The last time Google made significant changes to widgets was in 2021 with the release of Android 12. That was when Material You came around and introduced dynamic theming, fun new shapes with more ...

To round out the Widgets Spotlight Week, the Android team yesterday hosted a YouTube Q&A session. We learned about the status of stackable widgets and whether they are coming to Android XR.

Lock screen widgets are returning to Android smartphones with Android 16 QPR1 later this year. OEMs are not required to adopt lock screen widgets, and customization options may vary. Expect all of ...

Google announced today that the upcoming Android 16 QPR1 release will bring lock screen widget support to phones. Android 16 QPR1 isn’t expected to roll out until September, but we managed to ...

Google Play Store will be adding a new visual badge that indicates it has widgets so users are aware of the apps with those specific functions. The search giant admitted that “one of the ...

The Google Clock Timer Starter widget is making its way to Android phones. Devices running Android 15 QPR2 and Clock version 7.12 can now access the widget. The widget offers users a selection of ...

You can now use Siri with added ChatGPT on your iPhone, but Google is keen for you to use its Gemini AI bot instead: A few months ago, an official Gemini iPhone app was launched, and now we have ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. Last ...

Poor Google. It was an early innovator in mobile widgets as part of the initial version of Android in 2008. But then Apple came long, belatedly adding widgets to the iPhone in iOS 14 in 2020.

There will be a new search filter for widgets, widget gadgets on app detail pages, and a curated editorial page. There will be a new search filter for widgets, widget gadgets on app detail pages ...

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.

Google announced Monday a series of changes to its widgets system on Android that will make it easier for app developers to reach their users. Widgets, which offer at-a-glance views of an app’s ...