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        Do You Use It? Widgets on the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch

   Adam Engst

   Working from the theory that people want quick, at-a-glance access to
   information from their apps, Apple has put significant effort into
   widgets over the past few years. Widgets initially appeared on the
   iPhone and iPad in Today View to the left of the Home Screen ([1]iOS
   12and[2]iPadOS 13) but became more interesting once Apple allowed them
   into more prominent locations. They first migrated to the Home Screen
   ([3]iOS 14and [4]iPadOS 15) and the Mac Notification Center ([5]macOS
   12 Monterey), followed by the Lock Screen ([6]iOS 16 and [7]iPadOS 17).
   This year, widgets also snuck onto the Mac desktop ([8]macOS 14 Sonoma)
   and the Apple Watch Smart Stack ([9]watchOS 10).

   Widespread though they may be, have widgets become an essential aspect
   of your Apple experience? That's the crux of [10]this week's poll,
   encapsulated in a collection of questions asking how heavily you use
   each of the available widget types on each platform. In the comments,
   let us know which widgets you find particularly helpful'and why.

   [11]Read original article

References

   1. https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/view-and-organize-today-view-iphb8f1bf206/12.0/ios/12.0
   2. https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/view-and-organize-today-view-ipadb0de8630/13.0/ipados/13.0
   3. https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/add-widgets-iphb8f1bf206/14.0/ios/14.0
   4. https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/add-widgets-ipadb0de8630/15.0/ipados/15.0
   5. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/add-customize-widgets-notification-center-mchl52be5da5/12.0/mac/12.0
   6. https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/add-widgets-to-the-home-screen-iphb8f1bf206/16.0/ios/16.0
   7. https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/add-edit-and-remove-widgets-ipadb0de8630/17.0/ipados/17.0
   8. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/add-and-customize-widgets-mchl52be5da5/14.0/mac/14.0
   9. https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/use-the-smart-stack-to-show-timely-widgets-apdecf142fb9/10.0/watchos/10.0
  10. https://talk.tidbits.com/t/do-you-use-it-widgets-on-the-iphone-ipad-mac-and-apple-watch/25923?u=ace
  11. https://talk.tidbits.com/t/do-you-use-it-widgets-on-the-iphone-ipad-mac-and-apple-watch/25923?u=ace

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