So you just got your shiny new Nexus 5, but there doesn’t appear to be a way to add lock screen widgets. Thankfully Google didn’t eliminate them, but they did add a setting to turn them on or off, and the default happens to be off. You will find the option in Settings > Security. Just make sure “Enable Widgets” is checked. That’s all there is too it.
Now if you later disable it (by unchecking the box), you don’t have to worry about losing your widgets. When you re-enable them, the widgets that you already had setup will magically appear. This means Google could disable them by default when upgrading from Jelly Bean to KitKat, but we won’t know that for sure until Google releases KitKat to other devices. Here’s a quick video showing you how it’s done.
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It makes perfect sense to include this setting under Security if you think about it. By allowing widgets on your lock screen, you are allowing strangers to see information that could be personal, so it’s definitely a security issue. Also, by adding a setting, third party apps such as Tasker might be able to turn them off automatically when you’re away from home (or some other criteria), in the event that you lose your phone or tablet.
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