Glass · Step counter · 4 × 2 widget

Glass step counter widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A glass step counter widget shows today's steps against your goal. Translucent panels with a thin light border over a colorful wallpaper. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Glass step counter widget design preview: Translucent panels with a thin light border over a colorful wallpaper. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a glass step counter widget shows

A step widget shows one number and how close it is to a goal. A ring on one side and the count on the other reads well at a glance.

Steps come from Health Connect, which needs a compatible phone, your permission and a fitness connection (a Pro feature in WidgetCraft). The numbers are whatever your phone or watch has recorded; the widget does not count steps itself.

How the glass style shapes it

Glass widgets look like frosted panes floating over the wallpaper. Android widgets cannot blur what is behind them, so the effect comes from a translucent white fill, a thin bright border and a soft, colorful wallpaper.

Bars and rings: Draw tracks as white at 25% opacity and progress as solid white.
Numbers: Keep numbers white and medium weight, with labels at about 80% opacity.

Glass step counter widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background white at 24% opacity, corner radius 28, outline 1 pt white at 55% opacity
Ring	diameter 104, stroke 5, progress #FFFFFF, range 0 to your goal
Text	percentage inside the ring, size 20, color #FFFFFF
Text	label "Steps today", size 12, color #E6ECFF
Text (fitness)	step count, built-in Sans, size 46, color #FFFFFF
Text	goal, size 14, color #E6ECFF
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Glass color palette

Frost (white 25%) #FFFFFFBackground
Highlight (white 40%) #FFFFFFSurface and tracks
White #FFFFFFText
Mist #E6ECFFLabels
White #FFFFFFAccent

How to make a glass step counter widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to white at 24% opacity and the corner radius to 28. Add a 1-point outline.
Open Data and connect Health Connect, allowing access to steps.
Tap Add and choose Ring. Set the diameter to 104 and the stroke to 5, and connect it to steps with a range from 0 to your goal.
Color the progress #FFFFFF.
Add a Text layer connected to the step count at size 46 in #FFFFFF, plus a label and your goal in #E6ECFF.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

The layout and styling are free. The live data connection for this widget needs WidgetCraft Pro, a one-time purchase.

Tips for glass step counter widgets

Set the background to white at 20 to 30% opacity.
Add a 1 point white outline at about 40% opacity.
Show the goal next to the count so the ring has meaning.
Step data can lag by a few minutes depending on the app that records it.
This is an activity display, not medical advice.
Do not expect real blur; choose an already soft wallpaper instead.
Do not use dark text unless the wallpaper is very light.

Questions about the glass step counter widget

What size is a glass step counter widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Frost (white 25%) (#FFFFFF) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Mist (#E6ECFF) for labels and White (#FFFFFF) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The glass design is free to build. Showing live step data needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

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