Android 15 to Reintroduce Lock Screen Widget Function After Nearly 10 Years

TapTechNews August 8th news, the tech media AndroidAuthority released a blog post today (August 8th) revealing that the Android 15 system will return to introduce the lock screen widget function.

In the Android 1.5 system released by Google in 2019, the widget function was introduced, but at that time it could only be added to the main page, and later it was supported to add widgets on the lock screen interface; in the Android 5.0 update released by Google in 2014, this function was cancelled.

After a gap of nearly 10 years, Google finally plans to reintroduce widgets on the lock screen interface of the Android 15 system.

In the Android 15 Beta1 update released by Google in April this year, the lock screen widget function was started to be introduced, but at that time the function was not perfect and there were some bugs when running.

The source of the news said that in the Android 15 Beta3 update, Google fixed the following bugs:

Some lock screen interface elements (such as the clock) were superimposed on the top of the widget page, visually blocking some widgets.

Unable to interact with the gadgets, which means they are only useful when they display relevant information.

And Google is continuously improving the lock screen widget function in the Android 15 system. According to reverse compiling the APK file, it is found that Google calls this function GlanceableHub for users to select the widgets that can be deployed on the lock screen interface.

However, the lock screen widget of Android 15 is currently limited to tablet devices, and users can add a maximum of six gadgets on each page. In addition, since the GlanceableHub can scroll horizontally, users can theoretically add more widgets on multiple pages.