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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 will let you resize widgets, solely add, transfer, or delete them.
- The potential to resize widgets on the lock display screen isn’t reside but within the newest Android 15 QPR2 beta, however we managed to activate the characteristic forward of its launch.
With the newest Pixel Drop, the Pixel Tablet 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 relatively in a devoted area known as the “glanceable hub.” Although Android offers 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 positioned. Fortunately, that might change within the subsequent quarterly launch of Android 15, as Google is engaged on letting you resize widgets on the lock display screen.
Lock display screen widget assist was lastly reintroduced within the final quarterly launch of Android 15, i.e. Android 15 QPR1. The characteristic is just accessible on large-screen units just like the Pixel Tablet 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. While on this space, you may faucet the “customise” button within the intro card to open the lock display screen widget editor web page the place you may add, take away, or reorder your widgets. Once you’re performed, the widgets you added can be seen within the places the place you positioned them, even when the gadget is locked.
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Android’s glanceable hub presently reveals a most of 6 widgets at a time, although you may scroll horizontally to see extra. These widgets occupy a 2×3 grid, however no widget can occupy multiple cell at a time, aside from the media participant card. That may change in Android 15 QPR2.
While digging by way of the Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 launch, I managed to activate a characteristic that allows you to resize any widget to take up a complete column. This will enable sure widgets to indicate extra data at a look, as demonstrated within the video embedded under.
If you’re questioning why the lock display screen UI seems to be janky, it’s as a result of I’m demonstrating the lock display screen widget resizing characteristic on my telephone utilizing unofficial means. However, this doesn’t imply the characteristic is definitely accessible 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 characteristic extra customizable regardless.
If you’re questioning when this characteristic will attain your Pixel Tablet, it’ll possible land within the Android 15 QPR2 steady launch, which is ready to roll out in early March of subsequent 12 months. Since the Android 15 QPR2 continues to be ongoing, there might 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 can also be cooking up some modifications that’ll land within the larger Android 16 launch subsequent 12 months, and whether it is, we’ll be retaining a watch out for any proof of that.
