How to Create Custom Widgets with Gemini Intelligence

Android users can now design their own home screen widgets by describing them in plain language. Gemini Intelligence, Google’s system-level AI layer, powers Create My Widget. This tool turns natural language requests into functional, resizable widgets that sit on your phone or Wear OS watch.

The feature launched as part of Gemini Intelligence. It first reached Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices. A dedicated Create My Widget app later appeared on the Play Store for supported phones. You describe what you want. Gemini builds it. You refine and place it on the home screen.

What Create My Widget Does

Traditional Android widgets come from app developers. You pick from fixed templates. Create My Widget flips that model. You state the outcome you need. Gemini generates the layout and data display.

Examples from Google’s demonstrations include:

• Suggest three high-protein meal prep recipes every week.
• Show only wind speed and rain chance for cycling.
• Countdown to a specific event such as a marathon.

The resulting widgets pull from Google Search and connected Google apps where relevant. They update automatically. You can resize them and edit elements after creation. The interface uses Material 3 Expressive shapes.

Widgets work on Gemini Intelligence-powered Android phones and Wear OS watches. Broader support for other form factors is planned.

How to Create a Custom Widget

Access Create My Widget through the widgets picker or the dedicated app on supported devices.

1. Long-press an empty area on your home screen.
2. Tap Widgets.
3. Look for the Create option or open the Create My Widget app from the Play Store.
4. Type a clear description in the prompt box. Example: “Daily brief with weather, next calendar event, and a high-protein recipe.”
5. Review the generated widget. Gemini shows a preview.
6. Tap Edit if you want to adjust content, size, or appearance.
7. Add the finished widget to your home screen.

You can also start from predefined categories such as Combo, Weather alerts, World clock, Daily Brief, Important dates, or Markets. Each category offers starting templates you can customize further with a prompt.

Tips for Better Results

Be specific in your prompt. “Weather widget” produces a generic result. “Show wind speed, rain chance, and temperature in Celsius for my current location, updated hourly” yields a more useful widget.

Combine data sources when it helps. Ask for a widget that mixes calendar appointments with local weather so you see both at a glance before leaving home.

Test and refine. After adding the widget, long-press it to resize. Return to the creation flow if the layout needs changes. Gemini supports iterative editing.

Note current limits. The feature relies on Gemini and Google Search data. It does not pull live data from arbitrary third-party apps in the same way agentic automation does for tasks.

Keep the widget focused. Overloading one widget with too many elements can reduce readability on smaller screens or watches.

Related Gemini Intelligence Features

Create My Widget sits alongside other Gemini Intelligence capabilities. App automation lets Gemini complete multi-step tasks across apps when you issue a command. Intelligent autofill uses Personal Intelligence to fill forms more completely. Rambler cleans up natural speech into polished text in Gboard.

These features share the same goal: reduce friction while keeping you in control. You initiate actions. Gemini executes and stops when the task ends. Final confirmation remains with you.

For developers building intelligent experiences, see Google’s guidance on the Android intelligence system.

Conclusion

Create My Widget brings generative UI to Android home screens. You describe the information you want. Gemini builds a functional widget. The process is available on supported Pixel and Galaxy devices through the widgets picker or the dedicated app.

Start with a clear, specific prompt. Preview the result. Edit if needed. Place it where you will see it daily. Combined with other Gemini Intelligence tools, it moves Android toward more proactive, personalized experiences while leaving final control in your hands.

Sources

• Google Blog: Gemini Intelligence brings proactive AI to Android (May 12, 2026)
• Android Authority and 9to5Google coverage of the Create My Widget Play Store listing and interface
• The Android Show: I/O Edition | Gemini Intelligence (YouTube)