How can i add a counter badge to a widget?

How can I开发者_StackOverflow社区 add a counter badge to a widget? Like in this screenshot

Google Reader also has a widget with counter.

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What is the problem? A home screen widget can have a layout, and that layout can contain an ImageView and a TextView.

You will then create a background service that is checking how many messages there are e.g. every 15 minutes, and then update the widget.