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I don't use iOS and didn't know they were now available, but Android's approximately 'always' had them, and how many users do you see using them? I have a feel

by OJFord 4y ago

I don't use iOS and didn't know they were now available, but Android's approximately 'always' had them, and how many users do you see using them? I have a feeling they used to be more popular, maybe around 4.0 when people seemed more into arguing about iOS vs Android like it mattered what other people used, but I don't use any or see people use any now. (Although installing Lineage on my new-to-me phone it came with a clock widget by default, which I might keep.) So I would guess the developers of major apps have metrics on how few use them on their Android version, and don't see the point/it's lower priority than whatever else they're doing.

Kwpolska 4y ago
I’m using a handful of widgets on my Android phone (two calendars, two to-do lists, a digital clock, and weather). I looked through the list of widgets, and there aren’t many things worth adding. There are lots of things I doubt anyone uses, a lot of search bars (and those give off an early-Android vibe, with Google search being everywhere), and many apps offering shortcuts to specific screen inside the apps. There are also some things like a view into a Gmail inbox, which I can just do with one click, or for which I can get notifications on new e-mails. Android widgets can do anything AFAIK, so I would also suppose the app developers on Android (and presumably also on iOS) don’t have any ideas for worthwhile widgets.