Widgets - Page 2 of 7

At Least Google is Taking Material You Widgets Seriously, For Now

Kellen October 28, 2021 9

The big reveal of Material You at Google I/O showed us a lot of very pretty UI elements for Android 12, all of which we hope to one day see on a phone. There were wallpaper themes and app redesigns and new buttons and fatter, more colorful sliders and a lot of...

Google’s Weather Widget Grows to 4×2 to Show Hourly Forecasts

Kellen October 26, 2021 23

On the day that Google announced the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, they pushed an update to the Google app that gave us the two Material You weather widgets we've been impatiently tapping our fingers over for weeks. Now today, Google has pushed another update that...

Google Photos is Getting a Widget

Tim July 1, 2021 17

Recently spotted in code of an updated Google Photos app, it appears the photo-storing service is getting a widget for Android phones. What does this widget do, exactly? It'll show you photos, duh! According to XDA, who first spotted the code and then shared...

Who Misses Lock Screen Widgets?

Tim March 16, 2021 36

In the days of Jelly Bean, Android supported lock screen widgets. They weren't the most revolutionary of things, but thanks to app developers, we did get some pretty sweet weather app and clock widgets onto the lock screen for our glancing needs. It was good...

Tuesday Poll: Are You Still Rocking Widgets?

Tim August 13, 2019

With news spreading that Spotify has removed its music control widget for Android, we're curious how many among you are still using widgets other than just a clock or weather widget. Back in the day, widgets were all the rage. There was a widget for task...

Poll: Do You Use Home Screen Widgets Still?

Tim May 24, 2016 250

Way back in the day, Android widgets were my thing. I rocked Beautiful Widgets, a Gmail widget, DashClock, Sound Search widget, and a few more that I can't recall right off. These days, I feel old and lame, using a single widget from the stock Clock app on my...

Show Off Your Home Screens Day!

Kellen November 17, 2015 330

Over the weekend, shortly after posting up the latest in "hot" icon packs, I started looking for the last time we did a "Show off your home screens day!" As it turns out, it's been well over a year, which is kind of shocking. It's not like we stopped...

Zooper by Beard 3 is Probably Your Next Zooper Pack

Kellen July 17, 2015 29

The Zooper by Beard series has always been one of the best, so it's no surprise that the newly released Zooper by Beard 3 has already taken over our home screens. Featuring around 30 different clock widgets for a single dollar, I'm not sure there is a better...