Medication Timer 2.5.2 includes home screen widgets on iPhone and Android. They show live medication state from your signed-in household and let you act without opening the app (where noted below).
Before you start
- Update to Medication Timer 2.5.2 or later from the App Store or Google Play.
- Sign in on your phone at least once so widgets can sync your household data.
- Add family members, medications, and (optionally) dose routines or active timers in the app first — empty widgets simply show that nothing is due.
Widget types
Next Up
Shows the most urgent dose across your household — from a scheduled routine, an active care course, or a snoozed item that is due again.
- Small — member, medication, and status.
- Medium — adds Take and Snooze 10m buttons.
- Tap the widget background to open Today.
Active Timers
Shows as-needed medication timers that are running outside an active care session (timers during care appear under Active care in the app and on Apple Watch, not on this widget).
- Countdown colours match the app: red / orange while still waiting, green when safe to log again.
- Medium size adds Log dose when allowed.
- Tap the widget background to open the Timers tab.
Add widgets on iPhone
- Long-press the home screen → tap Edit → Add Widget (or the + button).
- Search for Medication Timer.
- Choose Next Up or Active Timers and pick a size.
- Tap Add Widget, then Done.
Widgets refresh when household data changes on the phone. If you sign out, widgets show a sign-in prompt.
Add widgets on Android
- Long-press the home screen → Widgets.
- Find Medication Timer → Next Up or Active Timers.
- Drag the widget onto your home screen.
Rebuild or update to 2.5.2 if widgets do not appear — they require native code from that release onward.
Lock screen widgets
- iPhone: see How do lock screen timers work on iPhone?
- Android 12+: see How do lock screen timers work on Android?
