Car Widget3.4.1



Publisher Description


Car Widget -

Car widget make easier and quicker access to phone features in the car.

"Car Widget" makes easier and quicker access to phone features when you're in the car.
With the widget you can assign one or more screens on your home launcher to be dedicated for usage inside the car.

Unlike Car Home applications, you still will have access to all other screens of your home launcher.

To access widget settings use application shortcut.

HOW TO USE
On any home screen press "menu", then "add", select "widgets" and choose "Car Widget" from the list of available widgets.
You might need to restart the device in order to widget to appear in the list.

Main features:
* 4x4 widget
* 4,6 or 8 big shortcuts per widget
* 5 Skins
* Customization options: background color, opacity, font size and color, icons tint
* Replacement for "Car Dock" / "Car Home" applications.
* Custom icons and titles for shortcuts
* Icon pack support

Available shortcuts (can be expanded by installed applications):
* Applications
* Bookmark
* Contact
* Direct dial/ message
* Directions & Navigation (Using Google Maps)
* Gmail label
* Music playlist
* Settings
* Built-In Shortcuts - (InCar switch, Play/Pause, Next, Previous - Experimental)

Free version includes Trial of the features available in the Car Widget Pro.

Car Widget Pro features:
Automation for your car. Detects when you inside the car and adjusts settings of your phone.

Trigger (possible to combine all of the options):
* Power cable connected
* Headphones connected
* Bluetooth device connected
* Activity recognition

Actions:
* Turn on Bluetooth
* Disable screen timeout
* Adjust screen brightness
* Adjust volume level of media
* Switch off Wi-Fi
* Route call to speaker
* Auto answer (Experimental)
* Autorun App
* Shortcuts in notification bar (Android 4.0)

Limitations:
- It's not possible to unlock the screen from widget
- It's not possible to switch to the specific screen from widget
- Not possible to switch GPS

Permissions:
CALL_PHONE (Directly call phone numbers)- used for direct call shortcut
WAKE_LOCK (Prevent phone from sleeping) - used to disable screen timeout
WRITE_SETTINGS (Modify system settings)- used to adjust brightness settings
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE and CHANGE_WIFI_STATE - connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
BLUETOOTH and BLUETOOTH_ADMIN - required in order to switch Bluetooth state
(Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage) - Backup/Restore functionality

Tips:
* On some devices you have option "Stay awake" (Under Settings -> Applications -> Development), you can enable it if your want to prevent phone from sleeping.

* Landscape mode: Not all launchers allow to use phone in landscape mode, just replace yours with alternative one that supports it (like LauncherPro or ADW).

You can find Car Widget Pro also in androidpit.com market.
(This marketplace has an option for PayPal)

IMPORTANT
Please exercise caution when using this application and do not manipulate your device while driving. Always pay attention to the road.



About Car Widget

Car Widget is a free app for Android published in the Themes & Wallpaper list of apps, part of Desktop.

The company that develops Car Widget is Alex Gavrishev. The latest version released by its developer is 3.4.1. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.0.

To install Car Widget on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2026-01-31 and was downloaded 56 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Car Widget as malware as malware if the download link to com.anod.car.home.free is broken.

How to install Car Widget on your Android device:

  • Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
  • Once the Car Widget is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
  • A pop-up window with the permissions required by Car Widget will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
  • Car Widget will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.

Program Details


General

Publisher
Released Date
2026-01-31
Languages
English

Category

Category
Subcategory

System requirements

Operating systems
Android

Download information

File size
N/A
Total downloads
56

Pricing

License model
Free
Price

Version History


Here you can find the changelog of Car Widget since it was posted on our website on 2015-04-25. The latest version is 3.4.1 and it was updated on Soft112 on 17 March, 2026. See below the changes in each version:

version 3.4.1

posted on 2026-01-31

Add an option to copy an existing shortcut
Fix shortcuts redirect security warning
Upgrade libs, migrate to Navigation 3

version 3.4.0

posted on 2025-10-18

Add folders support
Rearrange add shortcut screen
Target SDK 35

version 3.2.0

posted on 2024-07-25

Target Android 14
Upgrade libraries

version 3.1.0

posted on 2024-03-02

Add option for 12 and 14 shortcuts
Improve stability
Upgrade libraries

version 3.0.2

posted on 2023-12-23

Stability improvements and libraries upgrade

version 3.0.1

posted on 2023-10-29

3.0.1
Trying to fix crashes
Update edit shortcut layout
Update libraries
Update translations

3.0.0
App was rewritten to support new Android versions.
New material YOU theme
App was open sourced and all paid functionality that still supported in new Android is available for free

version 3.0.0

posted on 2023-09-16

App was rewritten to support new Android versions.
New material YOU theme
App was open sourced and all paid functionality that still supported in new Android is available for free

version 2.1.6

posted on 2023-09-09

Add scroll in About tab

version 2.1.5

posted on 2020-10-04

Crash fixes

version 2.1.4

posted on 2020-08-04

Basic support for new app shortcuts format (Limited by Android)
Bug fixes






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Users Rating:
  3.0/5     1
Downloads: 56
Updated At: 2026-03-17
Publisher: Alex Gavrishev
Operating System: Android
License Type: Free