusive ads
  • Good integration with other apps (e.g., Tasker)
Cons
  • Steep learning curve for new users
  • Weather features can be unreliable
  • Bugs and crashes reported frequently
  • Limited precise positioning of widget elements
  • Permissions required are seen as excessive by some users
Most mentioned
  • Customization options
  • Learning curve
  • Bugs and performance issues
  • Reliability of the weather feature
  • User interface simplicity
User reviews
My brother introduced me to this app Years ago when I had the S10 for the first time and, honestly, it helps to have someone teach you how to use it, but easy to use once you get it down. Being able to to customize the widgets to my needs And aesthetics has been a game changer with how pleased I am to use my phone, and incredibly confusing for anyone else who uses my phone lol I love it, personally :)
by Frey Eetachi, 2024-11-21

I have had this app for two years and I am completely satisfied. It is a professional widget app and I made four widgets with this app. If possible, make the animal emoji part more complete and add the scorpion because it is my birthday and I need it.
by Majid Feyzi, 2024-07-03

As a designer, I love this app. I've had it for a few years on different phones and always come back to it. It can be a bit of a learning curve but if you put the time in you can design all sorts of cool text-based widgets rather than the usual overly-complicated and uncustomisable widgets. Hats off to the designer.
by David Hemingway, 2023-06-15
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