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Google announced today that the upcoming Android 16 QPR1 release will bring lock screen widget support to phones. Android 16 QPR1 isn’t expected to roll out until September, but we managed to activate ...

As Tom's Guide notes, lock screen widgets were part of Android phones until Android 5.0 (Lollipop) in late 2014. Last year, there were rumors about the feature's potential return, but they only showed ...

Gemini for Android is getting easier to use, as it should've been all along. To date, saying, "Hey, Google" to a locked phone only allowed Gemini to handle a few basic tasks like setting alarms and ...

Years after they were introduced and then removed from previous versions of Android, the latest beta for Android 15 QPR1 has arrived and brings back lock screen widget support, at least for tablets.

Google is bringing back lock screen widgets to Android phones this summer. The company announced on its Android Developer Blog on Thursday that lock screen widgets will return to Android 16, ...

We have a very early hands-on of lock screen widget support in the first Android 15 beta. Android used to let you add widgets to the lock screen until Android 5.0 Lollipop was released nearly a decade ...

Transform your Android lock screen into a productivity powerhouse with this awesome enhancement that makes Android 15 look like child's play in comparison. Android 15 is a-comin’! Google’s latest and ...

YoLock gives your Android lock screen an iOS makeover, including lock screen widgets. You can add up to four widgets to your ...

Lock screen widgets on Android may soon get the slick background blur effect. The visual change was spotted in the new Android Canary build and should align it with Google’s new Material Expressive 3 ...

Your phone’s lock screen displays notifications and alerts without unlocking it. You can also access some features directly ...