Widgets

TL;DR The Google Search home screen widget recently received a customizable shortcut button that gives you quick access to a useful tool of your choice. Google appears to be prepping a more versatile version of the shortcut button that will ...

TL;DR Google has been testing new shortcuts for its home screen Search widget since last year. With the latest Google app update, you finally have the ability to choose a shortcut to add. Options include Translate (text), Translate (camera), Song ...

Andy Walker / Android Authority Although I love the abundance of unique widgets Android affords me, that affection is getting out of hand. I admit, I probably don’t need the dozens of widgets on my device, even though I’ve grown ...

Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority Home screen widgets have been a part of Android from the very beginning and the first T-Mobile G1 in 2008. And for a long time, widgets were one of the first answers when you asked ...

Andy Walker / Android Authority My KWGT foo is a little too rusty for my taste. KWGT is an Android customization app that allows you to create almost any widget imaginable, granted you have the time and the patience. When ...