The newest version of Android allows users to switch out the static Wallet and Google Home shortcuts with other options. This quick guide will take you through switching lock screen shortcuts on ...

Android 14 Beta 3 has landed, it’s not rolling out to Google’s Pixel phones. Having said that, the update brought a number of changes, including lock screen customization. Lock screen shortcuts are a ...

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 ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

The latest Android 13 QPR2 beta shows that Google has made quite a bit of progress on customizing the shortcuts and clock design shown on the lock screen. With Android 13’s second quarterly update, we ...

Yesterday, I covered Widgetsmith, which among many other things, can display whatever text you’d like in an iOS 16 Lock Screen widget. Lock Screen One is a new app from Sindre Sorhus, the maker of ...

Google is working on a lock screen shortcut for the Pixel Thermometer app, aiming to make temperature readings quicker on supported Pixel phones. Found in Android 16 Beta 4 code, this optional ...

iOS 18 allows iPhone users to change the flashlight and camera shortcuts on the Lock Screen to something else, and Snapchat is now an option. Snapchat today announced that iPhone users can now quickly ...

In this fast-paced world, it always helps to have shortcuts to your favorite functions. This goes especially for repetitive tasks like opening apps. This is where lock screen shortcuts come in.

Snap inc. SNAP recently announced the launch of iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets and more for its iPhone users on Snapchat. One of the major changes with Apple’s iOS 16 launch is the option to personalize ...