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Posted by Arron on 22 Jun 2011 @ 4:25 PM
About an hour ago, we reported on an exclusive, (via PCMag), which claimed Apple has at last been granted the patent for its iPhone smartphone. What was interesting is that, according to experts, the patent alone could see the of end smartphone competition for Apple, or a least see the firm make a fortune on multitouch licensing agreements as a result of upcoming lawsuits.
But, as noted by reader Isaac, there was something else in the patent — something which was hidden in plain sight. As seen above, Apple specifically mentions “User-Created Widget(s)” as well as something called the “Widget Creator Module”. Third-party widget creation with iOS 5, (in its current form), is simply not possible. Users are required to remove restrictions by way of jailbreaking before this functionality becomes available.
However, in Apple’s market-blowing patent which it was granted earlier today, the firm describes the possible user-creation of such widgets, which could, (theoretically), run on devices such as the iPhone, and iPad.
The news follows various jailbreak developers taking to custom widget-creation for Apple’s Notification Center, found in iOS 5 (Beta 1), over the past few weeks.
Out-of-the-box widget creation coming in iOS 5?
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Apple Patent Confirms User-Created Widgets For iOS Are Coming:
About an hour ago, we reported on an exclusive, … http://bit.ly/lCfuEA
Apple Patent Confirms User-Created Widgets For iOS Are Coming http://rfly.co/l7y31E
Apple Patent Confirms User-Created Widgets For iOS Are Coming:
About an hour ago, we reported on an exclusive, … http://bit.ly/lCfuEA
Apple Patent Confirms User-Created Widgets For iOS Are Coming http://rfly.co/l7y31E
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[...] RazorianFly, “But, as noted by reader Isaac, there was something else in the patent — something which was hidden in plain sight. As seen above, Apple specifically mentions “User-Created Widget(s)” as well as something called the“Widget Creator Module”. Third-party widget creation with iOS 5, (in its currently form), is simply not possible. Users are required to remove restrictions by way of jailbreaking before this functionality become available. [...]
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[...] (via RazorianFly) [...]
Apple Patent Confirms User-Created Widgets For iOS Are Comings: http://bit.ly/kA2j2g
[...] from plain sight that point to third-party widgets for the iOS 5 Notification Center. RazorianFly explains: As seen above, Apple specifically mentions “User-Created Widget(s)” as well as something [...]
Apple's working on letting users create their widgets in iOS: http://t.co/CiDG6hy Totally saw that coming with that notification center.
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[...] recent discovery in an Apple patent application suggests that third-party widgets may be planned for the [...]
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The process is obviously not impossible since jail-broken developers have already hacked their way into getting their own custom widgets.