Microsoft introduces Spotify, Phone Link widgets for Windows 11

Tech giant Microsoft has unveiled new Spotify and Phone Link widgets for Windows 11 which are now available in the latest ‘Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25290’ to the Dev Channel. To access the new widgets, Insiders in the Dev Channel can go to the widgets collection in the Microsoft Store and update to the latest version of the applications, the tech giant said in a blogpost on Wednesday. Also Read: Goodbye Windows 10! After 10 Years, Microsoft Officially Ends Free Support: What Can You Do

Then they have to open the widgets board and navigate to the widgets picker by clicking the plus button at the top-right of the board to pin their widgets. Also Read: PS6 And Next-Gen Xbox Expected to Launch in 2027; Xbox ‘Magnus’ Could Outperform Sony’s Console

The company also mentioned that with the release of ‘Windows App SDK 1.2’ developers can now create widgets for their applications. Also Read: Forget ChatGPT And Gemini Nano Banana! Microsoft Launches MAI-Image-1 - The In House Text-To-Image Tool

“Users can access these experiences on their Windows 11 widgets board in current Dev Channel Insider Preview builds,” it added.

Meanwhile, last month, the tech giant released a new Windows 11 preview build for Insiders in the Dev Channel, which included an updated version of Task Manager with a new feature for tinkerers, developers, and troubleshooters.

As per the blogpost, “Spotify and Phone Link are now rolling out preview versions of their widgets as well. To give them a try, go to the widgets collection in the Microsoft Store and update to the latest version of the apps. Then open the widgets board and navigate to the widgets picker by clicking the ‘+’ button at the top-right of the board to pin your widgets.”

–With inputs from IANS