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James Ide

Android’s next bright idea is adverts on your lock screen – and it sounds like the Windows 11 nightmare revisited

The Glance locks screen app on a Android phone .

Your Android phone may soon display ads and other content on its lock screen thanks to a company called Glance.

The Google-backed lock screen content company is expanding into the US after success in India, Southeast Asia, and Japan. As part of its expansion into the US, Glance is working with Motorola and Verizon, and reportedly intending to partner with brands like CNN and the NBA, to provide lock screen content.

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