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Old 08-20-2015, 06:51 PM   #1
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Newbie question: What is the difference between an Android "app" and a "widget"?

Hello,
I have a total newbie question. What is the difference between an Android "app" and a "widget"?
Thank you
 
Old 08-20-2015, 07:07 PM   #2
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Hi:

An Android app is a actual program that launches and works and has a API and a GUI.-

A widget enables a user to perform a function or access a service.

http://www.androidcentral.com/what-is-a-widget
http://androidforums.com/threads/app...ference.53794/
 
Old 08-21-2015, 05:26 AM   #3
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A widget enables a user to perform a function or access a service.
....hmmm, isn't that what an "app" does?
 
Old 08-21-2015, 05:32 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by punchy71 View Post
....hmmm, isn't that what an "app" does?
That is a CS definition

But in terms of android

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The word widget is a generic term for a bit of self-contained code that displays a program, or a piece of a program, that is also (usually) a shortcut to a larger application
 
  


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