It's possible to add widgets on an Android to provide easy access to an app's functionality or information.

Here's how Android Auto's home screen widgets will work and what they could look like when they finally arrive.

Google's latest Android 16 QPR2 beta for Pixels brings app shortcut tweaks, UI polish, and stability improvements.

If you have a favorite website that you keep returning to repeatedly, one very convenient thing to do is have a direct link on your smartphone home screen. Identical to a standard browser bookmark, ...

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For users of stock Android, particularly those on Android 13 and 14, changing the icon size is relatively straightforward. If your device does not have built-in options to change icon sizes, or if you ...

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