Editing Dashboard (macOS) (section)

==Widgets on iOS==
Apple has never announced support for the installation of Dashboard widgets on iOS. Even though, in June 2008, an unannounced update of Dashcode that was packaged with the [[IOS (Apple)|iPhone SDK]] allowed for the creation of iPhone-oriented [[web widget]]s, it is unknown if this version of Dashcode would support the creation of AJAX-driven [[mobile widget]]s that could be installed natively on iOS.

It has been demonstrated that installing Dashboard widgets on a [[IOS jailbreaking|jailbroken]] iOS device is possible in theory, but most desktop-oriented widgets are not oriented to usage or interaction on iOS's [[multi-touch]] [[touchscreen|screen]]-oriented interface; they may also rely on DashboardClient's ''widget'' JavaScript object, which is not part of iOS.

On June 2, 2014, as part of their announcement of [[iOS 8]], Apple announced that in the "Today" view (which is accessible by swiping down from the status bar) will be able to have downloadable widgets from the App Store.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/developer/|title=Apple Developer|first=Apple|last=Inc.|website=Apple.com|access-date=December 17, 2017|archive-date=August 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826200900/http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/developer/|url-status=live}}</ref> While not the same desktop-oriented widgets that are found in Dashboard, this represented the first time that widgets became available officially (i.e., without jailbreaking) on iOS.

There is an unrelated [[CarPlay]] feature with the same name introduced with [[iOS 13]].

On June 22, 2020, during the WWDC Keynote Address, Apple introduced widgets for iOS 14. These widgets can be placed on the homescreen, and can be resized. Users can stack up to 10 widgets, or choose a "Smart Stack" widget which will change depending the user's activity.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=iOS 14 Preview - Features|url=https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-14-preview/features/|access-date=2020-06-22|website=Apple|language=en-US|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622212025/https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-14-preview/features/|url-status=live}}</ref>