How many widgets can you really put on a home screen?

Although there are many people who are dedicated iPhone users, plenty of people are also ardent supporters of Android. The mobile operating system has long been praised for its customization options ...

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 ...

Smartphones are no longer a part of our lives — they are an extension. Android devices, in particular, have long been celebrated for their unparalleled customizability. While Apple has made strides in ...

Plenty of us have downloaded apps with all the best intentions, only to end up using just one small feature. Sometimes their real value isn't inside the app itself, but in the small, dynamic windows ...

Widgets were one of the reasons I was attracted to Android back in 2010. I was looking for my next mobile OS after the slow decline of Nokia’s Symbian, and Android appealed to me for many reasons, ...

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 ...

Google announced a number of new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features at its Android Show: I/O Edition event on Tuesday. These include the ability for AI to complete tasks across apps, browse the ...

Android 16 adds a new “multiuser” widget that lets you quickly switch between users on a device. This widget has tappable buttons for each user, indicated by their profile picture. The widget also ...

I'm going to preface this piece by saying the choice of widgets is personal, and what might be useful to me might not be useful to you. Even so, there's a widget for everyone, and depending on the ...