CNET

Lock Screen Widgets Will Return to Android Phones

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, ...
Android Authority

Lock screen widgets are coming to phones in Android 16 QPR1: Here's a first look

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 ...
GizChina

Google Confirms Lock Screen Widgets for Android Phones, Arriving After Android 16

Google is bringing lock screen widgets to Android phones, expanding a feature it reintroduced for tablets in a recent Pixel Feature Drop. While it was initially limited to Android tablets, Google has ...
Android Police

My Pixel's lock screen was telling everyone my business until I tweaked this setting

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...
Android Police

Android 16's reworked lock screen enables my terrible notification hygiene in the best way

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android 16's initial release is available on Pixel phones right now, but it's pretty light on new user-facing features. The big ...
Yahoo

Android Lock Screen Customization: Everything You Need to Know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some Androids include a fingerprint reader that lets you unlock the device by scanning your fingerprint. This is often faster than ...
9to5google

Pixel has made a change to lock screen notifications – here’s how to adjust it

The Pixel 10 hit store shelves with Android 16 QPR1, which alters how lock screen notifications are presented. If you’re not used to it, the sudden change can be a little disorienting. The new ...
Android

Google Pixel Phones Hit by Lock Screen Bugs Post Android 16 Install

After the stable Android 16 update, Pixel phone owners are facing serious lock screen issues, including tap-to-wake not working, delayed screen wake, and more. Fortunately, some users found temporary ...
Android Authority

Android prepares new options for customizing your lock screen clock

Google is preparing to add more granular controls for the size of the clock on the lock screen. We spotted a new UI that lets you customize the weight, width, roundness, and slant of the current clock ...

6 Android 17 features in development I can't wait to use

Google is testing a lot of new features ...
Droid Life

Lock Screen Widgets Return to Android Phones With Android 16

Google brought back lock screen widgets to the Pixel Tablet as a part of the December Pixel Feature Drop when it released Android 15 QPR2. From the moment lock screen widgets first arrived on the ...