Home Screen Widget

The Petrol Australia widget sits on your home screen and shows a live fuel price at a glance — no app open required. It works on iPhone and Android.

Requires: Free account.

Choose what the widget shows

In Profile → Preferences → Widgets, pick one of two modes under What to show:

• Cheapest within radius — always shows the lowest price near home for your preferred fuel. Needs your home location set and uses a search radius (the same radius as your price-cycle alerts).
• A favourite station — pins one specific station you fill up at most often. Choose it from your favourites.

Adding the widget to your home screen

On iPhone:

1. Long-press an empty area of your home screen until the icons jiggle
2. Tap the + button in the top-left corner
3. Search for Petrol Australia and pick the widget size you want
4. Tap Add Widget, then Done

On Android:

1. Long-press an empty area of your home screen
2. Tap Widgets from the bottom menu
3. Find Petrol Australia in the list and long-press the widget you want
4. Drag it to the position you want, then release

The Widgets screen also shows a live preview of how each size will look.

What the widget shows

• The station name and brand (the cheapest nearby, or your chosen favourite)
• The current price for your preferred fuel type
• For Cheapest within radius, the distance from your home location
• When the price was last updated

Settings recap

Refreshing the widget

The widget refreshes automatically when new price data is available. You can also force a refresh by opening the app, which triggers a data sync.

Widget not updating?

Check:

1. For Cheapest within radius, your home location is set (Profile → Preferences → Home location)
2. The app has been opened at least once since adding the widget
3. Background App Refresh (iOS) or background data (Android) is enabled for Petrol Australia in your device settings

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