--- title: How to Handle Tap Gestures on Widgets? | daily.dev description: The ‘Tap Me’ Widget I have created a small widget that may seem useless, but it serves as a helpful example of how to trigger various actions based on a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-handle-tap-gestures-on-widgets--bbx9lop6y twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Handle Tap Gestures on Widgets? | daily.dev og:description: The ‘Tap Me’ Widget I have created a small widget that may seem useless, but it serves as a helpful example of how to trigger various actions based on a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-handle-tap-gestures-on-widgets--bbx9lop6y og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bbX9lOP6y.png og:image:alt: How to Handle Tap Gestures on Widgets? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- [Swift Senpai](https://daily.dev/sources/swiftsenpai) [Read post](https://api.daily.dev/r/bbX9lOP6y) # [How to Handle Tap Gestures on Widgets?](https://api.daily.dev/r/bbX9lOP6y "Go to post") The ‘Tap Me’ Widget I have created a small widget that may seem useless, but it serves as a helpful example of how to trigger various actions based on a widget’s configuration when it is tapped. When a widget detects taps, it will launch its host app, and this behavior cannot be altered. 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