A developer has created an open source alternative to KWGT called Sukko.

It is an open source Android app for creating widgets for home and lock screens.

Here’s the project website: https://sadellie.github.io/sukko/

His repo: https://github.com/sadellie/sukko

Its currently in experimental stage and will take a while until a full release.

Current stage

Experimental

  • Accessibility features are not implemented
  • Expect huge changes in functionality
  • Clean installation recommended. Data migration is not guaranteed
  • External code contributions are welcomed, but I recommend waiting for alpha stage. There are no contributing guidelines at the moment
  • Bug reports and feature requests are discouraged. I know what ku*tom is
  • Not for daily usage despite implemented features and overall stability
  • Please avoid redistribution on “free and open source android app repositories” 🟢🟦

Development updates: https://t.me/sadellie_dev

Compatibility

  • Android 12 / API 31 and higher
  • vivo - no, lol
  • Pixel and close to AOSP ROMs
  • Anything else - visit https://dontkillmyapp.com/ and follow instructions. If that didn’t help - open an issue or buy Pixel
  • limerod@reddthat.comOPMEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    Hopefully, by the time it gets an fdroid release it will be slightly stable.

    Interestingly, he says no vivo phones supported.

    • Jrockwar@feddit.ukEnglish
      101·
      2 days ago

      I get that vivo phones aren’t supported, but the energy and messaging is very off here. “Vivo - no, lol” “open an issue or buy pixel”.

      There’s no need to be a condescending dick to your users, you can just write “phones with aggressive task managers might kill the app and break updates”.

      Plus I don’t think anybody sane is “buying pixel” just to access a widget app. 🙄

      • limerod@reddthat.comOPMEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        I chalked that to language barrier and not necessarily the app creator being a dick. There’s not enough activity to make an informed choice. So, will defer that until we see more.

        Plus I don’t think anybody sane is “buying pixel” just to access a widget app. 🙄

        Not necessarily a widget app but apps in general. I haven’t had issues with samsung or realme FWIW.

        • Jrockwar@feddit.ukEnglish
          11·
          2 days ago

          I have a Xiaomi, which typically is on the bad list of “dontkillmyapp” but with a bit of knowledge and care I’ve had zero issues.

          You just have to know not to let the phone kill apps if you don’t want them killed 🤷‍♂️ but I guess many users can’t understand that.