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' ...

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 ...

iOS 18 allows customization of widget sizes for a tailored experience. The Weather app widget shows hourly forecasts and is convenient for quick updates. Widgets like Reminders and Philips Hue ...

iPhone widgets are used to quickly glance at information from frequently-used apps—here’s how to add them to both a lock screen and home screen, stack them and troubleshoot them. iPhone widgets ...

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.

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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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