Android Authority

Android's lock screen widgets are getting a slick new background blur effect

A future Android update will give the lock screen widget page a blurred wallpaper background, aligning it with the Material 3 Expressive design language. This visual change, which replaces the current ...
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 ...
Android Police

Your lock-screen clock could get another prominent home with Android 16

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Android

Android could get granular customization for the lock screen clock

Google Pixel devices generally offer a solid software experience. However, customization is one area where they have fallen behind the competition. That said, recent findings indicate that Google is ...
ZDNet

You can try Android 16's new lock screen widgets - if you have one of these phones

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Android Police

Google could remix your Pixel's lock screen with Android 16

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. New lock screen layout hidden in Android 16 Beta 4 repositions At a Glance info and weather. Updated lock screen style not user ...
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 ...
Hosted on MSN

The Android apps I used to take control of my lock screen

Android 16's most disappointing feature is the upgraded lock screen. While we're happy to have widgets return to the lock screen, the limitations mean that all widgets are compatible, but only some ...
9to5google

What widgets would you even want on your Android lock screen?

Google is officially bringing back lock screen widgets on Android, but it begs the question – what would you want to use? This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of 9to5Google’s newsletter that ...

8 Android 17 features in development you’ll actually care about

Google has already released four betas of Android 17, which are more than enough to show us what the upcoming version has in ...
Neowin

Android 16 QPR1 to bring lock screen widgets to phones0 0

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. Google has announced ...