home screen customization

Android Authority’s Megan Ellis argued in a July 2026 hands-on column that five non-Google Android widgets — KWGT, Battery Widget Reborn, Fossify Notes, Fossify Calendar, and Samsung Health — now anchor her daily phone use. That list is not really about widgets. It is about the quiet shift from...

Google’s Android 17 update began rolling out to Pixel devices in June 2026 with a Pixel Launcher option that lets users hide app names on the home screen through Wallpaper & style, Icons, and the new Names tab. That sounds like a tiny cosmetic switch, but it marks a meaningful shift in how...