Google's improving the text-only Now Playing display on the lock screen of Pixel phones with one that also offers album art.

Because of the way it collapses old notifications but not new ones, Android 16 QPR1's lock screen is also easier to understand quickly. You can tell whether there are any notifications you haven't ...

First, Android 15 introduces the ability to add widgets onto your device’s lock screen — something Google gave us back in 2012, as part of the Android 4.2 update of that era, but then took ...

Android launchers and lock screen replacements let you customize your phone as you please. Here are some of our favorites.

Best Android Lock Screen Apps. 1) ... You can also set custom icons to open all your favorite apps directly from the lock screen. Microsoft is a company synonymous with productivity apps, ...

Tapping the icon opens up a widget list, allowing you to move some widgets to the lock screen. ... The thing is, Android added lock screen widgets in 2012 with Android 4.2.

As you can see below, this icon on the lock screen saves users a few taps when taking down a note, and the best part is that the device continues to be locked throughout the process, alleviating ...

Android 4.2’s lock screen widgets are actually less of a feature and more of a revamp of the lock screen as we know it. The new 4.2-level lock screen takes on a whole new look — and a whole ...

If you don't want to swipe, type or use a fingerprint every time you wake your Android phone from sleep, you might just want to remove the lock screen altogether. Here's how.

Some screen savers, such as the Clock and Google Photos ones, come with extra options (tap the small cog icon to see them). 3) Put more information on the lock screen ...