Google today updated its Gmail app designed for the iPhone and the iPad, introducing a new widget that can be added to the Today center alongside other widgets or to the Home Screen on an iPhone.
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After updating, the Gmail widget can be added to the Home Screen by pressing and holding to enter jiggle mode and then tapping the "+" button. From there, scroll down and tap on Gmail to add the widget, using a finger to drag it to the appropriate spot.
The Gmail widget can be used to search within the Gmail app, compose a new email message, or view unread email messages. It provides shortcuts for these tasks only and does not list sensitive email information nor can it be customized with other functionality.
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I want widgets to be contextual, interactive, clickable and able to perform the functions of the app from the main screen without taking me to it and adding one more step to the process.
well to be fair, they are pretty limited by apples widget guidelinesWow - great job on a useless widget - so instead of just viewing the app icon with unread counts, or just tapping the icon to open the app and getting the same functionality, we now have the option of taking up 8 icon spaces. Awesome work Google!
Any chance you're viewing it on an iPhone 12 Pro?Is that iPhone 12 pro yellow screengate I see in them screenshots. ?♂️
There is no escaping it ?♂️? IT'S EVERYWHERE. ???
Yes! I love being able to see my things to-do list but when I click on a to-do checkbox, it just opens the app to that task and flashes that task yellow. It doesn't even check it off! I have to tap on it a second time. Would love to just check off an item and have the next one flow up in the widget. I order my tasks by priority so the next important task should float up to the bottom of the list.Widgets have potential and I hope Apple delivers it with the next iteration. Right now they are basically huge icons.
I want widgets to be contextual, interactive, clickable and able to perform the functions of the app from the main screen without taking me to it and adding one more step to the process.