Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android 16's initial release is available on Pixel phones right now, but it's pretty light on new user-facing features. The big ...

“Show Viewed Notifications” keeps dismissed alerts visible on the lock screen until you unlock, unless you turn it off. “Show Silent Notifications” covers those low-priority alerts from muted apps or ...

Google is bringing back lock screen widgets in Android 15. The feature disappeared nearly a decade ago, but it can be accessed from a hidden settings page in Android 15. The stable version of Android ...

Many Android brands are now focusing on lock screen customization, but this new lock screen wallpaper feature is my favorite addition.

Using widgets on your Android phone's home screen is a great way to view important information at a glance without opening apps. But did you know you can also add most of these widgets on your Android ...

Android 15 adds support for placing widgets on the lock screen, but only on tablets. Despite that, the lock screen widgets feature actually works quite well on smartphones. We recorded a video that ...

We got a preview on Pixel tablets last year, but lock screen widgets have otherwise been MIA on smartphones since Android 5.0 (Lollipop). After a 10-year hiatus, lock screen widgets are set to make a ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Lock screen widgets on Android may soon get the slick background blur effect. The visual change was spotted in the new Android Canary build and should align it with Google’s new Material Expressive 3 ...

Want to get the iOS lock screen depth effect on your Android phone? The iOS lock screen depth effect, where the clock appears partially obscured by foreground elements in the wallpaper, has become a ...