Apple is pushing widgets hard on all of its operating systems. Widgets are like mini-apps or shortcuts that you can add to your iPhone’s home screen to get quick information without opening an app.

Back in October, the Google Home app team said it was working on a homescreen widget. We might now have our first look at the design as Google at I/O 2024 worked to encourage widget adoption. At the ...

To make my second screen useful, I stopped trying to treat it like a second workspace and started using it as a dashboard ...

Following last week’s announcement, the Gemini app update that introduces an Android homescreen widget is widely rolling out. There’s just one widget, but it’s highly resizable and features Dynamic ...

Suggested Widgets: Your iPad intelligently suggests widgets based on your usage patterns and preferences. These may include weather updates, news headlines, stock prices, or frequently used app ...

Using widgets on your Android phone's home screen is a great way to view important information at a glance without opening apps. But did you know you can also add most of these widgets on your Android ...

Your Mac’s Menu Bar — the strip at the top of the screen where all the app menus (on the left) and status menus (on the right) are located — is about to get a helpful new feature. Specifically, for ...

Google announced Monday a series of changes to its widgets system on Android that will make it easier for app developers to reach their users. Widgets, which offer at-a-glance views of an app’s most ...

There will be a new search filter for widgets, widget gadgets on app detail pages, and a curated editorial page. There will be a new search filter for widgets, widget gadgets on app detail pages, and ...

Before configuring these widgets, right-click the desktop, go to "Desktop and Wallpaper", and under "Layout", select "Desktop ...

I probably use far too many widgets on my Android smartphone. Actually, yes, I do use too many widgets. They do serve me plenty of information, though. They range in functionality from calendars for ...