What is the purpose of widgets?

Widgets can be added to your phone’s home as a quick way to access certain information from apps without having to open the app itself . One example is the Calendar widget, which provides a quick view of the upcoming events in your calendar without having to open the Calendar application.

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What’s a widget on a website?

A web widget is a component that can be added to a website or application as a stand-alone feature . Website widgets are relatively easy to set up, with copy-and-pasteable code blocks you can embed into your website without changing (or even fully understanding) the entire code framework of your website host.

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