For now, we have lock screen widgets on some Android phones that work just fine. So much so that even Apple has pinched the idea for iOS 16. Beyond that, leave the lock screen be.

Android 14 Beta 3 arrived yesterday, bringing the beta to the ‘Platform Stability’ stage, where all that’s left is ironing out all the bugs and issues before the final release.It also means we can get ...

Android 15 is adding a two-finger double-tap screen gesture that magnifies the screen. The operating system’s built-in magnification feature can already be launched through an on-screen button ...

Google's introduced a new UI for customizing the Android 14 lock screen, plus a handy shortcut for accessing it. And we'll show you both here.

First, Android 15 introduces the ability to add widgets onto your device’s lock screen — something Google gave us back in 2012, as part of the Android 4.2 update of that era, but then took ...

Here's how to add a website shortcut to your Android home screen. Before you start . While the steps for each browser are fairly similar, it’s worth noting a key detail before you get started: ...

There's a new tool in Digital Wellbeing on Android: Screen Time Reminders. Here's how to turn on the feature and get nudges about your app usage.