Beginning with iOS 17, interactive widgets at the moment are obtainable on the iPhone throughout the Dwelling Display, Lock Display, and the new StandBy mode. Apple gave some examples of what interactive widgets can be utilized for, together with marking a reminder as accomplished, enjoying or pausing a music or podcast, and controlling equipment within the Dwelling app, and there might be many extra prospects as third-party apps are up to date with assist.
Launched with iOS 14, Dwelling Display widgets provided restricted performance till now, as Apple didn’t permit builders to incorporate interactive parts, akin to scrolling, buttons, or animated transitions. Dwelling Display widgets had been solely allowed to current read-only info, and tapping on a widget would merely open the corresponding app. Now, customers will have the ability to work together with widgets instantly for some actions.
Interactive widgets are additionally obtainable on the iPad’s Dwelling Display and Lock Display with iPadOS 17, and on the Mac’s desktop with macOS Sonoma. All the software program updates are at the moment obtainable in beta and might be launched to the general public later this 12 months.
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