Android boasts arguably the most storied widget support in the computing industry. Consider third-party launchers or the KWGT app for a customizable home screen widget experience. If your phone ...

After years of stagnation, Android 12 brought renewed attention to widgets on the OS. Google introduced a number of new tools for developers and revamped its first-party offerings. With all these ...

For a long time, Google let widgets for its apps languish, but ever since Apple introduced the concept to iOS, Google suddenly rediscovered the homescreen-decorating elements. It has redesigned the ...

The Google Clock app is a core Android application, and it’s packed with a bunch of useful time-management features. You ...

Home screen widgets have been a part of Android from the very beginning and the first T-Mobile G1 in 2008. And for a long time, widgets were one of the first answers when you asked an avid Android ...

With the official release of Chrome 95, the browser's redesigned widgets are finally available in full. The latest version of Chrome includes a total of three new widgets, and you can enable them via ...

Unless you're a minimalist who hates screen clutter, you likely have at least one or two widgets on your Android phone. These little applets are fantastic time-savers, providing you quick access to ...

Warning: You've never seen Android widgets like this — and once you do, you'll never think about 'em the same again. When we Androidians think about widgets, we tend to think about our humble home ...

Google says stackable widgets are “something that we are looking into from AOSP.” However, the company is not committed to the idea yet. The tech giant also mentions it “sees the value” in using ...

Chrome is set to offer a new home screen widget for Android to match the delightful ones added to Chrome for iOS. Update: Chrome’s Android widget has gotten further along in development, revealing ...

Widgets, widgets, widgets. Has there ever been an Android feature so full of promise that went unloved by Google for so very long? Google may have given up on widgets for a while, but the good news is ...

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