Adding custom text to the lockscreen

Question

I have an app I made that will display what percent my battery is at (the 32 in the notification bar). I am wondering is it possible to add that information to the lockscreen (maybe under the time, but anywhere would work)? I know I can change the "I can see you" text via Settings -> General -> Screen lock -> Owner info (I am running Android 4.1.1), but I wouldn't be able to update that with the battery percent. From what I can gather I would need to write my own lock screen and add it there. Is that true or is there another way?

Where I would like information added

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 01 '13 at 23:28

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You are welcome to write an app widget that can be placed on the lockscreen, for Android 4.2+.

answered Aug 01 '13 at 23:28

CommonsWare

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Hmm okay, but there isn't a way for it for Android 4.1? – Howli Aug 03 '13 at 22:29
@20040922: No, sorry. – CommonsWare Aug 04 '13 at 11:05
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Only Android versions lower than 5.0 support lock-screen widgets. For Android 5.0 and higher, only home_screen is valid. http://developer.android.com/intl/es/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html – Carlo Espino Feb 13 '16 at 22:28

Adding custom text to the lockscreen

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