I had to check the weather, but there was a problem. My screen was a chaotic mess. A news ticker fed me headlines I didn't ask for. A to-do list widget showed me tasks I'd ignored, neatly listed, ...

Enlarging certain widgets on Android reveals extra buttons.

Google’s Android 16 QPR2 update is here, and it’s a pretty impressive one. This latest quarterly platform release comes with several user-facing changes, and one of the biggest among them is lock ...

Android widgets changed how students manage their daily routines. These home screen tools provide instant access to information without opening apps. Over 70% of Android users interact with widgets ...

I didn’t expect widgets to replace my apps; I just wanted my home screen to feel less cluttered. But after I added a few ...

CarPlay recently started adding more widget support with the release of iOS 26, and it looks like Android might follow suit in the weeks ahead, at least according to a new APK teardown of a beta ...

WhatsApp is preparing to bring a new Home Screen widget for status updates to Android devices. The feature was first ...

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 ...