3rd party widgets

[weaztek]

I suspect that Apple are running out the contract with The Weather Channel, and we will see all the tech from Dark Sky fully in the native weather app. I'm thinking it might be an iOSS thing... "We've revamped the stock Weather app with all the cool technology of Dark Sky..."

That would be an excellent situation for Mac users. Especially if they pump some computing resources into improving the daily/hourly forecasts. Guess it will just come down to profits as with everything they do.

 

[AZhappyjack]

I know it's 9to5Mac, but here's a pretty good list of apps with widgets - some have been discussed here, others have not.

These iOS 14 apps offer home screen widgets and more - 9to5Mac

Home screen widgets are one of the best and easiest ways to customize your new iPhone’s home screen. You can...

9to5mac.com

 

[JagRunner]

Spotify is really the only one that I feel like I really need.

I'm waiting for Spotify too.

 

[pacorob]

OP, you should use this thread as a wiki of which 3rd Party apps that already have widgets enabled, so that other people know which apps have been updated.

I know it's 9to5Mac, but here's a pretty good list of apps with widgets - some have been discussed here, others have not.

I created an even more complete list with currently 160+ apps that offer iOS 14 homescreen widget support taken from TechCrunch, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Twitter, search in App Store. It’s available online but you can sort and quickly open up apps via AppRaven app and suggest other apps from within the app. No I’m no dev of that app but love the user collections eg for premium games, weather apps created by users and dev.

 

[redbeard331]

Weather channel app added widgets but they don’t work for me.

 

[Cscottrun]

Weather channel app added widgets but they don’t work for me.

Thanks for the heads up. I actually really like the Weather Channel's midsized widget. It gives you the current weather, future for 3 hours and future for 3 days.

 

[acousticbiker]

I’m surprised at how few apps have widgets available. While the announcement of release was shortly before actual release, the beta has been going on a long time and this was one of the more anticipated features with huge potential to increase app exposure/use - in fact, I’m downloading apps I otherwise wouldn’t use if they have a helpful looking widget and I can’t remember a time when I was this open to trying apps

 

[AZhappyjack]

I’m surprised at how few apps have widgets available. While the announcement of release was shortly before actual release, the beta has been going on a long time and this was one of the more anticipated features with huge potential to increase app exposure/use - in fact, I’m downloading apps I otherwise wouldn’t use if they have a helpful looking widget and I can’t remember a time when I was this open to trying apps

I'm not particularly concerned about it. The "release window" was short (just over a day between GM and GA)... and a lot of the apps I use, which had the old style widgets on the Today screen, are operated by small operations - limited number of coders, etc... and in addition to keeping the plates spinning for the old version, they are trying to get the new versions out... widgets will come, I am confident... and I can be patient...

 

[acousticbiker]

I'm not particularly concerned about it. The "release window" was short (just over a day between GM and GA)... and a lot of the apps I use, which had the old style widgets on the Today screen, are operated by small operations - limited number of coders, etc... and in addition to keeping the plates spinning for the old version, they are trying to get the new versions out... widgets will come, I am confident... and I can be patient...

I wasn’t necessarily expressing concern or impatience, as I agree they will come - just surprise at this missed opportunity (including for both bigger shops that should have the resources and smaller shops that should have had a rough idea of timing around usual release of iPhone), probably the best opportunity to stand out in a long time

 

[D-Man18360]

Thanks for the heads up. I actually really like the Weather Channel's midsized widget. It gives you the current weather, future for 3 hours and future for 3 days.

I have the Weather Channel app - will it automatically show in the widgets screen so I can add it, or does anything else need to be done?

 

[bushman4]

Going to be months before widgets start To come out. Widgets are a good idea if there’s enough of them available

 

[C DM]

Going to be months before widgets start To come out. Widgets are a good idea if there’s enough of them available

Seems like a fair number are already out just days after the release.

 

[Ansath]

I have the Weather Channel app - will it automatically show in the widgets screen so I can add it, or does anything else need to be done?

