Smartphones are no longer a part of our lives — they are an extension. Android devices, in particular, have long been celebrated for their unparalleled customizability. While Apple has made strides in ...

Thanks to Android being open-source, there's a myriad of widgets available on the Google Play Store. Widgets are small tools or applications that can be added to your Home screen to perform certain ...

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 ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Google Play is introducing new features to improve widget visibility and make it easier for users to discover apps with widgets. The updates include a dedicated widget search filter, widget badges on ...

If your Android home screen is becoming a mess of app icons, there's a better way to both organize it and make it look better. Widgets are the unsung heroes of phone customization. They sit right ...

After years of neglect, Google is finally bringing some widget goodness back to the Android lock screen interface, and it's ...

Lock screen widgets are returning to Android The feature is available now in beta for Pixel owners A public rollout is expected in December The latest Android beta is here, and it quietly dropped a ...

This wow-worthy widget wonder will make whatever Android device you're using infinitely more useful — in a way that only Android could provide. Every now and then, I stumble onto an Android ...

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 ...

Grok for Android now features a home screen widget, giving you one-tap access to Chat, Imagine, and Voice features for instant AI prompting.