To add widgets on an iPhone, tap and hold any part of the screen until everything starts to wiggle, then use the plus sign to ...

Your calendar app is handy—tap it open, and your entire life is laid out in front of you. Now imagine you can see your day without ever opening the app. That’s the time-saving, productivity-aiding ...

Widgets are the latest way to customize your iPhone. Technically, they've been around as early as iOS 12 (locked behind the "Today View" feature), but with iOS 17, Apple introduced them to iPhones' ...

Sometimes you just need a quick update on the latest sports scores on your iPhone and Widgets provide the best way to do that. Widgets simply sit on your iPhone or iPad home screen and display ...

After years of waiting, widgets on the iPhone finally have buttons, thanks to iOS 17’s new interactive widgets feature. You can finally perform simple tasks like resuming a podcast or checking off a ...

Apple is pushing widgets hard on all of its operating systems. Widgets are like mini-apps or shortcuts that you can add to your iPhone’s home screen to get quick information without opening an app.

For iOS 17, Apple introduced interactive widgets that let you control certain app functions right from the home screen or lock screen. Since then, you can tick items off your to-do list, press play on ...

The arrival of iOS 14 has brought with it a new feature in the form of widgets. These small windows, which can be placed on any of your home screens, give quick access to information that you’d ...

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