Steps to create an Android App Widget in NativeScript
- Create an android layout for your widget and place it in
platforms/android/src/main/res/layout
. Make sure to follow the official guidelines as not all views are supported. - Create a widget meta-data file and place it in
app/App_Resources/Android/xml/
. - Extend
android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider
and implement itsonUpdate
method. For more information on how to do it refer to the Android API Guides. - Update the AndroidManifest.xml located in
app/App_Resources/Android
and register your widget, wherereceiver android:name=???
contains the full widget class name, andmeta-data android:resource=@xml/???
- your widget meta-data.
Note: A full widget class name is only considered valid when it contains package descriptor eg.
com.tns
ora.b
in the front.
- Run command in your terminal
tns run android
- Add the widget from the application WidgetDemo to your home screen.
- Clicking on the button on the right will increase the tap counter, while clicking on the image will open the application with which the widget is associated.