How to add a widget to the home screen on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Home screen

Path

Home screen › Widgets › Browse › Add

Real screenshots

8 of 8 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Tap Widgets

   Press and hold an empty spot on the home screen. In the menu, tap Widgets.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Browse

   The Widgets sheet opens on Featured, with picks such as Search YouTube, Current weather and Your memories. Tap Browse at the bottom to see every app.

   Done

3. 

   Tap the app

   Browse lists apps from A to Z with how many widgets each has; Search at the top finds one by name. We tapped Clock: 6 widgets.

   Done

4. 

   Tap a widget

   The app's widgets show with their size. Clock had Analogue, Stopwatch, Digital and Stacked, all 2 × 2. Tap the one you want; we tapped Analogue.

   Done

5. 

   Tap Add

   An Add button appears under it. Tap Add. Google's help says you can also touch and hold the widget and slide it to where you want it.

   Done

6. 

   Pick a style if asked

   The Analogue clock asked us to Select a clock face, with Scallop, Numeral and more below. We tapped Scallop.

   Done

7. 

   Resize it or leave it

   Ours went at the top left of our first home screen, showing Sat 17, with an outline and dots around it. Google says that if a widget can be resized, you drag the dots, then tap outside it.

   Done

8. 

   Remove it

   Press and hold the widget. A menu shows Remove and Settings. Tap Remove to take it off; ours went and our home screen was as before.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Widgets in the menu? Press and hold an empty part of the home screen, not an app. Ours showed Wallpaper and style, Widgets, Apps list and Home settings.
• No Add button? We saw it after tapping the widget once. Google's steps are to touch and hold the widget, slide it to where you want it and lift your finger. Source: Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens
• Can't find the app? Each app in Browse shows how many widgets or shortcuts it has, such as Clock (6 widgets) or Android System Intelligence (1 shortcut). Search at the top of the sheet finds one by name.

If this does not work

• Widget in the wrong place? Google says to touch and hold it, then slide it to where you want it. Google's way to remove one is to drag it up to Remove; ours also had Remove in its menu. Source: Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens
• Widget too big or too small? Google says a widget that can be resized shows an outline with dots on its sides: drag the dots, then tap outside it. Ours showed the outline straight after it was placed. Source: Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens
• Worried Remove deletes the app? Google says Remove takes an item off your home screen only, while Uninstall takes it off your device. Source: Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens

About this guide

Google's Pixel help says to touch and hold a widget in the list and slide it to where you want it. On our Pixel a single tap on a widget also showed an Add button, which placed it for us.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. We added the Analogue clock widget and removed it again. We blurred a personal photo in the Widgets list.

Good to know

The Clock widgets in the list showed the date as Sat, Oct 17, while our home screen said Sat, 17 Oct.

Fit more on each screen: change the home screen grid. Other home screen options: home screen and search settings.

In short: Press and hold the home screen, Widgets, Browse, the app, tap a widget, Add. Remove: press and hold it, Remove.