After iOS 16 reintroduced lock screen widgets, Google is dusting off its old code.
  • Pxtl@lemmy.caEnglish
    182·
    10 months ago

    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.worksEnglish
    153·
    10 months ago

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

    • PonyOfWarEnglish
      51·
      10 months ago

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

    • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      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.worldEnglish
    61·
    10 months ago

    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.deEnglish
    1917·
    10 months ago

    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.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      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.worldEnglish
    218·
    10 months ago

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