Mirko_ddd - Thanks man. As a professional UI/UX designer, we are never asked to present an initial design based on development limitations. We are asked to design functional and aesthetic use cases which can then be tailor made to fit within those limitations in further iterations. The design for the volume widget presents an idea for how volume can be represented on the screen; if a seekbar cannot be implemented, perhaps on tapping the widget a modal/pop-up for that specific sound channel can open up allowing us to to workaround those limitations with what’s possible. But as designers we must always start without knowing these limitations as they help us to create and conceptualize out of the box ideas which can be refined further.

zygerboy - appreciate the kind words. Yeah designing the flame icon was weird to implement in the dots; I couldn’t configure the right grid for individual dots but for the most part they do have a 1px gap between them. OS 3.0 will have dots of different sizes so these type of icons can be much better made with that in mind. I did initially try that but it looked weird, so I went with the best looking version. The font size on the contact speed dial is perfect in my opinion. Raising it 4x would look too big. You would hardly be able to fit a few letters in the widget.

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        Kindly add volume slider widget simply when calling to call volume when playing music or song to music volume adjust

        flo_rahil I disagree honestly. Knowing the limitations helps a lot focusing on possible designs, at least if you’re willing to design a real product. Otherwise concepts will remain just “concepts”, and people will like something will never exists.

            Mirko_ddd

            Designing without limitations is the first step towards arriving at a final product.

            This concept might not get converted into a real product, but it is a step towards communicating what the final product is required/expected to do and what the users want.

            Changes in design due to development limitations are common everywhere and have existed forever, this isn’t news. (Check development of 1987’s Hideo Kojima Game - Metal Gear) But it is important to think freely at first in order to have direction.

            As an android developer I ask you this - instead of rubbing these widgets off as “unfeasible” or “impossible” find a way or a workaround to make them work. Good design creates great problem solving opportunities for developers. And that is only possible if I as a designer can design without limitations.

                flo_rahil well said, it is the first step, and you should take my feedback as it is. I don’t want to start a war, just wanted to give you some hint, and in the design field honest feedbacks are more valuable than blind claps.

                    Mirko_ddd No war at all my friend. Your initial post said that you cannot enjoy such concepts due to their real world feasibility. I am simply trying to convey that they hold value regardless of their immediate feasibility. If anything, it’s a good healthy discussion. Cheers, and keep that feedback coming, no issues.

                        LEPE This could use a proper design. If you wish i can help you with some nice options. Let me know.

                          LEPE I really waiting such a cool widgets I hope you make more like these widgets 😁

                            LEPE looks really cool widget, hope that nothing team will polish this widget and we will get an official widget like this one.

                              flo_rahil if 4x scale up causes undesirable results may be 2x? I can imagine your key points regarding 4x being too big and I did visualize how it would look on the overall screen, aesthetically. Screens do have their own pixels and colors that do project image and how they affect makes overall sense. The 1x gap is totally acceptable But I still feel Like the alignments of dots either some are too stuck together or too free. May be after viewing them in Nothing display with 1:1 accuracy might bring some difference? I’m just saying… 🙂

                                  flo_rahil

                                  I really appreciate it what nothing is doing..

                                  I still only have widgets on my home screen I might have to. Make a couple of them just to look at all these cool widgets…