Apple's iOS 14 is set to bring proper home screen widgets to Cupertino's mobile operating system, and a new concept video gives a hint of what they might look like

Created by Italian Apple-centric website iSpazia, the video shows how a suite of native and third-party apps could have widgets that provide real-time information and notifications in a small box that extends the app icon The video shows how a suite of native and third-party apps can have widgets that provide real-time information and notifications in a small box that extends the app icon The video also shows how a firm press on the app icon can pop up one or two additional windows that display the latest app information and recently accessed features

The idea behind such a widget is to avoid the need to open the app completely in order to access the latest information Instead, the widget concept shows how such information can be accessed and absorbed with a quick tap and glance

Of course, this is just a concept video, and Apple has not confirmed that iOS 14 will include widgets However, Android has had home screen widgets for years, and this is one of the key areas where iOS lags a bit behind Google's mobile OS

Integrating smart widgets into iOS 14 would undoubtedly evolve iOS, which has not changed much over the past few years iOS 14 has not had many leaks that suggest other features could be added to iOS 14, so it is possible that Apple has more to gain attention than adding widgets It is quite possible that Apple has something in the works that will attract more attention than the addition of widgets

However, another important feature that iOS 14 is going to get is in the form of a "Clips" tool that will allow iPhone users to try out some of the apps without having to actually download them This is a feature that Android already has, and Clips could help close the gap between the two operating systems

If iOS 14 does indeed bring widgets and app previews, it will give devices like the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone SE sharp new features that will evolve iOS into an operating system that is compatible with iPhone 12 It might