An Android widget revelation

As a long-time appreciator of advanced Android efficiency, I love me a good widget. A well-designed Android widget can surface important info for you when and where you need it — without forcing you to find your way into the related app, poke around in its various screens and menus, and actively look for the info in question. By default, though, Android widgets are available only on your home screen — which significantly limits their usefulness. So much of our time on mobile devices is spent sending messages, making calls, and working (or at least “working”) within other random apps. Why should you have to head back to your home screen to peek in at something important like your notes or your calendar when that info is often incredibly pertinent to other tasks you’re tackling? My friend and fellow efficiency aficionado, I’ve found a better way. It’s a creative and quite brilliant hack that turns an otherwise empty and useless area of your phone’s display into an intelligent launchpad for any widgets you want, from anywhere you happening to be working. This is one of those wonderful things that truly has the ability to change how you think about getting stuff done on the go. Lemme …

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