Smartspacer

Replace At a Glance or add a custom feed with Smartspacer.

Smartspacer is an app that replaces Google's At a Glance feature and adds extra customization and plugin support.

Lawnchair supports Smartspacer as both an At a Glance provider and a feed provider.

Prerequisites

• A device running Android 10 or later

• The Smartspacer app installed

Use Smartspacer in Lawnchair

You can use Smartspacer for either feature, or both.

As an At a Glance replacement

1. Go to Home settings > At a Glance.

2. Tap At a Glance provider, then select Smartspacer from the list.

3. Return to your home screen. You will see a message that says Smartspacer Permission Required. Tap it.

4. In the permission dialog that appears, tap Allow.

As an alternative feed provider

1. Go to Home settings > Home screen.

2. Turn on the Show feed option.

3. Tap Feed provider, then select Smartspacer from the list.

Adjust settings

Most Smartspacer features, such as plugins and appearance, are managed in the Smartspacer app itself.

You can open Smartspacer settings in one of three ways:

• Long-press At a Glance, then tap Customize.

• Go to Home settings > At a Glance, then tap Open Smartspacer settings.

• Open the Smartspacer app.

Lawnchair provides one specific setting for the widget:

1. Go to Home settings > At a Glance.

2. Under Smartspacer settings, adjust the slider for Maximum number of targets.

Common issues

Some issues come from Smartspacer itself. Before reporting a Lawnchair bug, check Smartspacer issues.

Smartspacer disappeared from my home screen

If the widget disappears, restarting Lawnchair often restores it:

1. Long press on the home screen, then tap Home settings.

2. On the screen that appears, tap More .

3. Tap Restart Lawnchair.

The widget is misaligned or has incorrect padding

This is a known Lawnchair issue. Alignment can be inconsistent on some screen densities and grid layouts.

There is currently no manual fix for this in Lawnchair settings.