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  • No Widget Mode On Tap for the iPad
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    Michael Essany
    Published on 03-09-2010 01:31 PM
    19 Comments Comments


    For several weeks there has been talk in tech circles that a plethora of small, but familiar iPhone applications absent from the iPad could still turn up in via a secret "widget mode." Dashing the hopes of some that such standard offerings as "weather," "clock," and "calculator" could still manifest on the much-awaited tablet, today Daring Fireball's John Gruber set the record straight.

    According to Gruber's sources, it doesn't appear that such rumors of a widget mode are true. Gruber, in fact, puts it bluntly:

    There is, alas, no secret "widget" mode for iPad in OS 3.2
    If sources are to be believed, Steve Jobs was personally dissatisfied with how these apps performed on the much larger iPad screen and, consequently, dropped their inclusion on the tablet. The scenario speaks to the concerns expressed by many - concerns that some awesome utility and gaming apps for the iPhone will just seem out of place or downright awkward on the iPad's jumbo screen.

    While no one can yet rule out the possibility of the iPhone's most basic or generic apps turning up on the iPad later this year via OS 4.0, for now, we're dealing with all that we have to work with. And, sadly, that means no "Widget Mode" will be at our disposal when the iPad reaches consumers on April 3rd.

    I’m not saying it’s a mistake that Apple is allowing the iPad to run iPhone apps. I’m just saying that the iPad is not a big iPhone.
    This article was originally published in forum thread: No Widget Mode On Tap for the iPad started by Michael Essany View original post
    Comments 19 Comments
    1. waheedtarin's Avatar
      waheedtarin - 03-09-2010, 01:35 PM
      i need my ipad now omg
    1. StealthBravo's Avatar
      StealthBravo - 03-09-2010, 01:53 PM
      Well the jailbreak community can fix it
    1. L00i3's Avatar
      L00i3 - 03-09-2010, 02:04 PM
      Wow, it's news that apple is going to cripple this thing? Maybe you should limit "news" about this "magical and revolutionary" device to stuff that is actually new, rather than giant steps backwards in mobile computing. Ou wait....Then the ipad news people would have nothing to write about
    1. NCMacMan's Avatar
      NCMacMan - 03-09-2010, 02:40 PM
      So, the iPad is crippled because it doesn't have a "widget" mode? That's just a ludicrous statement and argument. So it doesn't have a Stock, Clock, or Weather app -- YET. The iPad isn't even out yet, and I bet that there will be a few thousand apps that can address all of these apps in one app alone.

      Let's see what this baby can do before we count it down and out. People who prognosticate on an Apple device that hasn't been tested in the real world end up eating their words later on -- well, at least that's the track record (especially with the iPhone and iPod Touch).
    1. lolcats1's Avatar
      lolcats1 - 03-09-2010, 02:48 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by NCMacMan View Post
      So, the iPad is crippled because it doesn't have a "widget" mode? That's just a ludicrous statement and argument. So it doesn't have a Stock, Clock, or Weather app -- YET. The iPad isn't even out yet, and I bet that there will be a few thousand apps that can address all of these apps in one app alone.
      or not.

      iphone apps, 80,000. or some such.

      fixes for things like this. 0

      the frustration. priceless
    1. n00neimp0rtant's Avatar
      n00neimp0rtant - 03-09-2010, 03:06 PM
      The more I think about it, the more of a piece of junk this seems like it's going to be. Certainly, it's a great technology, but absolutely NOTHING about it is "convenient."
    1. redcard's Avatar
      redcard - 03-09-2010, 03:35 PM
      Let's see, which of these apps are essential for a tablet.

      Weather app - Pretty much useless 95% of the time. Do you have one on your laptop or PC? Yes, but probably only to make your desktop look pretty.

      Stock app - Pretty much useless 95% of the time? Do you have one on your laptop or PC? Yes, but only so you can pretend you know about markets n ****

      Clock app - Pretty much useless 95% of the time. Are you going to use your phone or Ipad as an alarm? You're going to use your phone.

