Visual Elements & Typography (Android)

Static or decorative elements used to display content on Android widgets. See Styling for details on supported style properties.

Text

Displays text content.

Parameters:

  • maxLines (number, optional): Maximum number of lines to display.

Image

Displays bitmap images from the asset catalog or base64 encoded data.

Parameters:

  • source (object, optional): Image source object.
    • assetName (string): Reference to a pre-bundled image (drawable resource) or a preloaded image.
    • base64 (string): Base64 encoded image data.
  • resizeMode (string, optional): "cover", "contain", "stretch", "repeat", or "center".
  • contentScale (string, optional): Glance-specific terminology for resize mode: "crop", "fit", "fill-bounds".
  • contentDescription (string, optional): Accessibility description for the image.
  • alpha (number, optional): Opacity value from 0.0 to 1.0.
  • tintColor (string, optional): Color to tint the image with.
Image Preloading

For dynamic images from remote URLs, use the Image Preloading API to cache them locally for use in widgets.

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