widgets

Apple users had been waiting for widget support for years, and they had hoped to see home screen widgets similar to the ones available on Google’s Android platform

While Apple’s iOS 8 still doesn’t support traditional widgets—not like Android—its Notification Center does offer up a convenient alternative. By default, stuff like your today summary, traffic conditions, tomorrow summary, calendar and Stocks will show up, turning the swipe down panel into a more information-rich overview of what’s going on.