Add lock screen widgets

Get important updates and notifications without unlocking your phone. You can add widgets to your lock screen and swipe between them.

Add lock screen widgets

Before adding lock screen widgets, make sure they are enabled. Go to Settings > Security and check Enable widgets.

To add lock screen widgets:

  1. Swipe right from the left edge of the lock screen until you see a large plus icon.

  2. Touch the plus icon. If prompted, enter your PIN, pattern or password.

    A list of widgets appears. Apps that support lock screen widgets can add widgets to this list.

  3. Touch the widget you want to add.
  4. To resize a widget, drag the bottom down to expand it or up to reduce it.

Use lock screen widgets

  1. When the screen is asleep, press the Power button to view the lock screen.
  2. From the left edge of the lock screen, swipe right to see the widgets.
  3. To unlock the screen when a widget is expanded, touch , then unlock as usual.
TipFrom the right edge of the lock screen, swipe left to open the camera.

Delete or arrange lock screen widgets

To delete one widget, touch & hold it, then drag it to Remove. Or, to disable all widgets, go to Settings > Security and uncheck Enable widgets.

To change the display order:

  1. Swipe to a widget you want to move.
  2. Touch and hold the widget, then drag it into the order you want.

Get more lock screen widgets

To download more lock screen widgets, visit Play Store and search for lock screen. Many developers include lock screen widgets in their apps.

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