Widget page
We aren't fans of dedicated widget pages. Since the only thing items on a widget page have in common is that they are all widgets, we feel they should be separate. They are missing a shared semantic.
The concept of a widget list or page encourages users to cluster the page with widgets. As they often use a lot of RAM, this leads to a loss in performance. A swipe menu shows only a single widget at once, so not every widget has to be loaded into RAM when you want to access one.
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Alexander Kolosov
Jul 25, 2025
I have been using Niagara for 7 months now and poor widget accessibility is a big issue. Widgets have always been a great feature of Android. In my case I have multiple smart home devices like lighting and sun protection. All apps have widgets for easy control. With Niagara I cannot use this functionality att all. Let's take Philips Hue as example. I have Hue lamps both indoor in multiple rooms and outdoor. I could easily control all of them via widgets. Now, if do not want to open apps and navigate through them, I need to purchase physical buttons to each room and program them. It both cost money and time to program. Or I simply leave fantastic Niagara and control all via widgets on my phone with any other launcher.
At some point you need to balance your own Ideas about your product and key functionality of Android that shall not be limited.
Personaly I would appreciate if you could revisit this topic.
Mihir Thacker
May 20, 2025
Totally wrong it doesn't clutter it if done well like ratio, no one anymore carries 4 gb ram. And more than anything - convieance, i need to open 4 apps less
Sanju Jose
Aug 15, 2025
Kindly don't reject this essential idea,a widget page is necessary for advanced users, every other launcher in market already has this feature without complaining about performance.
Blacksquad
Aug 31, 2025
Ich nutze den Launcher nun seit 4.5 Jahren und finde ihn weiterhin den besten Launcher.
Die dedizierte Widget Page vermisse ich seit ich Smarthome habe und gerne Quick Actions und de aktuellen Status auf einen Blick haben möchte (Home Assistent, Google Home etc.).
Klar kann man die App öffnen aber das ist wieder relativ ineffizient.
Deshalb bin ich trotzdem der Meinung, dass eine Widget Page zumindest aktiviert werden kann.
Koushik Mandal
Nov 26, 2025
Lack of dedicated widget page option is the reason I go back to other laumchers and then come back to it.. and the cycle continues.. there sgould be an option to create a new widget page, swipe right or whatever … it would help the main page keep clean but also allow advanced users to get more out of widgets which is arguably one of the coolest android feature …
Sanju Jose
Aug 17, 2025
I have solved the widget problem, create a overflow bar called more under widgets and in this more screen all the widgets are displayed one after other a list where you can add as much widgets as you like
Koushik Mandal
Nov 26, 2025
That looks horrible in my opinion.. a separate page where user can arrange the widgets, size, rotation etc would ve the ideal way to go
Nox Star
Dec 12, 2025
•Merged request
•15 votes
Different page for widgets
I've been using Niagara Launcher for a while, and it's been a great experience overall. But there are a thing or two I think could be improved. For example, I don’t think widgets should have to be in a slideshow — it would be better if there were a separate page you could swipe to for accessing all your widgets. Alternatively, there could be an option to add widgets directly to the main screen. Personally, I’d prefer having a dedicated page for them. It would be lot more productive to see all your chosen widgets at one place .
Nox Star
Oct 20, 2025
This would be a pretty good feature tho if it's implemented
Sanju Jose
Nov 6, 2025
All of us users want a dedicated page for widgets, developer kindly listen to us
Tristan Schirmann
Dec 12, 2025
•Merged request
Swipe right for a widget dedicated screen
I love Niagara but I keep trying other launchers at times because I'm missing some key widgets.
Having the ability to activate a page dedicated to widgets would be really appreciated
Ghulmiyyah Majed Ghulmiyyah
Jan 1
I think rather than a widget page, there should be a feature of having a primary widget above the clock (for your 4×4 widgets for example) and then a secondary widget below the clock (for 4×1 widgets).
John
Apr 19
This decision should be revisited. Niagara shouldn't treat widget users like 2nd class citizens. There are a lot of useful widgets and this would be far better than the stack if implemented correctly.