You Can Try Android 16's New Lock Screen Widgets - If You Have One Of These Phones

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• Lock surface widgets are returning to Android
• The characteristic is disposable now successful beta for Pixel owners
• A nationalist rollout is expected successful December

The latest Android beta is here, and it softly dropped a beautiful large astonishment for Pixel owners.

I've known for a while that widgets are returning to nan Android fastener screen, but they're officially backmost pinch Android 16 QPR2. 

Widgets are a staple of customization connected Android phones (here's a look astatine our 7 favorites). Tablets person them, but they've been gone from phones for much than a decade.

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Lock surface widgets are designed to fto you grip speedy tasks and springiness you glanceable info for illustration smart location instrumentality controls, commencement timers, calendar, weather, financial info for illustration stocks, and much -- each without unlocking your device.

Not each Android users tin effort retired nan widgets conscionable yet, though. 16 QPR2 is disposable for any Pixel device from nan Pixel 6 onward.

How to adhd fastener surface widgets to Android

Google warns that anyone tin spot widgets connected your phone, moreover while locked. 

You will request to unlock your instrumentality to interact pinch immoderate widgets, though. As such, widgets are not turned connected by default. You tin entree them done nan settings paper (by going to Display & touch > Lock surface > Widgets connected fastener screen) aliases done "hub mode," which lets you take what to show while your instrumentality is charging.

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For now, you tin only entree widgets while your telephone is charging aliases docked. Every fastener surface page holds up to 3 widgets, and you tin easy swipe betwixt pages. If you pat and clasp nan widget screen, you tin customize nan layout.

If you don't person nan latest Android beta but want to trial retired widgets, you can caput here to enroll your device. If you don't want to fuss pinch nan beta, a nationalist merchandise should beryllium disposable sometime successful December of this year.