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It’s not just a widget spinner.

Christian Selig’s new Pixel Pals update also lets you play full-fledged games from iOS widgets. In a video on X, Selig shows a game featuring a wizard person; on my own iPhone, I tried out a game of 2048.

Overall, it’s a pretty charming little app.

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