Lock screen Glance: How to access personalized content on your lock screen with Glance

The lock screen on your phone is one of the most frequently viewed screens, yet it mostly sits static without much utility. Glance, a lock screen personalisation service by InMobi aims to change that by delivering curated, relevant content to you every time you wake up your device. Pre-installed on phones from top brands like Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Samsung - Glance transforms your lock screen Glance into an intelligent, Glanceable feed.

In this blog post, we’ll explore how the Glance feature can personalise your lock screen Glance with content you actually care about. Let’s dive in to see how this innovative platform, the Glance feature can save you time while keeping you informed and entertained, directly as a lock screen Glance

What is Glance and How Does it Work as a Lock Screen Glance?

Glance is an intelligent lock screen Glance platform pre-installed on phones from major brands like Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Samsung and more. Instead of boring old wallpaper, Glance springs your lock screen alive with fresh, personalised content tailored to you.

Powered by advanced AI, the Glance feature understands your interests and then delivers bite-sized, relevant snackable updates - mainly news stories and live alerts - matching your preferences for your lock screen Glance.

For example, if you regularly browse sports content, the Glance feature automatically prioritises the latest cricket scores, stats and headlines on your lock screen Glance platform. With just a Glance, you can absorb key updates before deciding whether to unlock your phone.

The Glance feature truly personalises your lock screen Glance experience. Powered by AI, it learns your tastes and brings you relevant bites of content suited for Glanceable consumption on your lock screen Glance.

Personalising Your Lock Screen Glance Feed

One of Glance’s biggest assets is its ability to personalise content for you. But you can further customise your lock screen Glance feed through the Glance feature settings.

In the settings tab of the Glance feature, visit the Preferences tab. Here you can explicitly select news categories, topics, regions and sources you’re interested in so the Glance feature can better cater to your tastes.

Additionally, you can discover new topics under the "For You" tab on the Glance feature and explicitly pick topics in the lock screen Glance settings so that the AI continually refines your feed. Revisit this periodically as your interests evolve.

The Glance feature allows extensive customisation of your lock screen Glance experience. Explicitly pick preferred topics and wallpaper options so it serves content that matches your interests on your lock screen Glance.

Glance News Categories

Glance’s flagship offering is Glance News – bite-sized stories summarising the latest developments across categories – all easily Glanceable from your lock screen Glance. Let's overview the key categories available through this innovative Glance feature:

For You - This tab on the Glance feature has personalised news stories curated specifically for your preferences. The stuff Glance predicts you’ll find most interesting across all categories lands here.

Business - Top business, finance, and economic headlines to keep you market-clued-in. Track stock market moves, startup funding, the global economy and what top CEOs are up to without even unlocking your phone. Just swipe to your lock screen Glance.

Sports - Indian fans can instantly check scores, results and news from ongoing cricket matches. Beyond cricket, it also gets headlines from other popular sports like tennis, football, kabaddi, chess and more on your lock screen Glance via this Glance feature.

National - Stay on top of the most important Indian current affairs—politics, Bollywood, social issues, human interest stories and more from cities big and small through this all-encompassing category on your lock screen, thanks to this thoughtful Glance feature.

International - World headlines spanning politics, economy and pop culture are condensed into Glanceable updates in this simple and innovative lock screen Glance feature. Quickly catch up on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, US elections, and Oscar dramas without getting overloaded.

Entertainment - Get your fill of celebrity gossip—star kids’ movie debuts, actors embroiled in controversies, casting buzz around big banner films, leaked relationship news and more B-Town and TV masala.

Travel and Lifestyle - With your lock screen Glance feature, you can get inspiration for your next vacation through headlines highlighting popular destinations, new flight routes, luxury hotel openings, foodie experiences and more wanderlust-inducing travel stories. Also catch lifestyle updates on trending recipes, emerging fashion fads, health breakthroughs and pop culture.

Food and Health - The Glance feature helps you stay updated on viral food trends along with health and fitness news - superfood discoveries, new workout apps and more to satisfy the foodie fitness enthusiast.

Science and Technology - Innovation updates spanning space discoveries, weird science breakthroughs, cutting-edge devices and apps covering everything from AI to crypto - you can get it all from your lock screen Glance feature.

So the Glance feature aims to serve as your one-stop shop to catch up on the most important developments across your favourite topics - right from your lock screen. No need to scour through news apps and sites when you lock screen Glance brings personalised headlines to you.

Other Content on Your Lock Screen Glance

While News forms the pillar, Glance also offers other media to engage you right from the lock screen such as:

Short Videos & GIFs – Entertaining snackable visual content

Live Cricket Scores – Track cricket without using apps

Games – Addictive games to pass time

Being pre-installed and deeply integrated with the lock screen gives Glance huge room to disrupt how you interact with your phone through diverse content formats. Expect the Glance feature’s offerings to grow exponentially bigger over time – new categories, interactive experiences, polls, live video and more immersive stuff enabled by AI.

Ultimately, the Glance feature aims to provide maximum utility relevant to you with minimum friction. But assess your comfort with the personalisation it enables and whether it aligns with your habits. Convenience makes it worth trying though. Try this Glance feature though to elevate your lock screen Glance experience.

By leveraging the lock screen real estate, the Glance feature has huge potential to continually expand and enrich your content consumption from the lock screen Glance itself. Assess if the personalisation tradeoffs are worth it for you to benefit from this convenient Glance feature.

Wrapping up - The Glance Feature

Glance transforms the lock screen Glance from a lifeless slab into an intelligent platform to inform and engage you. Leveraging AI, it learns your preferences to deliver personalised, relevant content every time you lift your phone to your lock screen Glance. With just a quick lock screen Glance, absorb the latest must-know updates without even unlocking your device courtesy of this innovative Glance feature.

While Glance won’t replace traditional news consumption, it offers a superbly convenient supplemental feed to stay updated on the go through your lock screen Glance. And its personalisation and accuracy of content on your lock screen will only get better thanks to this Glance feature. Ultimately, Glance’s ambition is to reinvent smartphone use behaviour, starting with the most underutilised real estate – your lock screen Glance.

Enable Glance to breathe new life into your lock screen today and Glance smarter!