Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

With this week’s release of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2, there’s a new way to resize home screen widgets. Instead of just dragging edges to resize, QPR3 adds some new plus/minus buttons. The new resizing ...

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, ...

Google has updated Gmail for Android’s homescreen widget with Material 3 Expressive tweaks. The primary change is how the FAB (floating action button) for composing an email in the top-right corner is ...

With the latest Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 update, Google continues to refine the Android home screen experience by adding a new widget resizing option. It’s a very subtle yet meaningful change that ...

Google has announced Android 16 will include lock screen widgets, catching up with iOS. Widgets will require authentication for security–fingerprint, PIN, and face unlock. Widgets are expected to ...

The web app launcher available in the vast majority of Google apps online is getting a redesign with Material 3 Expressive. It follows the last Material You update in 2023.