Google Home Favorites widget now in preview, updates every 30 minutes
Following the announcement last week, Google Home 3.18 with the new Favorites widgets is widely rolling out via the Play Store.
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Google Home rolling out ‘Favorites’ Android widget and Wear OS Tile
As we previously spotted, the Google Home app on Android is getting a new homescreen widget and Wear OS Tile.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s the new Google Home app ‘Favorites’ widget [Gallery]
As teased in October of 2023 and spotted at I/O 2024, the Google Home app on Android is getting ready to add a homescreen widget called “Favorites.”
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts rolls out new Android widgets, homescreen redesign
After beta testing, Pocket Casts is rolling out a handful of updates on Android, including new widgets and a redesign of the homescreen.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 15 lets you ‘Add’ widgets without dragging to the homescreen
The widget improvements in Android 15 Beta 2 continue with a simple “Add” button that saves you from having to manually drag them to your homescreen.
Expand Expanding CloseA possible look at Google Home’s upcoming Android widget
Back in October, the Google Home app team said it was working on a homescreen widget. We might now have our first look at the design as Google at I/O 2024 worked to encourage widget adoption.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts getting new redesigned widgets on Android [Gallery]
Pocket Casts for Android has long offered a single widget and an upcoming update will overhaul it, while introducing two new options for your homescreen.
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Google rolls out tweaked Finance Watchlist widget
The Google app on Android has rolled out an updated “Finance Watchlist” widget that offers a pair of usability tweaks following its mid-to-late 2023 introduction.
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Wikipedia for Android updated with modern widgets
The Wikipedia app has long offered widgets, but they haven’t been refreshed in quite a while and look like something from the early days of Android. An update today greatly modernizes the design.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle app readies new Sports widget for your Android homescreen [Gallery]
After introducing a Finance Watchlist for your homescreen earlier this year, the Google app on Android is getting ready to add a Sports widget.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle updates Individual Contact widget with more Material You
Google is updating the Individual Contact Android widget it introduced earlier this year to bring more Material You flourishes.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Music 4.5 for Android getting new iOS 17-style widgets, more
A big update to Apple Music that’s currently in beta adds new Android homescreen widgets from iOS 17, as well as other features from the latest iPhone and iPad release.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle TV and Finance widgets are now available on Android phones
The Google TV and Finance Watchlist widgets ostensibly announced for Android tablets in June are now seeing wide availability on phones.
Expand Expanding CloseNothing Phone (2) update adds Glyph Progress for another app and Pocket Mode
The Nothing Phone (2) is looking at its third significant update since release. The new Nothing OS version adds new UI elements, a new compass widget, and another app that can take advantage of the Nothing Phone (2)’s arguably coolest feature – Glyph Progress.
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Android is rolling out its quarterly drop of new features today, with a redesign of the Assistant At a Glance widget being the highlight.
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Spotify’s new Android widget pairs now playing with recommendations
Spotify last month updated its Android app with a new homescreen widget that combines playback controls and recommendations.
Expand Expanding CloseAt a Glance widget will tell you ‘About this content’
Before the big redesign that we’ve previously enabled, At a Glance is getting an “About this content” section.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Contacts prepares revamped single-contact widget [Gallery]
The Google Contacts app is preparing a new redesign to its single-contact widget, bringing a more subtle look and feel.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Calendar rolls out Material You widget redesign
Following last month’s announcement, Google Calendar for Android is now rolling out a Material You redesign of its two homescreen widgets.
Expand Expanding CloseNew At a Glance widget will let you customize the design [Gallery]
Earlier this month, we reported how the At a Glance widget is getting a big Material You redesign. Google is still actively working on this new At a Glance, including the ability to customize the widget.
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As announced at the start of this month, Google News is getting updated Material You widgets that are now rolling out.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid getting new Google TV, News, and stocks widgets for the summer
The Android team’s quarterly release of new features is rolling out today. You can find the Wear OS additions here, but most of them, like new Google widgets, are for phones and tablets.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Contacts rolling out two new Material You widgets
As we’ve been expecting since November, Google Contacts for Android now offers an “Individual Contact” homescreen widget, while some are also seeing “Favorite Contacts.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle TV is getting an Android homescreen widget
After rolling out a Material You redesign in December, the Google TV Android app is now readying a homescreen widget.
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