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<p> Home screen widgets have the following life cycle on mobile devices:</p>
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<li id="GUID-2B1B0BCB-6007-4B7E-AB08-3CE922961835"><a name="GUID-2B1B0BCB-6007-4B7E-AB08-3CE922961835"><!----></a><p>Users <a href="GUID-CCA3FA0B-9D75-453A-947C-B3CB2A85C684.html#GUID-DDDC3E75-8875-49D8-A893-43F9A8FBA16F">download and install a home screen enabled widget </a> on <a href="GUID-1A3ECAC1-3F09-4602-A1CD-82164040A664.html#GUID-1A3ECAC1-3F09-4602-A1CD-82164040A664">a
compatible device</a>.</p></li>
<li id="GUID-B75BA7F5-2A64-4B21-AD3E-66868E2C8DB0"><a name="GUID-B75BA7F5-2A64-4B21-AD3E-66868E2C8DB0"><!----></a><p>Users <a href="GUID-4F4EE10B-BC2C-4046-ADDB-AD4B67DB2A11.html#GUID-4F4EE10B-BC2C-4046-ADDB-AD4B67DB2A11">add
the widget to the home screen</a>.</p></li>
<li id="GUID-B596EA4A-5E9F-4183-B2C2-205207EA9621"><a name="GUID-B596EA4A-5E9F-4183-B2C2-205207EA9621"><!----></a><p>Users select the widget
to open it in full screen view and interact with it by making selections,
requesting specific data, specifying settings, and so on. </p><p>Exiting the
full screen widget does not shut it down. The widget is hidden from view and
remains running in the background.</p></li>
<li id="GUID-348A9DFE-6D5C-4999-9BF8-0A5C0DC67406"><a name="GUID-348A9DFE-6D5C-4999-9BF8-0A5C0DC67406"><!----></a><p>Users <a href="GUID-4F4EE10B-BC2C-4046-ADDB-AD4B67DB2A11.html#GUID-4F4EE10B-BC2C-4046-ADDB-AD4B67DB2A11">remove
widgets from the home screen</a> to shut them down and to uninstall them.</p></li>
<li id="GUID-18FFB198-9A30-41A0-9D4D-F23CA28E0501"><a name="GUID-18FFB198-9A30-41A0-9D4D-F23CA28E0501"><!----></a><p>Users uninstall widgets.</p></li>
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