diff --git a/mobile/android/app/build.gradle b/mobile/android/app/build.gradle
index 0d07228252..eb179ae2d4 100644
--- a/mobile/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/mobile/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ plugins {
   id "kotlin-android"
   id "dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin"
   id 'com.google.devtools.ksp'
+  id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.compose' version '2.0.20' // this version matches your Kotlin version
+
 }
 
 def localProperties = new Properties()
@@ -45,6 +47,10 @@ android {
     main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
   }
 
+  buildFeatures {
+    compose true
+  }
+
   defaultConfig {
     applicationId "app.alextran.immich"
     minSdkVersion 26
@@ -102,6 +108,9 @@ dependencies {
 
   ksp "com.github.bumptech.glide:ksp:$glide_version"
   coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.1.2'
+
+  //Glance Widget
+  implementation "androidx.glance:glance-appwidget:1.1.1"
 }
 
 // This is uncommented in F-Droid build script
diff --git a/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6a96aa68e4..b9ccf8201a 100644
--- a/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,19 @@
       android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
       android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
       tools:node="remove" />
+
+
+    <!-- Widgets -->
+    <receiver
+      android:name="app.alextran.immich.widget.RandomWidget"
+      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/widget" />
+    </receiver>
   </application>
 
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomReceiver.kt b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomReceiver.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e019c48e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomReceiver.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package app.alextran.immich.widget
+
+import HomeWidgetGlanceWidgetReceiver
+
+class RandomReceiver : HomeWidgetGlanceWidgetReceiver<RandomWidget>() {
+  override val glanceAppWidget = RandomWidget()
+}
+
diff --git a/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomWidget.kt b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomWidget.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f6db5c835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomWidget.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package app.alextran.immich.widget
+
+import HomeWidgetGlanceState
+import HomeWidgetGlanceStateDefinition
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.glance.appwidget.*
+import androidx.glance.*
+import androidx.glance.layout.*
+import androidx.glance.state.*
+import androidx.glance.text.*
+
+class RandomWidget : GlanceAppWidget() {
+  override val stateDefinition: GlanceStateDefinition<*>
+    get() = HomeWidgetGlanceStateDefinition()
+
+  override suspend fun provideGlance(context: Context, id: GlanceId) {
+    provideContent {
+      GlanceContent(context, currentState())
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Composable
+  private fun GlanceContent(context: Context, currentState: HomeWidgetGlanceState) {
+    val prefs = currentState.preferences
+    val counter = prefs.getInt("counter", 0)
+    Box(modifier = GlanceModifier.background(Color.White).padding(16.dp)) {
+      Column() {
+        Text(
+          counter.toString()
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/xml/widget.xml b/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/xml/widget.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b461bf324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/xml/widget.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+  android:initialLayout="@layout/glance_default_loading_layout"
+  android:minWidth="110dp"
+  android:minHeight="110dp"
+  android:resizeMode="horizontal|vertical"
+  android:updatePeriodMillis="1200000" 
+/>
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