Android widgets offer glanceable info & app shortcuts on your home screen. Third-party widgets from the Google Play Store can enhance Android customization to a huge degree. My favorite Android ...

The Google Clock app is a core Android application, and it’s packed with a bunch of useful time-management features. You ...

This wow-worthy widget wonder will make whatever Android device you're using infinitely more useful — in a way that only Android could provide. Every now and then, I stumble onto an Android ...

Many great widgets are available for Android phones and tablets, but which are the best? From the widgets that came preinstalled to unexpected widgets installed alongside my favorite apps, I've used ...

Android 16 adds a new “multiuser” widget that lets you quickly switch between users on a device. This widget has tappable buttons for each user, indicated by their profile picture. The widget also ...

Back in the way earlier days of Android, Google supported the ability to run widgets on the lockscreen, but the functionality faded away in later releases. Now, Android seems to be reviving lockscreen ...

Android will soon let you resize the widgets you’ve added to the lock screen. When Google introduced lock screen widgets support in Android 15 QPR1, the company didn’t allow you to resize widgets, ...

As we previously spotted, the Google Home app on Android is getting a new homescreen widget and Wear OS Tile. This new Favorites widget can show your smart home devices, automations, and actions in a ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. On Pixel smartphones, owners are likely familiar with the At a Glance widget. It shows current calendar ...

FIRST LOOK: Lock screen widgets on phones in Android 16 QPR1 Android 16 is due to release in June this year and its first quarterly update will include lock screen widgets. Expected in late summer, ...

The Android team has acknowledged user requests for stackable widgets and confirmed they are "looking into" the feature for potential inclusion in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). While Google ...