Michael GorbachJul 5, 2023
For those that have adopted App Intents in their apps, or are considering it: What are the main frustrations / limitations you have hit? FB numbers are great, but in this case not required!
Show threadSimone MontaltoJul 5, 2023
@mgorbach It is limiting for new interactive Widgets not to be able to use AppIntents that request a value from the user. Example: a widget that shows the number of pages read of a book, taps a button to update reading progress, and the Intent asks the user for the number of pages read
Show threadCésar Pinto Castillo

@simonemontalto @mgorbach This might be a TERRIBLE idea, but I think there's a way to implement this.

Your widget could have two buttons next to each other, - and +. When tapping one of the two you update a value persisted to disk and re-render the widget. Above the two buttons you have a label showing the persisted value.

Below it all you could have a "Save" button that persists the number to your database.

Jul 5, 2023 at 4:17pmWeb
Show threadSimone MontaltoJul 5, 2023
@JagCesar @mgorbach Yes, it is feasible for small numbers. But if a user read dozens of pages it could be very uncomfortable.
Show threadCésar Pinto CastilloJul 5, 2023

@simonemontalto @mgorbach oh yeah, that’s right! As you could’ve guessed I’m a light reader 😅

Maybe an option is to have two buttons per side?

<<-10 <-1 +1> +10>>