Your phone’s lock screen displays notifications and alerts without unlocking it. You can also access some features directly ...

Change how you unlock it: Search Settings for Screen lock and then pick a different unlock method. Some Androids include a fingerprint reader that lets you unlock the device by scanning your ...

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 ...

Lock screen widgets are returning to Android The feature is available now in beta for Pixel owners A public rollout is expected in December The latest Android beta is here, and it quietly dropped a ...

Google is bringing back lock screen widgets to Android phones this summer. The company announced on its Android Developer Blog on Thursday that lock screen widgets will return to Android 16, ...

Google is officially bringing back lock screen widgets on Android, but it begs the question – what would you want to use? This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of 9to5Google’s rebooted ...

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 ...

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Choose what's on your lock screen and how it unlocks This article explains how to customize the lock screen on your Android device. Android devices have several unlock options. Follow these directions ...

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