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Google is bringing lock screen widgets to Android phones, expanding a feature it reintroduced for tablets in a recent Pixel Feature Drop. While it was initially limited to Android tablets, Google has ...

A couple of years ago, Google added a feature for the Play Store called Collections. With this feature, similar apps are ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

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 our newsletter that highlights ...

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 ...

Google's fifth beta for Android 17's first QPR rolls out for Pixels, and it solves a major issue users have been struggling ...

The Android team this week is putting a “Spotlight” for developers on widgets, especially “high-quality” ones. Meanwhile, Android users will benefit from a new Play Store “Widgets” filter. The Play ...

Android 17 is causing Home Screen widgets to disappear for Pixel users. Early reports suggest the issue is affecting work-managed devices.

Android Auto used to be a pretty plain experience, but at the time, it was just good enough. However, over the past year, we've seen some dramatic additions that really take the experience to a new ...

Google has introduced the “Create My Widget” feature for Android, enabling users to design custom widgets using natural language, launching on select devices this summer.

Google dropped the feature nearly 11 years ago, but Apple recently brought it back into the spotlight with its own version. Samantha Kelly is a freelance writer with a focus on consumer technology, AI ...