Tag: widgets

June 13, 2023

I have three contacts that I call regularly. In fact, I call them so frequently that I needed to find out how to not have to open the phone app, locate the contact, and tap the dial icon. I tried […]

June 12, 2023

One of the big changes in iOS 17 is support for interactive widgets, a major improvement compared to the initial version of widgets that debuted with iOS 14. In line with this, Apple has also added dedicated widgets for the […]

June 1, 2023

Google today announced new features for Android devices that are designed to get information to you faster, protect your devices, and more importantly, allow you to have fun. First, for those learning to read, is a new feature in Google […]

February 27, 2023

Google-owned Waze is removing its iOS widget for the left-most homescreen, with the feature being removed in the latest updates rolling out now. First introduced all the way back in 2014 for iOS 8, the Waze widget for iPhones has […]

January 27, 2023

Meta’s Messenger app is the first third-party widget to be available in the Windows 11 widget board — but the support for third-party widgets is only for users running the latest Windows 11 preview. The widget system was one of […]

December 27, 2022

Just get a new iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max? Read on for a look at some of the best features to test out and customize on your new device including the always-on display, enabling the full 48MP camera, Dynamic […]

December 27, 2022

Since iOS 16 arrived, lock screen widgets have become essential to the iPhone experience. They come in handy whether you want a quick peek at the weather or instantly jump into your favorite activity. But the catch is that you […]

December 16, 2022

Ah, the holidays. No matter what manner of winter celebration you prefer (I’m a Festivus man myself), late December is a fine time for kickin’ back and collecting your thoughts for the coming year. That means it’s also a fine […]

November 3, 2022

One of the main new features of iOS 16 is the redesigned lock screen, which lets users put widgets on it. And to take advantage of these new features, Evernote has updated its iOS app with multiple lock screen widgets. […]

October 26, 2022

iOS 16.2 beta 1 launched yesterday to developers with a handful of new features and changes. As it turns out, the update includes a new Lock Screen widget option for Sleep data from the Health app. There’s also a new […]

October 13, 2022

Google is wrapping up the rollout of its iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets with Maps and Search for a total of six updated iPhone applications. Version 6.40 of Google Maps introduces a pair of iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets. “Search” […]

October 5, 2022

When we Androidians think about widgets, we tend to think about our humble home screens. Makes sense, right? That’s where widgets have traditionally existed here in the land o’ Android (with one short-lived exception, anyway, but Google’s convinced we’ve forgotten […]

September 15, 2022

Snapchat is the latest popular app to introduce iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets support. This is only one of the features being made available this fall by the company, which keeps improving how people can experience the app. With new […]

June 9, 2022

It’s been about four years since Microsoft tested and then abandoned an attempt at adding tabbed browsing to the File Explorer in Windows 10, and now a new Windows 11 preview build released today is giving it another shot. EarTrumpet […]

March 4, 2022

We’re just three months away from Apple’s annual WWDC event, which is where the company will announce its next round of major software updates. As usual, the headliner here will be iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, which will bring major […]

November 22, 2021

One of the trademarks of Google’s Pixel line has been the “At A Glance” widget which shows the day, date, an overview of the weather conditions, and the temperature. It also shows appointments from your calendar and more. When it […]

September 20, 2021

One of the new features in iPadOS 15 for developers is the ability to create extra-large widgets for the Home Screen. The new extra-large widget size class has spawned a bunch of great new ways to customize and power up […]

September 17, 2021

The popular third-party podcast player Overcast has gotten a nice update today. With version 2021.8 of the app, Overcast is adding support for Home screen widgets, new CarPlay features, and more. Head below for all of the details. In total, […]

July 15, 2020

Every summer, the routine is the same: Back-to-school shopping looms, and Apple releases a public beta of its next version of iOS. This year, the routine’s been disrupted, but the new iOS beta is still here. iOS 14 on the […]

March 9, 2016

Do you use widgets on your Android device? If yes, good for you, if not, why not? After all, widgets are one of Android’s fundamental features and not utilizing them is like driving your supercar to the local Walmart only […]