Just a year after the iPhone got widgets, popular podcast app Overcast has now added one to the home screen, and it's awesome.
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Widgets are super-useful, quick-access apps on your iPhone, and since the recently launched iPadOS 15, on your iPad too. As we’ve seen over the past year, not all apps are suited for widgets. Sometimes they’re more confusing than convenient. But when they fit, they fit, and podcast apps are simply perfect.
“App widgets are great for information that can be consumed ‘at a glance,’ such as sports scores, stock quotes, weather forecasts, photos, etc.,” Adam Fingerman, founder of software design company ArcTouch, told Lifewire via email. “They’re also great for micro-engagements — user interactions that require quick actions, like tapping play or pause, that are faster than launching a full app.”
Widgets are best when they’re simple. Like a clock on the wall, you just want to glance at it, learn what you need to know, and move on. Podcast apps like Overcast, Castro, and Apple’s own Podcasts app all have glanceable widgets, which show you the few most recent podcast episodes.
