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Bring widgets to the iPhone home screen - this is how it works

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Here's how to add the new iOS widgets to the home screen
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Quick Start Guide - Adding Widgets

How to customize the home screen of your iPhone with widgets is explained in this guide..

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With iOS 14, Apple introduced the function of adding small overviews of programs, so-called widgets, to the home screen of an iPhone. You can find out how the new widgets work in this guide.

Here's how to add the new iOS widgets to the home screen

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the quick start guide .

1st step

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Open the edit view , in which you can move apps by pressing and holding a spot on the home screen until the apps wobble. Then tap on the " + " symbol in the upper left corner.

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You will now see a list of all your apps that provide a widget. Find the app you want and tap on it.

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With many apps, you can now adjust the size of the widget . The small version has 2x2 app icons, the medium size 2x4 apps and the large 4x4 apps. Choose the size you want by dragging the preview left or right and tap Add Widget . You can now drag the widget to the desired location on your home screen. Then tap on " Done " in the upper right corner to exit the wobble mode again.

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To edit a widget, press and hold it and tap Edit Widget . Here you can make specific settings for the widget.

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You also have the option of combining several widgets of the same size into a stack . To do this, press and hold anywhere on your home screen until the apps jiggle. Now drag one widget onto another until a gray frame appears around the lower one. Then let go.

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Now you can manually switch between the widgets in the stack by swiping up or down on the widget . Alternatively, the iPhone can automatically switch between widgets based on your usage. To do this, press and hold the batch and tap on “ Edit batch ”. Turn on the “ Smart Order ” option . In this view you can also adjust the order of the widgets in the stack by holding down the three lines next to a widget and dragging it up or down the list. Tap on the “ X “Icon to exit the view.

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To remove a widget, press and hold it until a menu appears. Then tap on “ Remove widget ” and confirm with “ Remove ”.

Tip: Read here how to design your own widgets and app icons..

Quick Start Guide - Adding Widgets

  1. Press and hold the home screen until the apps jiggle and tap the " + " symbol in the upper left corner .
  2. Select an app whose widget you want to add.
  3. Pick a size and tap Add Widget . Drag it to the desired location on your home screen and tap " Done ."
  4. To edit the widget, press and hold it and tap Edit Widget .
  5. To create a stack, press and hold the home screen until the apps jiggle. Then drag one widget onto another .
  6. To have the iPhone automatically display the widget from the stack that is most relevant based on your usage , press and hold the stack , tap on " Edit stack " and check the box next to " Smart order ". Here you can also adjust the order of the widgets by moving them up or down with the three lines .
  7. To remove a widget, hold it down, tap on " Remove widget " and confirm with " Remove "

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