Xcode 12 iOS 14 Widget without SwiftUI

Question

Is it possible to create Xcode widget in Xcode 12 but without the use of SwiftUI and instead use XIB files to construct the Widget UI?

Bilal · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-30T02:48:23.353

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Widget protocol is only available in SwiftUI framework, so you can only create widgets using SwiftUI.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/widget

Update

You can't use UIKit views wrapped in UIViewRepresentable within SwiftUI for Widgets, It will appear blank.

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/653471

edited Jul 30 '20 at 02:48

answered Jun 23 '20 at 08:07

Bilal

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According to my tests UIKit views wrapped in UIViewRepresentable will not work in widgets. This answer from an Apple frameworks engineer suggest it as well: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/653471 – florieger Jul 29 '20 at 10:01

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 23 '20 at 07:06

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No, due to performance and battery life concerns, WidgetKit only works with SwiftUI.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/widgetkit

You configure the widget with a timeline provider, and use SwiftUI views to display the widget’s content. The timeline provider tells WidgetKit when to update your widget’s content.

answered Jun 23 '20 at 07:06

Charlie Welsh

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Why would performance/battery life be worse with UIKit? – algrid Jul 22 '21 at 10:12
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Nonsense. Apple just trying to force us to use swiftUI even if we don't want. – user1105951 Feb 27 '22 at 16:34

Xcode 12 iOS 14 Widget without SwiftUI

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