However, lock screen widgets won't automatically appear when running Android 16. It will be up to phone manufacturers, such as Samsung, to add the functionality through an update.

A beloved feature is back on the Android lock screen, letting you see info at a glance without unlocking your phone.

Google brought back lock screen widgets to the Pixel Tablet as a part of the December Pixel Feature Drop when it released Android 15 QPR2. From the moment lock screen widgets first arrived on the ...

All lock screen widgets will have the same developer experience on all devices. Google says “Lock screen widgets are sized to approximately 4 cells wide by 3 cells tall on the launcher, but ...