Google has now rolled out all of its promised Lock Screen widgets for its iPhone apps, including the Google app, Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome, Google News, and Google Drive.
The rollout was completed today with two Lock Screen widgets for Maps, following five widgets for the Google app released Wednesday. In version 233.0 of the Google app, the widgets contain the following descriptions, with two widget sizes for Search:
Search: Access Google Search from your lock screen Voice Search: Ask a question, hum a song, or search for content with your voice Lens: Search with your camera or an image Lens Shortcuts: Easily access your favorite Lens feature. Translate, shop or solve homework with your camera.
Version 6.40 of Google Maps adds widgets for search and frequent trips, the latter showing location, estimated time of arrival, and traffic conditions:
Frequent trips: Get directions and an estimated time of arrival for your frequent trips. Search: Search Google Maps for restaurants, gas stations, and more.
Similar widgets can be found in Google News, Gmail, Drive and Chrome. Once the apps on your device are updated, please launch the new versions first before trying to add the widgets, otherwise they will not appear in the lock screen editor.
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