Google Could Remix Your Pixel’s Lock Screen With Android 16

Pixel phones are getting a new lock screen layout. Writing for Android Authority, Mishaal Rahman says that the fourth beta for Android 16 contains a hidden updated lock screen layout that repositions elements like At a Glance info and the current weather.

The new layout isn’t the default in the new Android 16 beta, Rahman says, but was fully functional once he enabled it. As opposed to the current layout, which has info in the At a Glance area displayed directly underneath the current weather at all times, the upcoming layout will position weather info near the clock. When the large clock is displayed, the current date and weather info is immediately under it. When the clock is collapsed, the date and weather are shown to the right of it.

Source: Android Authority

The latest Android 16 beta includes another lock screen tweak that is enabled by default. With one of a couple of different clock styles, manually changing the color of the clock on your lock screen will also add that color to the clock on your always-on display. It’s not obvious why this is only the case with a couple of the various clock styles Pixel offers, but feature compatibility will presumably expand in the stable Android 16 release.

Change is coming to your lock screen

Again, the updated lock screen style described by Android Authority isn’t a user-facing feature in Android 16 Beta 4; it’s only available if you manually enable it. Rahman writes that it’s unlikely the updated style will roll out with Android 16’s first stable release, which we’re expecting in the next couple of months. If we don’t see it there, though, it’s possible it could be included in an update planned for Q4.