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THE WAY YOUR Mac uses widgets has had a very welcome overhaul. In previous versions of macOS, you had to open the Notification Center by clicking on the time and date in the menu bar. In macOS Sonoma, you can drag them out of the Notification Center and place them anywhere on the desktop. You can then review the information they offer at a glance.

So they don’tFinder windows are then pushed to the edges of the screen, just like they are when you do a four–finger spread gesture on a trackpad. Your widgets are then easy to see. Naturally, clicking on a widget (whether it’s diminished or not) opens its parent app. And thanks to Continuity, widgets from your iPhone are also available on your Mac.

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