Nothing-style music widget

What a Nothing-style music widget shows

A now-playing widget shows cover art, the track and artist, a progress line and three controls. It works with whichever app is playing, not one particular service.

Reading the current track needs Android's notification access and a media connection, which is a Pro feature in WidgetCraft. The controls send play, pause and skip to the app that is playing.

How the Nothing-style style shapes it

Nothing-style widgets copy the dot-matrix look of Nothing phones: numerals built from dots, strict black and white, small technical labels and one red accent. A dot-matrix font does most of the work.

• Photos: Convert photos to black and white with high contrast.
• Text: Use a dot-matrix font for headings and a plain mono for small labels in capitals.
• Bars and rings: Build progress from rows of small dots or short segments.

Nothing-style music widget recipe

Nothing-style color palette

• Black #0A0A0ABackground
• Charcoal #1A1A1ASurface and tracks
• White #FFFFFFText
• Grey #8A8A8ALabels
• Signal red #D71921Accent

How to make a Nothing-style music widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #0A0A0A and the corner radius to 26.
2. Open Data and set up the media connection; Android will ask for notification access.
3. Add an Image layer, 140 × 140 with radius 16, and connect it to the cover art.
4. Add two Text layers connected to the track title (size 20, #FFFFFF) and the artist (size 14, #8A8A8A).
5. Add a Progress layer as ten short segments in #D71921, then three shapes for the controls. In Tap, assign previous, play/pause and next.
6. Add the Nothing-style ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a row of small dots along the bottom, the first six in red.
7. 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 Nothing-style music widgets

• Import a free dot-matrix font such as Doto.
• Use red only as a single dot or one word.
• Long titles must truncate on one line; never let them wrap into the controls.
• Make each control at least 48 dp wide so it is easy to hit.
• The widget only shows a track while a media app has an active session.
• Do not add color beyond the red accent.
• Do not use more than one dot-matrix line per widget; it gets hard to read.

Questions about the Nothing-style music widget

What size is a Nothing-style music 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?

Black (#0A0A0A) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Grey (#8A8A8A) for labels and Signal red (#D71921) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The Nothing-style design is free to build. Showing live track details needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

People also search for dot matrix music widget, nothing os music widget, nothing phone style music widget, led music widget. They describe the same look as this Nothing-style music widget.

More Nothing-style widgets

• Nothing-style clock widget
• Nothing-style analog clock widget
• Nothing-style calendar widget
• Nothing-style battery widget
• Nothing-style countdown widget
• Nothing-style to-do list widget
• Nothing-style photo widget
• Nothing-style quote widget
• Nothing-style year progress widget
• Nothing-style step counter widget
• Nothing-style habit tracker widget
• Nothing-style sticky note widget
• Nothing-style world clock widget
• Nothing-style date widget
• Nothing-style home screen setup
• All Nothing-style widgets

Music player widgets in other styles

• Monochrome music widget
• Dark music widget
• E-ink music widget
• All music widgets