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

The widget improvements in Android 15 Beta 2 continue with a simple “Add” button that saves you from having to drag them to your homrescreen.

For devices using the Google Contacts app, you can add contacts to the home screen directly without using widgets. Open Google Contacts: Launch the Google Contacts app on your device. Select a ...

Android widgets have been around since Android version 1.5 way back in 2009, but you can only add them to the home screen on most devices.

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.

The big Android 16 QPR2 update in December will let you add widgets to the lock screen of your Pixel phone. Here's an early look.

Discover Google's revamped weather widgets now available on all Android devices. Get the latest forecast in style!

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