Android Auto is getting ready to add home screen widgets, allowing users to add widgets from their phone apps directly to their dashboard.

Google appears to be working on a new Clock widget. The widget would give you one-tap shortcuts to starting new timers. Update, August 29, 2024 (12:10 AM ET): Google Clock’s Timer Starter widget is ...

Since the rebirth of Android with Material You, Google has been working on tons of first-party app widgets and we wanted to share some of the best. In the early days, one of the biggest selling points ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.

Apple brought widgets to CarPlay with iOS 26, and now it looks like Google won't be far behind as it tests a similar feature for Android Auto.

Google is testing Android Auto home screen widgets, codenamed “Earth,” allowing you to add and customize app widgets on the ...

I have a love-hate relationship with widgets, but I recently stumbled across a set of widgets that scratched just about every itch. These widgets aren't free, but if you’ve never considered buying ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Back in the way earlier days of Android, Google supported the ability to run widgets on the lockscreen, but the functionality faded away in later releases. Now, Android seems to be reviving lockscreen ...

Happy Google I/O week, my fellow Android-appreciating animal! While we wait for El Googlenheim to drop all sorts of interesting new goodies on our suspiciously greasy domes, I’ve got a trio of ...