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Apple released version 1.12.1 of its Invites app, adding the ability for hosts to manually add guests and update their RSVP status when confirmations happen outside the app. The update also adds support for an extra-large Home Screen widget introduced with iOS 27, alongside unspecified bug fixes and performance improvements.
Home Widget, a third-party iOS app for building custom HomeKit control panels, released version 1.10 with a new camera mosaic feature that shows every HomeKit camera in one scrollable view from a single widget tap. The update also adds direct thermostat control and whole-room lighting adjustments from widget tiles, plus a Control Center option to jump straight to the camera mosaic or a specific camera.
A developer shared a Show HN project that overlays an animated stickman fighting game onto any website, letting visitors interact with a destructible interface layered over live pages. The tool includes controls for restarting matches, opening new sites, adjusting background and sound, and embedding the effect elsewhere.
Google has published a Play Store listing for its Create My Widget app, first teased at I/O 2026, showing how it will work on Android phones and Googlebook laptops. The app lets users generate custom widgets using natural-language prompts processed by Gemini, with preset categories like combo widgets, weather alerts and daily briefs as starting points.
Google has updated its Pixel Weather app to include a refresh button on the larger home screen widget, letting users manually pull the latest conditions instead of waiting for background updates. The company also removed the left/right arrow buttons previously used to scrub through hourly and daily forecasts within the app. The changes appear in version 1.1.20260716.979549101 of the app.
Google confirmed updates to its Pixel VIP widget but did not release official screenshots. Reporters manually activated the feature to capture and share the first images of the redesigned widget ahead of its broader rollout.
Google has rolled out an update to its Pixel VIP feature, adding quick action buttons directly to the widget, notification badges for VIP contacts, and a more streamlined way to navigate between profiles. The changes target usability gaps that had limited the feature's appeal since launch.
Cultured Code released Things 3.24, adding compatibility with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate on the same day Apple rolled out those updates. The release brings full integration with the revamped Siri and Spotlight search, an extra-tall widget option, and expanded notification snooze durations.