wraggster
June 2nd, 2014, 21:30
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/ce8205cb7c215961bb97138932a8101b/200218275/wwdc2018.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/ios-widgets/)It's been a long time coming, but Apple is finally adding support for widgets to iOS. On stage at its Worldwide Developers Conference (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/apple-wwdc-2014-liveblog/), the company's senior VP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, revealed that devs can now start building widgets within the Notification Center (http://www.engadget.com/tag/notification+center/) on iOS 8 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/apple-ios-8-official/). Unlike Google's take on widgets with Android (http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/31/onenote-android-app-sharing-widgets/), Apple's equivalent won't have them living on the home screen of your smartphone or tablet. Instead, iOS widgets will share the drop-down hub with app notifications. Still, there's a lot of potential here, as it's going to let those of you with an iOS device have more interactivity and quick access to your favorite applications. iOS 8 will be available this fall.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/ios-widgets/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/ios-widgets/