Khamosh Pathak is a freelance tech journalist with over 13 years of experience writing online. An accounting graduate, he turned his interest in writing and technology into a career. He holds a ...

With Android 16 Beta 2, Google has added a “Switch users” homescreen widget for Pixel devices. In the Widgets list, scrolling down reveals a new “Users” item (note the use of the blue Pixel background ...

Home screen widgets have been a part of Android from the very beginning and the first T-Mobile G1 in 2008. And for a long time, widgets were one of the first answers when you asked an avid Android ...

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 ...

Google Wallet Brings Travel Updates Directly to Android Home Screens ...

Google has decided to slightly redesign its Search widget on Android. Material 3 influence is palpable here, though it’s not a huge change from what we’ve had before. It’s taller and has containers ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Google’s Pixel-exclusive At a Glance widget is starting to look more like a live dashboard than just a shortcut for weather and ...

Over the years, and more so recently, I've tried more Android weather apps and widgets than I care to admit. After my favorite app was no longer supported, I spent months looking for a replacement and ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2022, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...