{"id":464168,"date":"2022-06-16T19:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-get-lock-screen-widgets-on-android\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T19:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T16:00:48","slug":"how-to-get-lock-screen-widgets-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-get-lock-screen-widgets-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Get Lock Screen Widgets on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac71dca9da6c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac71dca9da6c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-get-lock-screen-widgets-on-android\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Get_Lock_Screen_Widgets_on_Android%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Get Lock Screen Widgets on Android&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-get-lock-screen-widgets-on-android\/#Lock_Screen_Widgets_for_Android\" >Lock Screen Widgets for Android<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Get_Lock_Screen_Widgets_on_Android%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Get Lock Screen Widgets on Android&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-811746\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/lock-screen-widgets-1.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Lock Screen Widgets.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=tk.zwander.lockscreenwidgets&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">Zachary Wander<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le introduced lock screen widgets for the iPhone in iOS 16. Android is known for being highly customizable, but it doesn\u2019t have the same feature. Well, not <em>officially<\/em>\u2014but that doesn\u2019t have to stop us.<\/p>\n<p>Android actually supported lock screen widgets long before the iPhone did. It was officially added way back in 2012 with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. However, the feature was removed two versions later with Android 5.0 Lollipop. So let\u2019s bring it back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>The 10 Greatest Versions of Android, Ranked<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lock_Screen_Widgets_for_Android\"><\/span>Lock Screen Widgets for Android<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since Android doesn\u2019t officially support lock screen widgets, we\u2019ll need the help of a third-party app. Keep in mind that this is a bit of a hacky method, so it may not work perfectly. The app we\u2019ll be using is called \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=tk.zwander.lockscreenwidgets&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">Lockscreen Widgets<\/a>,\u201d and it costs $1.49.<\/p>\n<p>After installing the app, you\u2019ll be greeted with a few pages of introduction. The first thing to do is grant the app accessibility access in order to display on the lock screen. Tap \u201cMore Info\u201d and then \u201cGrant\u201d to go to Android\u2019s Accessibility menu and enable it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811792\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-29-58.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Enable the Accessibility Service.\" width=\"651\" height=\"147\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Back in the app, the next permission is for notification listening. This allows Lockscreen Widgets to hide the widgets when you have notifications on the lock screen. Tap \u201cGrant\u201d and then enable Lockscreen Widgets in the settings. This is optional.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811791\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-33-45.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Enable notification listening.\" width=\"599\" height=\"232\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The next permission is for accessing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> on your device. This is used to detect your wallpaper and create a \u201cmask\u201d behind the widgets. You don\u2019t need to use this feature if you don\u2019t want to.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811790\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-36-10.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Grant access to media.\" width=\"600\" height=\"253\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, if you want to make sure Lockscreen Widgets isn\u2019t closed in the background, you can tap the \u201cMore Info\u201d button for details about how to exclude the app from \u201cbattery optimizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811789\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-39-06.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Exclude app from battery optimizations.\" width=\"433\" height=\"393\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now we can start adding widgets to the lock screen! First, toggle on the \u201cEnabled\u201d switch and tap \u201cAdd Widget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811788\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-40-14.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Enable widgets and tap &quot;Add Widget.&quot;\" width=\"431\" height=\"213\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll through the list of widgets and tap the one you\u2019d like to add. Repeat this to add multiple widgets to the lock screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811787\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-41-44.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select a widget to add.\" width=\"430\" height=\"307\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tap \u201cPreview\u201d to see how the widget will look on the lock screen. Tap the widget with two fingers to bring up the editing options\u2014tap with two fingers again to hide them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811786\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-44-45.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Widget editing options.\" width=\"430\" height=\"278\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you added multiple widgets, you can swipe horizontally to page through them. Long-press a widget to tap the red minus icon to remove it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811785\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-48-44.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Swipe through multiple widgets.\" width=\"433\" height=\"242\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, we\u2019ll take a peek at the \u201cSettings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811784\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-49-32.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Go to &quot;Settings.&quot;\" width=\"429\" height=\"186\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll want to experiment a bit with these settings to find what works best with your lock screen. We\u2019ll highlight a couple of things you might want to do. First, under the \u201cAppearance\u201d section is \u201cMasked Mode.\u201d This is nice if you want the widgets to cover elements on the lock screen, like the clock.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811783\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-55-52.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Masked Mode.\" width=\"429\" height=\"170\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Under the \u201cVisibility\u201d section, you may want to enable \u201cHide When Showing Notifications\u201d and \u201cHide on Security Input.\u201d You can also hide the widget when the notification shade is expanded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811782\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_11-57-06.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Visibility options.\" width=\"429\" height=\"299\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Again, every lock screen is slightly different, so you\u2019ll want to spend some time tweaking things to make it look good with yours. You can use the two-finger gesture to bring up the editing controls from the lock screen as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811781\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-15_12-01-36.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Lock Screen Widgets in action.\" width=\"313\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That should be enough to get you started! Since this is not an official method, you\u2019ll probably run into some wonkiness here and there, but it\u2019s a pretty good solution. Apple and Google love to \u201cshare\u201d ideas, maybe Google will remember lock screen widgets soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Google&#8217;s Wear OS Finally Gets a Critical Apple Watch Feature<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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