Widgets aren't useless, Microsoft just buried the good parts.

I think of widgets as marketing tools, but build-your-own-widget company Widgetbox says they can make you more productive, too. To that end, the San Francisco startup is making its widgets compatible ...

Google Translate’s latest Android update adds one-tap widgets for camera, voice, live translation, and more, making key tools ...

Dylan Coyle is a reporter for Android Police, and there isn't much he doesn't cover across the Android fold. At a basic level, regardless of how complex a topic is, he tries to make it easier for ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Apple iPad Today View adds a swipe-right widget screen; long-press enters jiggly mode to rearrange, add, or delete widgets ...

Without using widgets on the iPad, you're missing out on one of the quickest ways to improve your device's productivity and ...

The Android team this week is putting a “Spotlight” for developers on widgets, especially “high-quality” ones. Meanwhile, Android users will benefit from a new Play Store “Widgets” filter. The Play ...

At its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this year, Apple revealed that interactive widgets would be coming to macOS Sonoma. That probably sounds like a tiny new feature, and sure, it’s ...

I don't know if it's old age (on my part) but I recall a time when android had lots of stuff right that has now reverted to crappy. I recall how Google Now (I think) used to automatically tell me it ...