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Sep 2020
42m 50s

The Many Ways to Use Widgets

FEDERICO VITICCI, JOHN VOORHEES
About this episode

This week Federico and John explain their emerging strategies for using widgets in the Today view, mixed with apps on their Home screens, and on dedicated widget-only Home screens.

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