Looking for some widget recommendations outside of the usual Google-made suspects? Here are a few of my personal favorites.

Getting specific information at a glance is key to how I use my smartphone.

Windows 11's taskbar has plenty of unused real estate. This new app fixes that by letting you drop custom widgets right onto ...

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Google has announced a major overhaul for Android, wearable, and car dashboard widgets by introducing a new underlying rendering engine in Jetpack Glance called Remote Compose. The upgrade eliminates ...

Google on Tuesday unveiled a new “Create My Widget” feature for Android that allows users to vibe-code their own custom widgets. The feature will first launch on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google ...

Google announced a number of new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features at its Android Show: I/O Edition event on Tuesday. These include the ability for AI to complete tasks across apps, browse the ...

Microsoft has launched new Recent widgets for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Mac, allowing users to access recently used files from their desktop. Microsoft today introduced new Recent widgets for ...

Most people use their Android home screen the same way they always have — have a row of icons, maybe a clock widget, and not much else. Many don't even bother changing the wallpaper on their phone.

The widgets feature in Windows 11 will soon only show widgets by default. The widgets feature in Windows 11 will soon only show widgets by default. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who ...

iOS 26.4 added brand new widgets for the iPhone’s Home Screen, but you might not know that fairly recently, Apple also upgraded its popular Photos widget in two ways. Photos widgets add new ‘Spatial ...

iPhone widgets have redefined how you interact with your device, offering practical tools that simplify tasks, enhance productivity, and provide instant access to essential information. By integrating ...