Install and run 4uKey for Android program on your computer. Then select “Remove Lock Screen.” Press “Start.” Click “Yes” to confirm the password removal procedure.

Android finally lets you add widgets to the lock screen again, but only on tablets running the latest Android 15 QPR1 beta. Here's how.

Mobile phone security is a wonderful thing—until you find yourself on the wrong side of it because you’ve forgotten your password or broken your screen.

Lock screen widgets were very quickly and quietly phased out of stock Android devices, but you may still be able to use them on some devices with workarounds.