After years of stagnation, Android 12 brought renewed attention to widgets on the OS. Google introduced a number of new tools for developers and revamped its first-party offerings. With all these ...

After three months of beta testing, Android 12 QPR3 hit stable on Monday and is now more widely rolling out to Pixel phones. That said, one small bug with Android 12 QPR3 sees widgets often reload ...

Home screen widgets have been a part of Android from the very beginning and the first T-Mobile G1 in 2008. And for a long time, widgets were one of the first answers when you asked an avid Android ...

Using widgets on your Android phone's home screen is a great way to view important information at a glance without opening ...

With the launch of Android 12 Quarterly Platform Release (QPR3) Beta 3 this week, Google has changed the way Pixel phones highlight the battery widget for ease of use. That’s based on recent reports, ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

As a fully-featured mapping service, Google Maps can be used in so many ways, including not only on mobile but also on the desktop and even on smartwatches. Needless to say, the Mountain View-based ...

Haroun joined Android Police in 2021, reporting on the latest stories in the tech world. Since then, he’s gleefully covered everything from the most mundane Google Docs features to more mainstream ...

Android users who fire up their phones will be able to find a few new apps and widgets designed with productivity and ease of use in mind. In a blog post published Tuesday, Google described the new ...

Android expert Mishaal Rahman found some evidence that lock screen widgets could make a return, perhaps with Android 15. Check out his report in Android Authority for the details. A weekly newsletter ...