Samsung has been testing One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy S25 for over a month now. Besides improving the skin, the company is also ...

The Android lock screen has evolved many times over the years. There have been various slide-to-unlock methods, and OEMs have always put their own spin on things. As it turns out, there are also a lot ...

Change how you unlock it: Search Settings for Screen lock and then pick a different unlock method. Some Androids include a fingerprint reader that lets you unlock the device by scanning your ...

Samsung’s LockStar update adds a huge set of unlock animations to Galaxy phones on One UI 8.5. Version 8.5.00.8 also brings ...

One UI 8.5 includes a new, Pixel-like lock screen feature that lets you add AI-generated weather effects to your lock screen ...

Google is bringing back lock screen widgets to Android phones this summer. The company announced on its Android Developer Blog on Thursday that lock screen widgets will return to Android 16, ...

Google is officially bringing back lock screen widgets on Android, but it begs the question – what would you want to use? This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of 9to5Google’s rebooted ...

Google’s widget week for developers continues with the announcement that they are coming to phone lockscreens with Android 16 QPR1. Following the launch on Pixel Tablet with Android 15 QPR1 in ...

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 back ...

Google is inching closer to a built-in app lock feature in Android 17. New findings from early builds suggest how locked apps ...