The app will soon be updated with widget support

Oct 10, 2020 19:20 GMT  ·  By

One of the highlights of the new iOS 14 update on the iPhone is support for widgets, and needless to say, developers out there rush to update their apps with this new feature.

Spotify doesn’t necessarily seem to be in a rush, but on the other hand, the company is also working on bringing a widget to its users.

And thanks to screenshots posted on reddit, we finally have an early look at the new Spotify widgets that would soon launch on iOS 14, though for now, no ETA is available just yet.

Currently in testing

What we do know, however, is that the widget will come in two different sizes, namely small and medium, and both will show the artist artwork, only that the latter will include four slots for such information.

Just like all the other widgets, and this is one of the major drawbacks right now as far as this new feature is concerned, Spotify’s won’t allow users to interact with the information shown on the screen, but only launch the app. In other words, tapping the widgets just launches Spotify and nothing more.

This is a limitation that people hate about the new widgets, yet Apple doesn’t seem to be very keen on dealing with it and improving the experience with this feature overall.

“Widgets have been totally redesigned to give you more information at a glance — and now you can add them to your Home Screen. Choose from different sizes and arrange however you like. You can also add a Smart Stack of widgets intelligently curated based on the apps you use most, and the right widget will show up automatically at the right time in your day,” Apple says about the widgets.

Spotify’s new widgets are currently available in the latest TestFlight build, and they should go live for everybody rather sooner than later.