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<pre class="markdown-content"># Home Screen Widget
On Android, Meshtastic provides a home screen **widget** that shows live local statistics from your connected radio at a glance — no need to open the app.
## What It Shows
The widget displays the **connected radio's** current local stats:
- **Battery** — the radio's battery level, or *Powered* when running on external power
- **ChUtil** — channel utilization (how busy the LoRa channel is, as a percentage)
- **AirUtil** — airtime utilization (how much of the duty cycle your radio is transmitting)
- **Traffic** — packets transmitted / received, and duplicates seen
- **Relays** — packets relayed and relay cancellations (shown when the radio is relaying)
Tap the widget to open the app, or use its refresh control to request fresh stats.
&gt; 💡 **Tip:** The values reflect the radio you are currently connected to. If the app isn't connected to a radio, the widget shows the last known stats until it reconnects.
## Adding the Widget
1. Long-press an empty area of your Android home screen.
2. Tap **Widgets**.
3. Find **Meshtastic** in the list and drag the **Local Stats** widget to your home screen.
4. Resize it as needed — the layout adapts to the available space.
&gt; ⚠️ **Note:** The widget is Android-only. It is not available on the Desktop or iOS builds.
## Related Topics
- [Node Metrics](node-metrics) — the full Signal Quality and Local Stats history inside the app
- [Connections](connections) — connect to a radio so the widget has stats to show
- [Discovery](discovery) — channel and airtime utilization across the mesh
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