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Develop your own android widgets using python

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Build Android homescreen widgets with Python

by dan-gittik·Apr 14, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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Python widgets for Android when Scriptable already dominates iOS.

Strengths
  • •Full Java/Android library access through python-android bridge for native features
  • •Supports common packages like requests, numpy, matplotlib for data widgets
  • •Working examples with actual widget screenshots prove it ships today
Weaknesses
  • •Python-on-Android has historical stability issues that may affect reliability
  • •Widget-only scope limits usefulness compared to full app frameworks
Target Audience

Python developers who want to create Android widgets without Kotlin/Java

Similar To

Scriptable · KWGT · Kivy

Post Description

As a developer who has an android phone it is very exhausting making apps and widgets even for simple tasks such as fetching and displaying data from the internet.

Appy allows you to develop your own homescreen widgets with only python, with:

- Simple and intuitive UI library - Easy to use logging and debug tools - Full access to java and android libraries - Extensive wiki even Claude can understand

Feedback is welcome!

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