WidgetKit / iOS Home Screen Widgets

About WidgetKit

WidgetKit is a framework that enables developers to create lightweight, glanceable widgets that display timely app information directly on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and other system surfaces across Apple devices.

My WidgetKit Experience

Originally, my Wristlevels app did not make use of WidgetKit, until I found out how easy it was to implement! It’s the perfect vehicle for making volume adjustments easy since you do not have to open any apps. I learned a lot about the restrictions of Widgets since they cannot synchronize as often and update as quickly as the iPhone and Apple Watch, so I did have to implement some custom code to handle that situation.