Most people use their Android home screen the same way they always have — have a row of icons, maybe a clock widget, and not much else. Many don't even bother changing the wallpaper on their phone.

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Widgets on Android are easily resizable (which you probably already knew), just as long as you tap and hold on a widget and drag the resize handles. But did you know that some widgets, especially from ...

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 activate ...

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.

Android will soon let you resize the widgets you’ve added to the lock screen. When Google introduced lock screen widgets support in Android 15 QPR1, the company didn’t allow you to resize widgets, ...

This wow-worthy widget wonder will make whatever Android device you're using infinitely more useful — in a way that only Android could provide. Every now and then, I stumble onto an Android ...

Combing through the Google Play Store to find something can be a lot like shopping at an outlet mall: You might find something you like, but it may take awhile. With over 4.2 million apps available in ...

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. The Play ...

Thanks to Android being open-source, there's a myriad of widgets available on the Google Play Store. Widgets are small tools or applications that can be added to your Home screen to perform certain ...

A person showing a Google Pixel phone with two widgets placed on the home screen - Knighturnal/Shutterstock Most people use their Android home screen the same way ...