Google has updated the homescreen widgets of some of its apps, such as YouTube Music and Google Photos. In the latest update, the Digital Wellbeing app is reportedly getting a new widget. The new “your screen time” widget would display commonly used Android apps and the time spent on them. The widget is said to be still in beta. The Digital Wellbeing app on Android tracks the digital habits of smartphone users and allows them to set limits on how much time they spend on different apps.
The addition of a new Digital Wellbeing widget was noticed by 9to5Google via an APK teardown. The publication shared screenshots of the new Screen Time widget. The widget displays the time users have spent on their phone on their phone’s home screen. It also shows the most used apps of the day. According to the report, Digital Wellbeing version 1.0.416751293.beta shows the new widget. As mentioned, the widget is being tested and is not currently live.
In the 2×1 configuration, the Digital Wellbeing widget will reportedly only show total screen time. For larger sizes, it is said to reflect the time spent on the top three apps. The Digital Wellbeing screen time widget is expected to be available for all Android phones.
Google started adding new widgets to some of its apps in December, including Google Photos, Google Play Books and YouTube Music. The new Google Photos People & Pets widget allows users to decorate their phone’s home screen with photos of their loved ones. This can be done by selecting a few faces and a frame. YouTube Music has been updated with a Recently Played widget for smartphones running on Android 12. The widget features play and pause buttons and a like button. YouTube Music users can get the widget in three size options, depending on the layout of their home screen.
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