A user-friendly interface is key to any successful widget. Keep the layout simple, intuitive, and visually appealing. Use ...

My KWGT foo is a little too rusty for my taste. KWGT is an Android customization app that allows you to create almost any widget imaginable, granted you have the time and the patience. When I was a ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Enlarging certain widgets on Android reveals extra buttons.

Many Android users love to customize their phones, and are constantly trying to find new ways to do it. Well, an app called AppBar may help you out with that. This app allows you to create scrollable ...

Happy Google I/O week, my fellow Android-appreciating animal! While we wait for El Googlenheim to drop all sorts of interesting new goodies on our suspiciously greasy domes, I’ve got a trio of ...

Although there are many people who are dedicated iPhone users, plenty of people are also ardent supporters of Android. The mobile operating system has long been praised for its customization options ...

Plenty of us have downloaded apps with all the best intentions, only to end up using just one small feature. Sometimes their real value isn't inside the app itself, but in the small, dynamic windows ...

With the launch of Android 12, Google is massively improving widgets on phones after several years of many interactive homescreen objects remaining unchanged. Here are the best widgets worth trying on ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

Using widgets on your Android phone's home screen is a great way to view important information at a glance without opening apps. But did you know you can also add most of these widgets on your Android ...

Following the iOS app in March, Google Translate for Android now has a homescreen widget that follows the latest Material You design language. Update 5/1: In announcing on Thursday, Google only showed ...