Want a home-screen widget that does exactly what you need, instead of picking from the handful your apps ship with? On a Pixel 10 or Pixel 11, Create My Widget lets you describe one in plain English, and Gemini builds it for you.
The feature arrived with the November Pixel Drop as part of Gemini Intelligence, which we covered when it was announced. This guide skips the news and goes straight to setup. It covers who can use it, how to build a widget from scratch or a template, and how to edit one later.
What Create My Widget does
You type what you want the widget to show, and Gemini generates a preview you can add to your home screen. Google’s own examples include a trip dashboard, a monthly spending tracker and a race-day countdown.
Widgets can pull information from Gmail, Calendar and Search. That is what makes them useful, and it is also why setup asks for access to your Google account data.
Who can use Create My Widget
Google’s help page sets four conditions, and all of them have to be true:
- Phone: Pixel 10 and newer, except the Pixel 10a.
- Country: Australia, Canada, India, the United States or the United Kingdom.
- Language: English.
- Age: 18 or older.
In practice, that means the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL and 10 Pro Fold, plus the Pixel 11 series. UK users should know one more limit. Gemini’s Connected Apps integration is not available there, so widgets built on your personal data may be restricted.
How to create a widget by describing it
This is the open-ended route. You write the request yourself, so be specific about what the widget should track.
- Touch and hold an empty space on your Home screen.
- Tap Widgets, then tap Create.
- Tap Describe your widget.
- Type what you want the widget to show, then tap Send.
- Review the preview, then tap + Add to place it on your Home screen.
Alongside Add, the preview screen also shows Edit and Create new buttons.
How to create a widget from a template
If you are not sure what to ask for, Google offers ready-made starting points.
- Touch and hold an empty space on your Home screen, then tap Widgets and Create.
- Pick a category or suggestion, such as Important dates, Sports & fitness or Finance.
- Tap Add.
How to edit a widget
You can tweak a widget before adding it, or change one that is already on your Home screen.
From the preview:
- Tap Edit.
- Type your changes, then tap Send.
- Tap + Add when the preview looks right.
On a widget already on your Home screen:
- Touch and hold the widget, then tap Edit.
- Enter your updates on the Edit your widget screen.
- Tap Send.
Widgets that use your personal data
A widget that reads your inbox or calendar needs a Google Workspace connection. You can connect it during setup or later in the app’s settings. If a widget needs data from your phone or another app, you will also see a permission prompt to approve.
Connecting Workspace gives Gemini access to Gmail and Calendar content. Before you approve, think about whether a countdown or tracker really needs your email. You can review and remove these connections later in Connected Apps settings, and it is worth checking them once in a while.
Create option not showing up?
Google is rolling the phone version out gradually over the next few weeks, so it may not reach every eligible Pixel at once. To check, touch and hold your Home screen and tap Widgets. If Create is missing, first confirm you meet every condition in the list above. If you do, check again later.
Caveats before you rely on it
Google tells users to check widget responses for accuracy, which matters for anything like a spending tracker. Google also says some features may need a subscription for higher usage. It has not said which features or what the limits are. A version for the Pixel Watch 4 and 5 is due in the next few weeks, according to Google.
Source: Google Pixel Phone Help, Google, 9to5Google
