To recap, Google reintroduced lock screen widgets in the first quarterly release of Android 15, i.e. Android 15 QPR1.The company created a dedicated page for widgets called the “glanceable hub ...

This limitation might be changing with Android 14. Android 14’s latest Developer Preview holds clues regarding the requested feature. According to XDADevelopers, while digging through the source code ...

Lock screen widgets are coming to Android phones with the Android 16 QPR1 update. Get instant access to information, smart home controls, and more without unlocking your phone.

Lock screen widgets are available already on the Pixel Tablet, but they’ll come to phones and other tablets later this year in Android 16’s QPR1 update.

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However, lock screen widgets won't automatically appear when running Android 16. It will be up to phone manufacturers, such as Samsung, to add the functionality through an update.