      There's also about 5000 apps that will duplicate and expand the functionality of all these apps
    1. b3nny's Avatar
      b3nny - 03-09-2010, 03:41 PM
      apple wants us to use their products the way THEY want us to use them. its nothing new. apple has made it abundantly clear for years now that to them consumer opinion = sh!t. some call it revolutionary, and sometimes it is, but the iPad is extreme and epic fail. it doesn't have to be out to see it. we can all see it. but hey, we waited for landscape keyboard sms. we waited for mms and video. we waited for copy paste. why wouldn't consumers wait for stocks and calendar? apple doesn't want you to replace your iphone. they want you to supplement it. i mean after all, this device has a bigger screen! *rolls eyes*


      ****** i had "iphone is extreme and epic fail" and i meant ipad.... extreme and epic facepalm ******
    1. redcard's Avatar
      redcard - 03-09-2010, 03:48 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by b3nny View Post
      apple wants us to use their products the way THEY want us to use them. its nothing new. apple has made it abundantly clear for years now that to them consumer opinion = sh!t. some call it revolutionary, and sometimes it is, but the iPhone is extreme and epic fail. it doesn't have to be out to see it. we can all see it. but hey, we waited for landscape keyboard sms. we waited for mms and video. we waited for copy paste. why wouldn't consumers wait for stocks and calendar? apple doesn't want you to replace your iphone. they want you to supplement it. i mean after all, this device has a bigger screen! *rolls eyes*
      The Palm Pre had to wait for video recording, half the Android phones don't have Flash, you can't even install decent sized apps on the Nexus One, the Droid is still running an OS that's 3 months out of date. Every phone ever released has problems. If a landscape keyboard if your biggest gripe, then I think Apple did pretty well
    1. lolcats1's Avatar
      lolcats1 - 03-09-2010, 04:25 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by redcard View Post
      The Palm Pre had to wait for video recording
      the iphone had to wait 2 years, the palm waited one.

      Quote Originally Posted by redcard View Post
      half the Android phones don't have Flash
      zero percent of iphones have this

      Quote Originally Posted by redcard View Post
      the Droid is still running an OS that's 3 months out of date
      one quarter of the age of each iphone OS
    1. pyromcr's Avatar
      pyromcr - 03-09-2010, 04:48 PM
      the ipad has nothing but the mods going for it. that is kind of sad...
    1. dale1v's Avatar
      dale1v - 03-09-2010, 06:01 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by lolcats1 View Post
      the iphone had to wait 2 years, the palm waited one.



      zero percent of iphones have this



      one quarter of the age of each iphone OS
      lol
    1. Happy Noodle Boy's Avatar
      Happy Noodle Boy - 03-09-2010, 09:14 PM
      No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.
    1. Luppin's Avatar
      Luppin - 03-10-2010, 04:08 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by StealthBravo View Post
      Well the jailbreak community can fix it
      You shouldn't have to rely on after-market modifications to make a device usable, the manufacturer (if they actually cared about the consumer) should cover as many bases as possible to create the best damned device they can. How hard would it be for Apple to allow third party apps? Not that hard at all, and what about all those 4 year old features that we waited 2 so-called "major" software updates and hardware revisions for? The fact is that Apple doesn't give two shits about what any of us want, only what will make them the most money. I thought the motto of Apple was "It just works" not "It'll work, but unless you hack the device (a process we're trying to make illegal, and are attempting to thwart at every chance we get) it'll be a sub-par experience"
    1. extremzocker's Avatar
      extremzocker - 03-10-2010, 05:56 AM
      Quote:
      I’m not saying it’s a mistake that Apple is allowing the iPad to run iPhone apps. I’m just saying that the iPad is not a big iPhone.

      umm, it is...

      im sure jailbreaking will adress the widget prob

      my 100th post yay
    1. Poseidon79's Avatar
      Poseidon79 - 03-10-2010, 10:23 AM
      I swear I should have a pre-written statement that I can just cut and paste every time people complain that the first generation iDevice doesn't come with every little feature and fathomed upgrade possible. It's called Apple's business plan... if they gave you everything you wanted the first time they would have no where to go from there and all of us wouldn't buy the upgraded hardware year after year. If any of y'all owned Apple stock you'd understand things a lot better... b/c you would have made a killing since the iPod came out. For the rest of you... stop being ridiculously narrow minded and realize that Apple is a corporation that is in business to make money... not satisfy every little customer want and need all at once.
    1. StealthBravo's Avatar
      StealthBravo - 03-10-2010, 10:55 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Luppin View Post
      You shouldn't have to rely on after-market modifications to make a device usable
      Oh so the iPad is not usable without widgets?
    1. kishu1946's Avatar
      kishu1946 - 03-10-2010, 12:41 PM
      Wiget in my view be one layer below and it should be approached by one click, it would be much safer in all ways of handling and using.=kishu1946

      No comment, since not gone through.

      No comment, since not gone through.
    1. CaptainChaos's Avatar
      CaptainChaos - 03-10-2010, 12:44 PM
      Would you want a widget running on a device that is already going to be hurting for power? Not me. That's what apps are for.