# System experiences ## Discussion [App Shortcuts](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/app-shortcuts) An App Shortcut gives people access to your app’s key functions or content throughout the system. [Complications](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/complications) A complication displays timely, relevant information on the watch face, where people can view it each time they raise their wrist. [Controls](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/controls) A control provides quick access to a feature of your app from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button. [Live Activities](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/live-activities) A Live Activity lets people track the progress of an activity, event, or task at a glance. [Notifications](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/notifications) A notification gives people timely, high-value information they can understand at a glance. [Snippets](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/snippets) When someone performs a task with Siri or an App Shortcut, a snippet shows the result or asks for confirmation. [Status bars](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/status-bars) A status bar appears along the upper edge of the screen and displays information about the device’s current state, like the time, cellular carrier, and battery level. [Top Shelf](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/top-shelf) The Apple TV Home Screen provides an area called Top Shelf, which showcases your content in a rich, engaging way while also giving people access to their favorite apps in the Dock. [Watch faces](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/watch-faces) A watch face is a view that people choose as their primary view in watchOS. [Widgets](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/widgets) A widget provides quick access to essential information and focused interactions from your app or game in additional contexts. ## Topics [App Shortcuts](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/app-shortcuts) An App Shortcut gives people access to your app’s key functions or content throughout the system. [Complications](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/complications) A complication displays timely, relevant information on the watch face, where people can view it each time they raise their wrist. [Controls](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/controls) A control provides quick access to a feature of your app from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button. [Live Activities](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/live-activities) A Live Activity lets people track the progress of an activity, event, or task at a glance. [Notifications](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/notifications) A notification gives people timely, high-value information they can understand at a glance. [Snippets](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/snippets) When someone performs a task with Siri or an App Shortcut, a snippet shows the result or asks for confirmation. [Status bars](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/status-bars) A status bar appears along the upper edge of the screen and displays information about the device’s current state, like the time, cellular carrier, and battery level. [Top Shelf](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/top-shelf) The Apple TV Home Screen provides an area called Top Shelf, which showcases your content in a rich, engaging way while also giving people access to their favorite apps in the Dock. [Watch faces](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/watch-faces) A watch face is a view that people choose as their primary view in watchOS. [Widgets](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/widgets) A widget provides quick access to essential information and focused interactions from your app or game in additional contexts. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)