With Android 13-based One UI 5, Galaxy phones and tablets have been offering users the ability to stack widgets on the home screen. That is, place one widget over another. This feature not only saves space but makes it easier to access multiple widgets. Well, almost two years after Samsung offered it, Google is now considering adding stackable widgets to Android.
On YouTube, Google’s Android development team held an ask me anything (AMA) session about widgets. When they were asked about stackable widgets, the team said that since some brands are already offering it and users as well as developers are requesting this feature, Google is looking into adding it into the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
Here's how stackable widgets work on Samsung phones…
While Google didn’t provide any information about how this feature will work or look, it may function similar to stackable widgets on Samsung phones. You place a widget on the home screen, long-press on it, select the option to create a stack, and add multiple widgets over the existing one. Then swipe left or right on the widget to access other widgets in the stack.
Google is also planning to upgrade Android AOSP with the ability to offer widgets on the lock screen, a feature that is already present on Galaxy smartphones and tablets. However, with Google making it a native Android feature, Samsung users will be able to use third-party widgets on the lock screen instead of just first-party ones as is the limitation right now.
