During Build 2022, Microsoft announced that third-party developers will soon be able to develop widgets for Windows 11.
Since its release in October 2021, the latest Windows Update widgets have had a muted reception, as they are limited (*11*) to one section of the taskbar and developers have no way to open them.
However, that will change in a future update, most likely in Sun Valley 2, so we may see widgets from Twitch, TikTok, alternative calendar and music apps, and more.
With WWDC 2022 (*11*) just a few weeks away, this could be a substantial improvement that could help (*11*) compete with the widgets Apple is making (*11*) available in iOS 16, iPadOS, and macOS.
Widgets in iOS have transformed the look of home screens for iPhone users: instead of a grid of icons, some feature just widgets, big and small.
This is useful information that saves you from checking a notification or accessing (*11*) the app itself. Windows has had a history of widgets, back in the Vista days when they were called gadgets. Rather, it seems like a new focus for the company on how this feature can benefit (*11*) its users and developers.
Apple has reaped the benefits of allowing widgets to be on iPhone and iPadOS home screens, with modern designs and ways to choose between small widgets and large widgets that can take up a third of an iPad Pro's screen. experience is not yet available on macOS, it is hoped that it may finally arrive with macOS 13, which is expected to be announced at WWDC.
Opening it on Windows could bring different benefits, mainly due to (*11*) the availability of a lot of Android apps in the Microsoft store in preview version. Having widgets that can connect (*11*) some of the apps you have installed on your PC might set it apart from Apple's version. If this is also combined with the ability to place widgets on the desktop, this could be a feature that could rival Apple's version.
However, while we may hear about widget improvements for macOS 13 at WWDC in a few weeks, development widgets will most likely arrive (*11*) Windows 11 (*11*) later in the year.
However, this may work (*11*) for Microsoft, as it can give (*11*) developers time to work and release their own widgets, allowing (*11*) users to choose between them.
Time will tell, but it looks like a widget war has already begun.