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Subject: Re: What does a Widget do that a one-tap shortcut to an Android Activity not do?
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2024 22:25:59 +0200
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On 2024-07-06 22:22, Arno Welzel wrote:
> Andrew, 2024-07-06 20:17:
> 
>> What does a Widget do that a one-tap shortcut to an Android Activity not
>> do?
> 
> Display changing content. A widget is not just there to handle taps.

Right.

And it can react differently to taps on different areas of the widget.

For example, a widget can display weather and time. tapping left or 
right takes you to the weather app or to the clock app.

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Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.