The concept shows how Apple could improve the widget experience on iPadOS


Apple introduced a new home screen for iPhone users running iOS 14, which includes widgets that can be placed around icons for the first time. However, the same experience is not available on iPad. While Apple is unlikely to change this with the final release of iPadOS 14, designer Parker Ortolani has created a concept that shows how Apple could improve the widget experience on iPadOS.

Currently on iPadOS 14, users can only add widgets in a specific area of ​​the first page of the home screen. Although these widgets are the same as iOS 14, they cannot be added and organized together to the app icons.

This limitation frustrated some iPad users as the new widgets are now more capable than ever, which is why Ortolani imagines a different home screen for the next version of iPadOS.

The concept features a modular home screen where users can place applications and widgets anywhere, even with empty spaces. The “Widget Tray” can be moved to make rearranging easier and more intuitive, and iPad users would also get the App Library by swiping from the bottom of the screen

Another aspect shown in the Parker concept is a new “Pro Menu” where users can quickly access system settings, similar to the Apple menu in macOS. Control Center would also be more like the macOS Big Sur version instead of filling the entire iPad screen.

While I can understand why Apple didn’t offer the full widget experience on iPadOS 14, probably due to the complexity of the iPad and how it works in portrait and landscape mode, I’d really like to see something like this concept next year.

What is your opinion on the concept? Do you think the iPad should have widgets available anywhere on the home screen? Let us know in the comments below.

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