After an app has been updated to include widgets, then it will appear on the add widgets screen.

 

[Blue Hawk]

Unfortunately there is still no good weather app for Germany which has widgets for the Home Screen. I like Pflotsh and WetterOnline. Apple Weather, Weather Channel and Carrot aren’t good.

 

[Abazigal]

I’m surprised at how few apps have widgets available. While the announcement of release was shortly before actual release, the beta has been going on a long time and this was one of the more anticipated features with huge potential to increase app exposure/use - in fact, I’m downloading apps I otherwise wouldn’t use if they have a helpful looking widget and I can’t remember a time when I was this open to trying apps

I suspect that with the short window between the GM and the actual release, many developers are opting to ensure that their apps run fine on iOS 14 first, then work on incorporating the extra features such as widget view. So it may be another couple of weeks or even months before we see them appear.

 

[adrianlondon]

After an app has been updated to include widgets, then it will appear on the add widgets screen.

For the apps I've updated it works like this:
After an app has been updated to include widgets, and you run it at least once, then it will appear on the add widgets screen.

 

[Isengardtom]

I created an even more complete list with currently 160+ apps that offer iOS 14 homescreen widget support taken from TechCrunch, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Twitter, search in App Store. It’s available online but you can sort and quickly open up apps via AppRaven app and suggest other apps from within the app. No I’m no dev of that app but love the user collections eg for premium games, weather apps created by users and dev.

One I couldn’t find in your list but has updated widgets is Post-it
Fun little app for digital post-its

 

[Canyda]

The Weather Network in Canada (which is my preferred app) came out with nice widgets yesterday in their update (albeit at the expense of temporarily removing their Watch app). I switched to that widget and removed the default Apple app.

 

[Bazza1]

Probably should have given developers more than 24 hours notice (and not on a public streaming event) that their widget-friendly apps should be sent to the Store. Hard to gauge when Apple is 'finished' with an OS enough to finalize your own product, if Apple still announcing Beta releases to within a day or so of public Gold announcement.
iOS 14 looks rushed out the door when you do that - and possibly only out because Watch 6 needs it. Or Apple felt a need to given the common folk that can't afford / want a new iPad or Watch something.

 

[AZhappyjack]

Probably should have given developers more than 24 hours notice (and not on a public streaming event) that their widget-friendly apps should be sent to the Store. Hard to gauge when Apple is 'finished' with an OS enough to finalize your own product, if Apple still announcing Beta releases to within a day or so of public Gold announcement.
iOS 14 looks rushed out the door when you do that - and possibly only out because Watch 6 needs it. Or Apple felt a need to given the common folk that can't afford / want a new iPad or Watch something.

Yes, there was only about 24 hours between the GM release and the GA release... but the developers certainly had more than 24 hours to design, code and test widgets - that was the real purpose of the THREE PLUS months of the developer previews... all that was really necessary to release the apps with widgets was for the developers to recompile their code with the GM version of Xcode and get the apps to Apple for review.

 

[Ansath]

For the apps I've updated it works like this:
After an app has been updated to include widgets, and you run it at least once, then it will appear on the add widgets screen.

I didn't have to run the app after Apollo updated for widgets.

 

[Glennster]

The Weather Network just released their widget FYI.

 

[JetBlack7]

I created an even more complete list with currently 160+ apps that offer iOS 14 homescreen widget support taken from TechCrunch, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Twitter, search in App Store. It’s available online but you can sort and quickly open up apps via AppRaven app and suggest other apps from within the app. No I’m no dev of that app but love the user collections eg for premium games, weather apps created by users and dev.

Looks nice! Would love to see an option to order by name for example, but nice one!

 

[GIZBUG]

Heard on Twitter that you will need to subscribe to Fantastical 3 to fully utilize their widget (due out this week). This true?

If this is the case, another nail in their coffin

 

[capandjudy]

Slowly regretting my Dark Sky purchase now.....

Don’t be. Dark Sky is a bargain when it getting very accurate notices for rain, storms, etc. I believe that is still four dollars.