Animated Widgets On Apple Devices via a Neat Backdoor
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Summary
An article published by Hackaday describes how third-party developers have found a way to create animated widgets for iPhones, something that has mostly been restricted to first-party Apple apps.
The technique involves using a timer tool, something that is one of the few features accessible to third-party developers to animate graphics.
A developer called Bryce Bostwick has gone further, detailing more advanced methods involving private tools and Xcode that allow for faster and smoother animations, such as rotating clock hands on a widget.
While such tricks may work for now, it is likely they will be closed down eventually as Apple constantly updates and changes its operating systems.
