Your Android home screen widgets are about to get a ton of upgrades

Google has announced a massive Android widgets overhaul powered by Remote Compose, bringing smooth animations and better ...

Everything Google announced at its Android Show, from Googlebooks to vibe-coded widgets

Google unveiled its new AI-first Googlebooks laptops, more agentic Gemini features, vibe-coded Android widgets, Gemini in Chrome, refreshed Android Auto, and more ahead of I/O.

Wear OS 7 is getting 'Wear Widgets,' but Tiles aren't going away just yet

Google has introduced new "Wear Widgets" in Wear OS 7, but Tiles aren't being written off completely just yet.
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Google Announces the Biggest Android Auto Update Since the Coolwalk Redesign

It's happening. Android Auto is getting what could be easily considered the biggest update since the debut of Coolwalk. Google announced a Material 3 Expressive facelift that includes everything from ...

4 Android Auto developer settings that make driving so much easier - how to enable them

4 Android Auto developer settings that make driving so much easier - how to enable them ...

Google unveils Wear OS 7 with Android 17, Gemini Intelligence, Widgets, and Live Updates

Google has announced a major upgrade to its smartwatch platform with Wear OS 7, built on Android 17. The update focuses on ...

Wear OS 7 is finally bringing proper Android widgets to your wrist

With Live Updates in tow ...
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Google AI Studio can now build Android apps, Android Studio adds iOS app porting

Google made several developer announcements at I/O 2026, led by AI Studio's new capability to build native Android apps.
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Android's Lock Screen Widgets Could Gain a Slick Background Blur

Lock screen widgets on Android may soon get the slick background blur effect. The visual change was spotted in the new Android Canary build and should align it with Google’s new Material Expressive 3 ...