We have a very early hands-on of lock screen widget support in the first Android 15 beta. Android used to let you add widgets to the lock screen until Android 5.0 Lollipop was released nearly a decade ...

Widgets have been a crucial Android feature for more than a decade, but they've lost a lot of their appeal and usefulness ...

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 ...

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, ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

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 ...

Android 13 is shaping up to be a different experience compared to Android 12. We’re seeing both aesthetic and functional changes coming, and that’s just from the two developer previews we’ve gotten so ...

Discover how to make your Android phone uniquely yours by customizing widgets, icons, and layouts your own way. Pixabay, krapalm Android offers remarkable flexibility for users to personalize their ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Customization is a major part of why people choose Android smartphones. The ability to freely customize your home screen and the rest of the UI with just a few clicks is a great advantage that Android ...