"There is no API that launchers could use to pull out the same amount/types of information." What's missing in Android compared to WP in this regard? I have wi

"There is no API that launchers could use to pull out the same amount/types of information." What's missing in Android compared to WP in this regard? I have widgets on my Android homescreen that has buttons to activate app functionality (e.g. Audible's 'play' button) and that dynamically update their content. Is there some richer interactor or viewing scheme wp supports?