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With this week\u2019s release of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2, there\u2019s a new way to resize home screen widgets.
\nInstead of just dragging edges to resize, QPR3 adds some new plus\/minus buttons.
\nThe new resizing buttons follow Android system theme colors.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Google brought Pixel users on its testing track a treat with the release of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2<\/a>. Ever since, we\u2019ve been keeping an eye out for all the changes<\/a> and fixes<\/a> it delivers \u2014 and now we just spotted another one.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n Widgets in Android<\/a> are a fantastic way to add some extra functionality to your home screen \u2014 and there are lots of great ones to choose from<\/a>. Beyond having our pick of where we place widgets, many of them are also resizable. Playing with your options there has been reasonably straightforward so far: Press and hold on a widget to reposition it, and then once it\u2019s placed where you like it, drag the edges to resize.<\/p>\n With QPR3 Beta 2, however, users are being introduced to a slightly different interface here. Instead of resizing widgets solely by dragging around the anchor points on their edges, Android is implementing a new pair of plus and minus buttons:<\/p>\n While that still leaves us with the same size options as before, we can see how this might be an improvement from an accessibility standpoint, especially for users who might struggle with fine motor control \u2014 rather than dragging just the right distance and releasing at the perfect time, you can achieve the same results with a few taps.<\/p>\n Another benefit of this new interaction is that it\u2019s finally clear when you\u2019ve reached the widget\u2019s limits \u2014 when you can\u2019t make it any larger or smaller, you\u2019ll no longer see the button for that option presented. And as you can see in the demo above, the buttons work in both horizontal and vertical directions.<\/p>\n Like many widgets themselves, we see these new resizing buttons pick up their color palette from your system theme, and while we admit they still look a bit weird to our eyes, at least the colors are right!<\/p>\n As with any Beta feature, Google could very well change exactly how this looks and works prior to the stable release \u2014 assuming it even sticks around. We\u2019ll check in with those future builds and let you know if we spot any further movement with these new controls.<\/p>\n![\"google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768240152_738_google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/ "\\"google"){kind=icon}
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