How to customize the Pixel At a Glance feature so you get only the information you want

Google's At a Glance feature really never took off on most Android devices. Part of the reason for that is Google focused much of its efforts here on Pixel devices. Where non-Pixel devices only get a slimmed-down version of the app, Pixel owners have full access to all of the features found in At a Glance.

But what is At a Glance?

On your Android home screen, you should see a widget, near the top, that displays the time, the weather, and maybe your upcoming Google Calendar event. 

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But what if you could have even more information presented within that widget? If you have a Pixel phone, that can be a reality. You can enable/disable any of the following options:

• Earthquake alert
• Package delivery
• Ridesharing
• Bedtime
• Fitness
• Safety check
• Time & stopwatch
• Connected devices
• Doorbell
• Flashlight
• Commute
• Time to leave
• Weather
• Air quality
• Alerts
• Travel
• Upcoming
• Work profile
• Food and household orders
• Cross-device timer

Obviously, not every one of these options will apply. For instance, where I live, there's no need for Earthquake alerts. Maybe a tornado alert would be nice.

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You can also enable/disable sensitive notifications (to prevent sensitive information from being displayed in At a Glance) and location history, and set your home and work locations.

Once you've experienced how handy At a Glance can be, you'll wonder how you went without customizing it all this time.

So, how do you customize At a Glance on a Pixel device? It's actually quite easy. Let me show you.

Customizing Pixel's At a Glance

What you'll need: The only thing you'll need for this is a Google Pixel device. At a Glance was added starting with the Pixel 3, so most Pixel owners should be good to go.

I would recommend going through every section of the At a Glance customization and enabling the features you want and disabling those you don't need. You'll probably find some of the information simply isn't applicable to you and there's no reason to clog up the widget with unnecessary data.

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And that's everything you need to know about customizing the Pixel At a Glance feature. Hopefully, someday, Google will add all of the At a Glance to Android versions running on non-Pixel devices. Until then, if this is a feature you'd like to have, maybe it's time to migrate to a Pixel phone.