Google is rolling out its handyiOS 16 Lock Screen widget , which will bid iPhone users libertine access to Search , Maps , Chrome and snapshot of information from other apps .
The widgets , which werepreviewed by the company last month , are also available for Google Drive , Gmail , and Google News and are starting to show up in the most recent app update for iOS 16 ( via9to5Google ) .
As with other Lock Screen widgets in iOS 16 , they give uses the opportunity to customize their home base from 3 - 4 fundamental apps . The doojigger ikon are either orthogonal or orbitual and you may either pink to start the host app , or simply take the information within .
The Google News thingumajig for example , will show a headline from a feature tarradiddle , while the Gmail app will show you a snapshot of your inboxes . The Search - ground gismo might be the most utilitarian and most various . It have a school text hunt box as well as doohickey for translate , voice , shopping , and the Google Lens ocular search .
Meanwhile , the Chrome internet browser whatchamacallit let in a lineal shortcut to Google ’s furor classic Dino secret plan , as well as the power to launch an Incognito Mode tablet . campaign permit you have it off when a file has been shared with you , while you’re able to also get back into late files and folders .
The Maps widgets are excellent for a snapshot of your frequent stumble , rent you know how long it ’ll take to get home , for example . There ’s also widgets to help you come up restaurants , shop , hotel , and more .
for get to the widgets , you ’ll need to ensure you have the latest edition of the Google apps in question and then abide by our template toadding doojigger to the Lock Screen in Io 16 . Not all of the apps in all territory are being supported yet , so you may require a little patience .
Google has often been among the first major app developer to get on board with young initiative from Apple , and that ’s also the case here . Indeed , at prison term , it feels like Google put more stock in new feature on iPhone than it does on its home sod for Android .
