During a Q&A, the Android team said it was looking into stackable widgets, but it's not committed to the idea yet.

Over on the Android Developers Blog, Product Manager Tyler Beneke and Software Engineer Luca Silva confirmed that lock screen ...

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The company even talked about Android XR. One of the subjects brought up was stackable widgets. During the session, the team said that Google is looking into them for the AOSP (Android Open-Source ...

Google first introduced lock screen widgets into the Android OS starting in version 4.2 Jelly Bean, only to remove them shortly after in 5.0 Lollipop. Google has since brought lock screen widgets ...

The Pixel Tablet already has them, and phones will too after Android 16’s first quarterly update. Google has announced that lock screen widgets are coming to Android 16 phones later this year.

Lock screen widgets are returning to Android smartphones with Android 16 QPR1 later this year. OEMs are not required to adopt lock screen widgets, and customization options may vary. Expect all of ...

Google will start classifying all Android widgets in three quality tiers based on their adherence to best practices and widget guidelines, helping creators improve the user experiences of their ...

However, the company is not committed to the idea yet. The tech giant also mentions it “sees the value” in using widgets on Android XR. Widget stacking is available on One UI and several third ...