Google announced on November 10, 2026 that Create My Widget will reach eligible Pixel phones over the following weeks. The feature turns a description into a custom home-screen widget without coding—a way to keep a trip countdown or another frequently checked detail close at hand.
Check whether your phone qualifies
Google’s eligibility rules specify users aged 18 or over, Pixel 10 or newer devices excluding Pixel 10a, and English-language access in Australia, Canada, India, the US and the UK.
Start with a date you supply
For a first widget, choose a question whose answer you can easily check. Supplying an event date yourself keeps the exercise focused on the display, without also asking the tool to find a booking in your email.
An illustrative prompt to adapt: Show the number of days until my holiday begins on 15 July 2027. Replace that date with your own.
Follow Google’s creation steps:
Hold an empty area of the home screen, then choose Widgets followed by Create.
Enter your request under Describe your widget and tap Send.
Inspect the preview. When satisfied, tap + Add.
Before adding the countdown, compare its target date and day count with your calendar. Google advises checking generated answers for correctness.
You can also start from a suggested category or template and customize its details.
Decide which information it should read
A date typed into your prompt, public information and private account content are different starting points. Google names Search, Gmail and Calendar as information sources, with examples including travel dashboards and spending trackers. A request for public information is not the same as permission to read your bookings.
For personal-data widgets, Google’s setup guide says to connect Google Workspace during setup; Connected Apps controls are also in Create My Widget’s settings. This is a connection step, not a stated requirement to buy a business account. Device or app data needs permission. Connected Apps integration is unavailable in the UK, although widget creation is supported there.
Review the connection offered before approving it. Gemini’s general Connected Apps guide explains how to connect or disconnect services and inspect supported actions. Its instructions cover personal accounts; work and school accounts have separate guidance. That broader connector list is not a promise that every service works inside a widget.
Revise the widget and check the information
To change a preview, tap Edit, describe the adjustment, then Send and + Add. For a widget already on the home screen, hold it, choose Edit, and send your changes.
A useful revision might make the event date explicit or ask for a clearer label. Check the revised result again before keeping it.
For information that changes, the launch announcement gives no refresh interval. A travel dashboard should therefore not be treated as a guaranteed live feed. Check the original booking or service before acting on time-sensitive details. Likewise, Google’s spending-tracker example does not establish direct bank access or a complete account of your spending.
If Create is missing or you reach a limit
Recheck your device, age, language and country against the eligibility list. Even if those match, Google’s staged rollout means the option may not have reached your phone. There is no exact per-device arrival date in the announcement.
Google says higher usage of some features may require a subscription, but the feature materials specify neither a widget allowance nor a plan and price. A subscription purchase is not a documented fix for a missing Create option.
For a related approach to building reusable personal tools inside an AI app, see how Meta’s Muse Spaces handles planners and trackers. Those are in-app tools, not Pixel home-screen widgets.