The latest Android Auto 16.8 beta reveals Google's plans to add home screen widgets, long-requested alarm controls, and deeper Gemini AI integration. Widgets will mirror the mobile experience, with ...

Google's been working on a bug upgrade for Android Auto's widget support since last year, and it's really come quite far.

After appearing in previous leaks, Android Auto’s widget selection is resurfacing as launch approaches. Gemini is the latest ...

We've known for a while that Google is cooking something big for Android Auto, and the closer we get to the I/O developer ...

Google's still working on it, but when will it arrive?

First of all, the update and how you can download it.

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

CarPlay recently started adding more widget support with the release of iOS 26, and it looks like Android might follow suit in the weeks ahead, at least according to a new APK teardown of a beta ...

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 ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2022, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

Widgets were one of the reasons I was attracted to Android back in 2010. I was looking for my next mobile OS after the slow decline of Nokia’s Symbian, and Android appealed to me for many reasons, ...