Home Screen Widgets

Adding and configuring widgets for quick vehicle stats on your home screen

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What widgets are available?

My Cars offers three widget tiers:

Basic Widgets (Free)

  • Quick Stats - Current fuel efficiency and total distance
  • Last Refuel - Date and cost of your last fill-up
  • Vehicle Selector - Quick switch between vehicles

PRO Widgets

  • Budget Tracker - Current spending vs budget
  • Fuel Price - Recent fuel prices with trend
  • Monthly Cost - This month’s total expenses

Advanced Widgets (PRO+)

  • Insights Summary - Latest smart alerts and suggestions
  • Full Dashboard - Comprehensive stats at a glance
  • Multi-Vehicle - Compare stats across all vehicles

How do I add a widget?

On most Android devices:

  1. Long-press on your home screen
  2. Select Widgets
  3. Find My Cars in the list
  4. Tap and hold the widget you want
  5. Drag it to your home screen
  6. Release to place it

On Samsung devices:

  1. Pinch on the home screen
  2. Tap Widgets
  3. Search for “My Cars”
  4. Tap and hold to place

How do I configure a widget?

After placing a widget:

  1. Tap the widget to open configuration
  2. Select options:
    • Vehicle - Which vehicle to display
    • Data to show - What metrics to display
    • Style - Light, dark, or match system
  3. Tap Save or Done

How do I resize a widget?

  1. Long-press the widget until it’s selected
  2. Drag the resize handles to adjust
  3. Tap outside to confirm

Not all widgets support resizing. Larger widgets show more information.

Why isn’t my widget updating?

If widgets show outdated data:

  1. Check battery optimization

    • Go to device Settings > Apps > My Cars
    • Disable battery optimization

  2. Check background data

    • Ensure My Cars has background data permission

  3. Force refresh

    • Tap the widget to open the app
    • Data updates when the app opens

  4. Recreate the widget

    • Remove and re-add the widget

Can I have multiple widgets?

Yes! You can add:

  • Multiple widgets of the same type (different vehicles)
  • Different widget types together
  • Widgets on different home screens

How do I remove a widget?

  1. Long-press the widget
  2. Drag to Remove or tap the X
  3. The widget is removed (app data is unaffected)

Do widgets drain battery?

My Cars widgets are designed to be efficient:

  • Update only when data changes
  • No constant background polling
  • Minimal battery impact

If concerned, use fewer widgets or disable background updates.

Which widget should I use?

Recommendations based on use:

NeedRecommended Widget
Quick efficiency checkQuick Stats (Free)
Track spendingBudget Tracker (PRO)
Manage multiple carsVehicle Selector (Free)
Full overviewFull Dashboard (PRO+)
Smart suggestionsInsights Summary (PRO+)

Widget not appearing in list?

If you can’t find My Cars widgets:

  1. Make sure the app is installed (not just on SD card)
  2. Restart your device
  3. Check if widgets are disabled in app settings
  4. Update to the latest app version
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