How students use Android widgets to stay organized

Android widgets changed how students manage their daily routines. These home screen tools provide instant access to ...
Lifewire on MSN

Add widgets to your Android home screen in seconds

To add a shortcut for an Android app, long-press the app's icon and select Add to home screen. To make a website shortcut, open the site in Chrome, tap the three dots, and select Add to Home screen.
Android Authority

Android 15 will let you add widgets to the lock screen, but only on tablets

We can now report that lock screen widgets are coming back, but will only be available on tablets running Android 15. Earlier this year, we broke the news that Google is working on bringing back ...
9to5google

Android reviving lockscreen widgets a decade later, but only on tablets [U]

Back in the way earlier days of Android, Google supported the ability to run widgets on the lockscreen, but the functionality faded away in later releases. Now, Android seems to be reviving lockscreen ...
SlashGear

The Coolest Ways To Use Widgets On Your Android Phone

Although there are many people who are dedicated iPhone users, plenty of people are also ardent supporters of Android. The mobile operating system has long been praised for its customization options ...
Android Authority

This new Android widget makes it easier to quickly switch users

Android 16 adds a new “multiuser” widget that lets you quickly switch between users on a device. This widget has tappable buttons for each user, indicated by their profile picture. The widget also ...
Digital Trends

Android 16 will make your phone’s lock screen more powerful this summer

FIRST LOOK: Lock screen widgets on phones in Android 16 QPR1 Android 16 is due to release in June this year and its first quarterly update will include lock screen widgets. Expected in late summer, ...
Computerworld

A wild new way to use Android widgets

Warning: You've never seen Android widgets like this — and once you do, you'll never think about 'em the same again. When we Androidians think about widgets, we tend to think about our humble home ...
Computerworld

A smart new way to stack Android widgets

Happy Google I/O week, my fellow Android-appreciating animal! While we wait for El Googlenheim to drop all sorts of interesting new goodies on our suspiciously greasy domes, I’ve got a trio of ...

It's nearly impossible to use lock screen widgets on the Pixel 10 with Face Unlock enabled

All you have to do is disable the Skip lock screen feature in the Face Unlock settings. This feature generally allows you to ...
9to5google

Are you using more widgets with Android 12? [Poll]

After years of stagnation, Android 12 brought renewed attention to widgets on the OS. Google introduced a number of new tools for developers and revamped its first-party offerings. With all these ...