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Android 16 QPR2 Adds Lock Screen Widgets to Phones Again

Kellen August 20, 2025 2

Lock Screen widgets are fully back! In the first Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 that was just released, Google added a toggle in lock screen settings on phones to allow "Widgets on lock screen." We've come full circle on this feature, after Google removed them so many...

Lock Screen Widgets Return to Android Phones With Android 16

Kellen March 6, 2025 4

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 Pixel Tablet in earlier betas, we wondered if Google would...

Widgets on Lock Screens Could Happen Again in Android 15

Kellen January 12, 2024 2

Lock screen widgets are a big iOS feature, if you can believe that. You may think that sounds like the silliest of ideas knowing that Google already added and then removed lock screen widgets from Android years ago, but yes, users of Apple devices find them to...

Google Keep Gets Its Single Note Widget

Kellen March 9, 2023 10

Google Keep has turned into a really solid note and list keeping app over the years. Google has expanded its feature set to make it one of the best free cross-platform note apps around. A little over a week, Google announced an incoming feature that has...

YouTube Widgets Updated With Material You Hotness

Tim December 12, 2022 1

YouTube is rolling out a freshly updated look for its Android widgets to all users, one that has been floating around on and off again since at least November. This week, the updated widgets are officially here for those of you running an Android 13-powered...

December’s Android Feature Drop Adds 11 New Features to Your Phone

Kellen December 1, 2022 20

We should see a Pixel Feature Drop with next week's update on Pixel phones, but before we get there, Google is gifting all Android phones 11 new features to be on the lookout for. From Wear OS to digital car keys to Google Photos and YouTube, there's plenty in...

Google Shows Off All Its New iOS 16 Lock Screen Widgets and That’s Weird to Say

Kellen September 12, 2022 21

Apple released iOS 16 today to its still-supported line-up of iPhones and that means Google was ready with an announcement about its plans for the new update. That may read in a weird way, but you have to understand that a new version of Apple's mobile OS also...

New Nearby Traffic Widget Coming to Google Maps

Tim June 15, 2022 6

Google detailed this week that Google Maps is getting a slick new Nearby Traffic widget, perfect for seeing how the roads are looking around you without having to dive directly into the app. That's pretty handy, I must say. Noted to be available in the coming...