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TL;DR
- Android will quickly allow you to resize the widgets you’ve added to the lock display screen.
- When Google launched lock display screen widgets assist in Android 15 QPR1, the corporate didn’t can help you resize widgets, solely add, transfer, or delete them.
- The power to resize widgets on the lock display screen isn’t dwell but within the newest Android 15 QPR2 beta, however we managed to activate the function forward of its launch.
With the latest Pixel Drop, the Pixel Pill now has the power so as to add widgets to the lock display screen. These widgets aren’t proven immediately on the lock display screen however quite in a devoted area known as the “glanceable hub.” Though Android provides you a big area to position widgets on, it doesn’t allow you to resolve how a lot area you need every widget to take up, solely the place they’re situated. Luckily, that would change within the subsequent quarterly launch of Android 15, as Google is engaged on letting you resize widgets on the lock display screen.
Lock screen widget support was lastly reintroduced within the final quarterly launch of Android 15, i.e. Android 15 QPR1. The function is simply obtainable on large-screen units just like the Pixel Pill for now, as these units supply sufficient display screen actual property for widgets to utilize.
The lock display screen widget space is accessed by swiping inward from the proper fringe of the lock display screen. Whereas on this space, you’ll be able to faucet the “customise” button within the intro card to open the lock display screen widget editor web page the place you’ll be able to add, take away, or reorder your widgets. When you’re completed, the widgets you added can be seen within the areas the place you positioned them, even when the system is locked.
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Android’s glanceable hub presently exhibits a most of 6 widgets at a time, although you’ll be able to scroll horizontally to see extra. These widgets occupy a 2×3 grid, however no widget can occupy multiple cell at a time, apart from the media participant card. Which may change in Android 15 QPR2.
Whereas digging by way of the Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 launch, I managed to activate a function that allows you to resize any widget to take up a whole column. This may permit sure widgets to indicate extra data at a look, as demonstrated within the video embedded beneath.
In the event you’re questioning why the lock display screen UI appears to be like janky, it’s as a result of I’m demonstrating the lock display screen widget resizing function on my cellphone utilizing unofficial means. Nevertheless, this doesn’t imply the function is definitely obtainable on telephones.
I don’t know why Android doesn’t allow you to resize widgets extra freely on the lock display screen hub, however I’m glad to see Google is engaged on making the function extra customizable regardless.
In the event you’re questioning when this function will attain your Pixel Pill, it’ll seemingly land within the Android 15 QPR2 secure launch, which is about to roll out in early March of subsequent 12 months. Because the Android 15 QPR2 remains to be ongoing, there could possibly be different lock display screen widget-related tweaks which can be within the works, however we don’t know what they’re if any exist. Google may be cooking up some modifications that’ll land within the greater Android 16 launch subsequent 12 months, and whether it is, we’ll be retaining an eye fixed out for any proof of that.
