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How to resize a widget on Android
Touch and hold the widget, let go, then drag the dots or handles on its border.
Resize in three steps
- Touch and hold the widget until it lifts slightly, then release without moving it.
- A frame appears with handles on its sides. Drag a handle outward to make the widget bigger or inward to make it smaller.
- Tap an empty area of the screen to finish.
On Samsung phones the frame appears as soon as you lift your finger. On Pixel phones you may see a small resize icon in a corner; drag that instead.
Why a widget will not resize
Every widget tells the launcher its minimum and maximum size and whether it can stretch horizontally, vertically or both. If no handles appear, one of these is the cause:
- The widget is fixed at that size by its developer.
- There are icons or other widgets in the way. Move them to another page and try again.
- The widget is already at its smallest or largest allowed size.
- The launcher locks the layout. Look for Lock home screen layout in the launcher settings and turn it off.
Why the design looks stretched afterwards
Launchers resize in whole grid cells, and the shape of a cell differs between phones and grid settings. A design drawn for a wide 4 × 2 space will look squeezed in a 2 × 2 space unless the widget adapts.
WidgetCraft handles this in two ways. By default it scales your design to fit while keeping its proportions. For more control you can add size-specific layouts, so the same widget rearranges its layers for small, wide and large sizes.
Changing the grid itself
If nothing fits the way you want, change the grid. In most launchers, touch and hold the home screen, open Home settings and look for Home screen grid. A 5 × 5 grid gives smaller cells and finer control than 4 × 5.
Questions
Can I resize a widget to any size?
No. Sizes snap to the home screen grid, within the limits the widget allows.
Why did my widget shrink after an update?
A launcher or system update can change the grid. Resize the widget again, or pick the previous grid in the launcher settings.