Windows 11 Dev Channel build 23612 introduces a redesigned weather widget for the lock screen. This is the first substantial update it gets since the release of Windows 8 more than a decade ago.

Phone Lock Screen name display in iOS 26.4 works through the Battery widget after changing the device name in Settings > ...

It’s Election Day in the U.S., which means you’re likely glued to the latest news about which presidential candidate is currently in the lead. To help with this, Apple has released a Live Activities ...

As noted by many users and confirmed by 9to5Mac, the latest version of the Instagram app for iPhone features a new Lock Screen widget. The small widget acts as a shortcut that takes the user straight ...

We have a very early hands-on of lock screen widget support in the first Android 15 beta. Android used to let you add widgets to the lock screen until Android 5.0 Lollipop was released nearly a decade ...

A new widget from Instagram's iOS version is under works, centering on a way to directly launch the Story camera from the lock screen with one click. This feature reportedly appeared for some already, ...

After months of waiting, Samsung finally opened enrollments for the first One UI 7 beta last week. Since then, Galaxy S24 series users have been able to enjoy the revamped design and new features the ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

OnePlus could be working on a new lock screen bar for calls and media, and leaked images suggest it’s part of a broader OxygenOS 16.1 refresh that could make glanceable phone info much more useful.The ...

A future Android update will give the lock screen widget page a blurred wallpaper background, aligning it with the Material 3 Expressive design language. This visual change, which replaces the current ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

It sure looks like Android 15 is going to have lock screen widgets. The Android 14 QPR2 beta landed the other day, and Mishaal Rahman over at Android Authority found a hidden unfinished feature that ...