The launcher on most Android phones supports basic gestures, like swiping down on the home screen to access the Quick ... launches my chat with a custom bot I created for work.

Away from the splashy new design and a built-in desktop mode, Android 16 introduces two new safety features that will protect ...

And while Samsung Galaxy and Pixel phones have been ... sees the 3D “The Bot” mascot appear at the very bottom of the screen underneath the “Powered by Android” wordmark.

The Pixel Tablet already has them, and phones will too after Android 16’s first quarterly update. Google has announced that lock screen widgets are coming to Android 16 phones later this year.

which follows the general release of Android 16. Either way, lock screen widgets on phones is happening this year with Android 16.