Google dropped the feature nearly 11 years ago, but Apple recently brought it back into the spotlight with its own version.

The first quarterly release of Android 16 will bring lock screen widgets to phones, and we have an early look at the feature!

We got a preview on Pixel tablets last year, but lock screen widgets have otherwise been MIA on smartphones since Android 5.0 (Lollipop).

Google has announced that lock screen widgets are coming to Android 16 phones later this year. Widgets have been available on the lock screen of the Pixel Tablet since last year, but Google is now bringing them to phones and more tablets.

Lock screen widgets that were available on Pixel Tablet since last year will be made available for phones by the end of this year with Android 16 update

Google has announced that lock screen widgets will be making a return to Android smartphones later this year, marking a significant update with the release of Android 16. The move which follows the introduction of lock screen widgets on the Pixel Tablet last year,

Google is bringing lock screen widgets from the Pixel Tablet to all Android phones with the Android 16 QPR1 update this year.

Android 16 will get lock screen widgets in its first quarterly update expected in September this year. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Google has confirmed that lock screen widgets are coming to AOSP for tablets and smartphones after Android 16 QPR1.