Android 14 modifies the lock screen shortcut access button and is expected to bring back the "widget" function

CTOnews.com, September 25 (Xinhua)-- Google has previously pushed the Android 14 Beta beta for Pixel 4a 5G and newer phones. CTOnews.com has previously reported that the update brings features such as "App aspect ratio adjustment", "Wi-Fi hotspot adjustment", "horizontal lock screen improvement" and so on.

Blogger Mishaal Rahman recently posted on the X platform that it found a system interface marked "widget_on_keyguard" in the latest beta version of Android 14. Mishaal Rahman believes that Google is trying to restore the widgets on the lock screen interface, and Android 14 is expected to bring lock screen widgets.

▲ Source Mishaal Rahman post on the X platform Apple has made extensive use of the lock screen component in iOS / iPadOS, and Google's reintroduction of this feature for Android 14 is to be expected.

In addition, the latest Android 14 beta also allows users to change the shortcut access button on the lock screen interface, which is currently available only on Pixel phones, and it is not known whether other Android 14 phones will get it.

9toGoogle, the foreign media of ▲ image source, now users can choose "camera" application, do not disturb mode switch, flashlight, Google Home application, mute switch, QR code scanning, wallet or instant video recording, etc., instead of the traditional shortcut access button under the lock screen to give users more choices.