Android 15 might bring back lock screen widgets

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/it-looks-like-lock-screen-widgets-are-making-a-comeback-in-android-15/

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9 Comments

Pxtl@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 2y

Lock screen widgets were a neat idea but the original implementation was ugly as hell.

Just let me put read-only widgets on the lock screen.

Philo@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Am I missing something or is this article weird? I have Android 14, one UI 6, and lock screen widgets.

PonyOfWar@pawb.social · 49 pts · 2y (1 reply)

That's because of ONE UI, they're not part of vanilla Android.

Philo@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 2y

Kinda figured that after I hit send. Hazzard of being old.

kratoz29@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

I didn't know there was such a thing for some UI... AOSP should catch up quickly if you ask me... I upgraded to A14 and all I have found so far are lags and stutters, especially when minimizing apps... I hope it is only because "it is too fresh".

EtherWhack@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Would be nice for more than just small and adaptive for the basic clock. Maybe add medium and large back in? (just something I don't understand about vanilla android)

Pantherina@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Who needs this? Fix this first

  • unusable music player buttons, way too small and weird
  • quick settings way too big and ugly, things missing
  • implement most GrapheneOS features, like Contact and storage scopes, internet permission, etc.
  • stop disabling permissions of apps opt-out. Its a feature for dumb people
  • keep maintaining the AOSP apps instead of the Google crap...
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I agree with you about fixing the UI of things that appear on the lock screen that we already have, but I also remember and used these widgets back in the day and I have a use case for them.

ikidd@lemmy.world · -16 pts · 2y

Could we get rid of the lock screen altogether? That would be super.