It looks like Android is bringing back lock screen widgets with the launch of Android 15. It’s been a while since Android had them, with the feature being killed off back when Android 5.0 Lollipop was ...

Google is giving the lock screen widgets page a Material 3 Expressive makeover. In the Android Canary, it now uses a background blur effect.

The same thing happened to lock screen widgets, so I hope the second time’s the charm. And seeing how enthusiastically users received lock screen widgets on iOS, Android’s implementation could ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Android 16 QPR1 to bring lock screen widgets to phones Omer Dursun · Mar 7, 2025 12:04 EST 10 ...

TickTick is the best to-do list app in my opinion, and its widgets also help to keep me organized. On an average day, my executive functioning is impaired — meaning I often forget tasks and need ...

Lock screen widgets are already available on Pixel Tablets. Again, this is a bit confusing because Android 16 will drop in Q2 (we’re guessing at Google I/O in May), with Android 16 QPR1 in beta ...

Lock Screen Widgets on Android 16 QPR1 Google first brought back lock screen widgets with Android 15 QPR1, launching a dedicated “Glanceable Hub”. This hub, accessed by swiping inward from the ...

This time, I think lock screen widgets are here to stay. The feature clearly has merit -- after all, even Microsoft is getting in on the action with Windows 11's lock screen update later this year ...

Android 16 is scheduled for an official release in the second quarter of this year. Its second beta, released last month, didn't include lock screen widgets, but Android Authority got early access.

While lock screen widgets returned on the Pixel Tablet with Android 15 last fall, smartphones didn’t get the feature. I’m excited now that Google has announced it will bring lock screen ...