Android 16’s next stable release will be out in December, but users on the Android beta channel can start testing the new features right away, with the QPR2 Beta 1 release. QPR stands for Android’s ...

Android 16 brings lock-screen widgets in a swipeable widgets panel for quick glance info. Hub mode auto-shows widgets when charging, upright while charging, or only on wireless charging. Widgets ...

A beloved feature is back on the Android lock screen, letting you see info at a glance without unlocking your phone.

The first quarterly release of Android 16 will bring lock screen widgets to phones, and we have an early look at the feature!

Google is making updates to notifications in Android 16 QPR1 for Pixel devices, with new shortcuts and an updated lock screen layout.

However, lock screen widgets won't automatically appear when running Android 16. It will be up to phone manufacturers, such as Samsung, to add the functionality through an update.

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 ...