iCreate - UK (2019-09)

iOS 12

View and manage

your iPhone widgets

A

lthough it’s fair to say that many of us overlook

widgets, they can be very useful. By grabbing

snippets of information from apps and services

or allowing easy access to a specific feature, they’re

invariably productive or fun.

Apple thinks so, which is why, in iPadOS, it is including

an option to display widgets on the iPad Home screen.

But there is no harm in paying another visit in iOS too.

For one thing, they’re already on your iOS device: when

installing apps, associated widgets become available but

you have to activate them first. In doing so, you could be

checking out Shazam’s one-tap way of identifying songs

or enjoying Carrot Weather’s take on a forecast. Retailers

can keep you informed of deliveries and airlines may list

flights. Here we help you get re-accustomed with your

widgets to see what you may be missing out on.

With some careful curation, your screen of widgets can

becomeextremely useful

Step-by-step Set up the perfect widget screen

1

Swipe to the right

All of your iPhone’s widgets are displayed

to the left of the main Home screen on a page

called the Today View. You can see what

widgets this contains by swiping right.

2

Edit your widgets

If you don’t like what you see or you want

to check out what else is available, then keep

scrolling down the screen and tap the button

at the bottom that is marked ‘Edit’.

3

Begin to manage

You’ll land on the management screen

which is split into two sections. The first

contains the currently-viewable widgets and

the second lists the other available options.

You have total control over the widgets that are displayed

on your iPhone and can chop and change them at will...

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Time needed

Developer

Apple, Inc

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