Lock Screen

Google Says Apps Can No Longer Put Ads on Your Lock Screen

Kellen November 30, 2017 29

Google informed developers of updates to its Google Play Developer Program Policy this morning. There are three changes, but one in particular should make a number of you happy. Going forward, lock screen ads are no longer allowed, unless the Android app...

Microsoft’s Cortana is Coming to Android Lock Screens

Kellen January 18, 2017 28

Users of Microsoft's Cortana on Android, get ready for even easier access to the personal assistant. According to MSPowerUser, Microsoft has begun beta testing a version of Cortana that allows for access directly from a phone's lock screen. In the beta...

Poll: Do You Use a Secure Lock Screen?

Kellen January 20, 2016 232

Earlier today, I caught wind of a recently published report from Duo Labs that talked about the state of Android device security and the usage numbers surrounding things like secure lock screens. The report - which of course is from a security company - claims...

DL Favorites: Lock Screen Replacements

Ron April 20, 2015 81

[DLF], or Droid Life's Favorites, is a series of articles reviewing our favorite apps in a given category. The goal of these articles isn't to extensively review every single option out there and determine which is "the best," but rather to give you a few of...

HTC Decouples Another System App, Adds Sense 6 Lock Screen to Google Play

Kyle September 11, 2014 22

HTC began separating apps from its firmware a bit ago, but it's been a few months since we have seen any continuation of that trend. Today, the company gave the Sense 6 lock screen the decoupling treatment, adding an entry for it to Google Play. It predictably...

Lock Screen Beta Club Will Inspire You to Create Lock Screen Themes for Sharing

Tim July 30, 2014 29

You have to love an app that gives up all responsibility of content creation to a community of its own users. That is exactly what Lock Screen Beta Club has done, allowing folks the opportunity to create and share their own works of lock screen art. Inside...

Echo is Like Mailbox for Your Lock Screen and Notifications

Kellen June 13, 2014 85

Let's say you go into a meeting that lasts a couple of hours and need to be away from your phone. When you come back, how does your notification situation look? Is it overwhelming? Are there lines for Gmail, Twitter, application updates, and calendar...

Qualcomm Glance Looks to Make Your Homescreen Better By Learning Your Habits

Eric February 11, 2014 19

Since the introduction of Android's notification bar, the focus has been getting the information you want, when you need it. Up until the release of Android 4.2, the Android lockscreen was unexplored territory as far as getting your notifications and...