Widgets have been a crucial Android feature for more than a decade, but they've lost a lot of their appeal and usefulness ...

Android widgets changed how students manage their daily routines. These home screen tools provide instant access to information without opening apps. Over 70% of Android users interact with widgets ...

Android 17, aka 'Cinnamon Bun,' is on the horizon, and there's already a lot of speculation about what it includes.

Google has updated Gmail for Android’s homescreen widget with Material 3 Expressive tweaks. The primary change is how the FAB (floating action button) for composing an email in the top-right corner is ...

Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 with the December 2025 security patch for a wide range of Pixel phones and tablets, ahead of a planned stable release in March 2026. The beta introduces ...

Turn Android widgets into one tap entry points for common tasks Reviewed by Michael Barton Heine Jr Tap and hold an app icon or empty area of the home screen, then choose Widgets. Drag a widget onto ...

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Android vs. CarPlay. CarPlay vs. Android. These are the things everybody seems to be talking about these days, but nobody says it loud and clear. CarPlay received a massive update this year, whereas ...

Google appears to be considering a change to how it responds to certain queries from the Pixel home screen widget. With both song searches and voice input, we’re able to get responses from Google that ...