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Android Depth Effect: Transform Your Photos with This Easy Trick

Want to get the iOS lock screen depth effect on your Android phone? The iOS lock screen depth effect, where the clock appears partially obscured by foreground elements in the wallpaper, has become a ...
Android Authority

Android's lock screen widgets are getting a slick new background blur effect

A future Android update will give the lock screen widget page a blurred wallpaper background, aligning it with the Material 3 Expressive design language. This visual change, which replaces the current ...
Android Police

Samsung's One UI 8 tries a bold new lock screen trick instead of copying Apple's Depth Effect

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.
Android Authority

One UI 8 beta introduces a shape-shifting lock screen clock design

The latest One UI 8 beta brings a clock widget for the lock screen. Similar to iOS’ depth effect for the clock, Samsung’s clock automatically wraps around faces in real or animated images. The clock ...
Android

Android's Lock Screen Widgets Could Gain a Slick Background Blur

Lock screen widgets on Android may soon get the slick background blur effect. The visual change was spotted in the new Android Canary build and should align it with Google’s new Material Expressive 3 ...
Android

Magic Portrait Spices Up Your Pixel's Lock Screen

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 brings the new Magic Portrait feature on Pixel devices, which enhances lock screens with frames and dynamic weather effects. You can choose from different weather effects or cut ...