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 ...

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 ...

Then, in 2022, Apple introduced lock screen widgets for the iPhone in iOS 16. Suddenly, this old feature was cool again, and it was only a matter of time before Android followed suit.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

Currently, the feature is supported only on the Pixel Tablet. For those who don't remember, lock screen widgets were a feature in the early days of Android but have been axed since.

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 update will bring the lock screen widgets already ...

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 ...