Think of a widget as sort of like an app that's embedded directly in your home screen, or a large icon that you can interact with.

你可以把小部件想像成在首页直接嵌入一个应用，又或者是你可以与之交互的大图标。

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When calls come in, a large image representing the caller appears on the screen along with options to drag an on-screen icon to ignore, answer, or send a text reply.

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