Samsung is borrowing a neat Pixel lock screen trick for One UI 8.5

One UI 8.5 includes a new, Pixel-like lock screen feature that lets you add AI-generated weather effects to your lock screen ...
Android Authority

Android's lock screen widgets are getting a slick new background blur effect

A future Android update will give the lock screen widget page a blurred wallpaper background, aligning it with the Material 3 Expressive design language. This visual change, which replaces the current ...
Android

Android's Lock Screen Widgets Could Gain a Slick Background Blur

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 ...
Android

Google’s New AOD Feature Will Blur Your Lock Screen—In a Good Way

Android 16 may introduce blurred lock screen wallpapers on the always-on display with a new feature called “ambient AOD.” When tested on the Pixel 8 Pro, the feature reportedly caused the device’s ...
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Android 16 QPR1 redesigns ‘Wallpaper & Style’ settings, revamps lock screen customization [Gallery]

Android 16 QPR1 launched during Google I/O 2025, and it brings some massive changes with Material 3 Expressive. The new design language completely redesigns Android 16’s lock screen customization ...
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I tested the new lock screen customization with iOS 26 vs. Android 16 — and there’s a clear winner

Apple spent a great deal of time taking the best parts of Android, like its rich home and lock screen customizations, and integrating them slowly into its phone software. Remember how Android offered ...
techtimes

Android 15 Unlocks Ultimate Lock Screen Customization: Bigger Clocks, New Styles, and More

The future for Pixel users and lock screen personalization is about to get a new definition with the Android 15 update by Google. As a follow-up to what was introduced with Android 14, the beta ...