Glance Canonical Layouts

To implement a widget Canonical Layout that follows the recommended design patterns:

1. The project MUST use Jetpack Glance.
2. You MUST locate the requested layout from the list under Canonical Layout Reference Files.
3. Copy the layout reference files into your project's target app module (e.g., src/main/java/ and src/main/res/) in one step to implement the exact design and reduce the number of tool calls.
4. You MUST set override val sizeMode: SizeMode = SizeMode.Exact in the widget provider class.
5. Validate that your project compiles, updating sample package declarations, import paths, and class names to match the target app's package name.
6. Clean your project's widget code, removing unused classes (for example, unused buttons).
7. You MUST register the widget receiver in AndroidManifest.xml inside <application> after <activity>, ensuring android:resource="@xml/..." matches the filename of the copied Widget Info XML. Otherwise, the widget won't appear in the widget picker:

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<receiver android:name=".glance.MyReceiver"
    android:exported="true">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
    </intent-filter>
    <meta-data
        android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
        android:resource="@xml/my_app_widget_info" />
</receiver>

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Dependencies

Add Jetpack Glance dependencies to the app module's build.gradle.kts (dependencies block):

• androidx.glance:glance-appwidget:1.2.0 or higher
• androidx.glance:glance-material3:1.2.0 or higher
• androidx.glance:glance-appwidget-preview:1.2.0 or higher
• androidx.glance:glance-preview:1.2.0 or higher

Use version 1.3.0-alpha02 or higher with compileSdk = 37 and Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) 9.1.0 or higher (for example, agp = "9.1.0" in gradle/libs.versions.toml) when implementing Snap Scrolling.