The ability to edit a widget after it has been placed on Android 12 was announced this summer, and the feature is now starting to roll out for some updated apps. Android 12 provides a new way to manage widgets in the Material You interface through the “Reconfigure” button.
Reconfigure is a floating action button that appears when the user places, moves or resizes a widget, allowing them to reconfigure their settings without removing it. Thanks to the Reconfigure API, developers should have an easy way to allow users to set up more complex widgets.
The new button to reconfigure Android 12 widgets has been spotted on the new Material You widget for Google Drive, but not on other noteworthy Google apps, such as Google Keep, however, the control has also appeared for a widget. third-party app (Series Guide).
Within weeks of the release of Android 12 for all supported smartphones, the XDA team got their hands on a build of Android 12.1. Numerous indications suggest that this release will set the stage for the arrival of the much-talked-about Google Pixel Fold.
