Google’s widget week for developers continues with the announcement that they are coming to phone lockscreens with Android 16 QPR1.

Google’s widget week for developers continues with the announcement that they are coming to phone lockscreens with Android 16 QPR1.

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Didn’t we have this 10 years ago?

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Google giveth and Google taketh away.

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Yep, introduced in Android 4.2, disappeared with Android 5.

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Indeed, I remember playing with lockscreen widgets! I miss Icecream Sandwich and Jelly Bean.

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Yeah, they were definitely removed at some point.

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How else could they inovate now if they didn’t remove it back then?

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