{"id":219720,"date":"2026-03-04T07:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/android-16-qpr3-is-a-massive-upgrade-here-are-7-features-you-need-to-try-asap\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T07:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:30:10","slug":"android-16-qpr3-is-a-massive-upgrade-here-are-7-features-you-need-to-try-asap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/android-16-qpr3-is-a-massive-upgrade-here-are-7-features-you-need-to-try-asap\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 16 QPR3 is a massive upgrade. Here are 7 features you need to try ASAP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Android 16 QPR3 is a massive upgrade. Here are 7 features you need to try ASAP<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-16-qpr3-massive-upgrade-7-must-try-features-3646158\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-04 07:18:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

How would you grade Google’s Android 16 QPR3 update?<\/h3>\n

132 votes<\/p>\n

Give At a Glance more power, or remove it completely<\/h2>\n

There is a slew of changes coming to the Pixel Launcher and its widgets with this update, most of them center around my beloved At a Glance widget.<\/p>\n

For you heretics out there, you can finally completely remove At a Glance from your home screen. I don\u2019t know why you would do that to the most useful widget on Android, but the option is there. Tap and hold on the At a Glance widget, choose Settings<\/strong>, then toggle off\u00a0Show on home screen<\/strong>. Poof, gone. If you want to get it back, tap and hold anywhere on your home screen, choose\u00a0Home settings<\/strong>, then tap the gear icon next to\u00a0At a Glance<\/strong> and turn it back on.<\/p>\n

\"screenshotTap Settings<\/span>\"screenshotTurn off “Show on home screen”<\/span>\"screenshotAt a Glance is gone<\/span><\/p>\n

Another change lets you add a grey background to the widget. The option is in the same menu, under\u00a0High contrast background<\/strong>. This can be very useful on lighter wallpapers where the widget\u2019s white font is practically illegible.<\/p>\n

\"screenshotAt a Glance, low contrast<\/span>\"screenshotTurn on “High contrast background”<\/span>\"screenshotAt a Glance, high contrast<\/span><\/p>\n

And finally, At a Glance is finally adding some extra data points with sports scores, end-of-day stock details, and commute updates. All categories should be enabled by default, but if you want to make sure, tap and hold once again on At a Glance, choose\u00a0Settings<\/strong>, and toggle on\u00a0Sports<\/strong>,\u00a0Finance<\/strong>, and\u00a0Commute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"screenshotAt a Glance Sports, Finance, and Commute<\/span>\"screenshotAt a Glance on home screen<\/span>\"screenshotAt A Glance sports scores on the lock screen<\/span>\"AtAt A Glance sports scores on the always-on display<\/span><\/p>\n

These might take a few days before they start showing up, but once they do, they\u2019ll be extremely helpful. I\u2019ve been getting sports scores for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid\u2019s games for the past few days, and I don\u2019t imagine I\u2019ll ever go back to using any other widget, floating score, or notification. I love how contextual these scores are \u2014 they pop up one hour before the game…<\/p>\n

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