With widgets, you get timely information from your favorite apps at a glance on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Today View.
How to add widgets to your Home Screen
From the Home Screen, touch and hold a widget or an empty area until the apps jiggle.
Tap the Add button
in the upper-left corner.Select a widget, choose a widget size, then tap Add Widget.
Tap Done.
How to add widgets to your Lock Screen
With iOS 16, you can add widgets to your Lock Screen to get information at a glance — for example, the temperature, air quality, battery level, or upcoming calendar events.
Touch and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize button appears, then tap Customize.
Select Lock Screen.
Tap Add Widgets.
Tap or drag the widgets that you want to add to the Lock Screen.
When you're finished, tap the close button
, then tap Done.
If there’s not enough room for a new widget, you can tap the Remove button
to remove a widget and make room for the one you want to add.
How to add widgets to Today View
Swipe right from the Home Screen or Lock Screen.
Touch and hold a widget or an empty area in Today View until the apps jiggle.
Tap the Add button
in the upper-left corner.Scroll down to select a widget, then choose from three widget sizes.
Tap Add Widget, then tap Done.
How to edit your widgets
You can configure your widgets. For example, you can edit the Weather widget to see the forecast for your current location or a different location.
To edit widgets from Today View:
Swipe right from the Home Screen or Lock Screen.
Touch and hold a widget to open the quick actions menu.
Tap Edit Widget
.Make your changes, then tap outside of the widget to exit.
You can also move your widgets around to put your favorites where they're easier to find. Just touch and hold a widget until it jiggles, then move the widget around on the screen.
To edit widgets from your Lock Screen:
Tap the widget that you want to edit.
Make your changes, then swipe up to save the changes.
How to use widget stacks
You can use widget stacks to save space on your Home Screen and in Today View. You can use Smart Stacks or create your own widget stacks.
Add a Smart Stack
A Smart Stack is a pre-built collection of widgets that displays the right widget based on factors like your location, an activity, or time. A Smart Stack automatically rotates widgets to show the most relevant information throughout the day.
To add a Smart Stack:
Touch and hold an area on your Home Screen or in Today View until the apps jiggle.
Tap the Add button
in the upper-left corner.Scroll down and tap Smart Stack.
Tap Add Widget.
Create your own widget stacks
Touch and hold an app or empty area on the Home Screen or Today View until the apps jiggle.
Drag a widget on top of another widget. You can stack up to 10 widgets.
Tap Done.
Edit a widget stack
Touch and hold the widget stack.
Tap Edit Stack
. From here, you can reorder the widgets in the stack by dragging and dropping the app where you want it in the stack. You can also turn Smart Rotate* on or off.Tap Done.
* When Smart Rotate is on, iOS shows you relevant widgets throughout the day.
With iOS 15 and later, you can turn on Widget Suggestions, so apps you already use can automatically appear in your Smart Stack at the right time based on your past activity. An option lets you add the widget to your stack so it’s always there when you need it. Just follow steps 1-2, then tap Widget Suggestions to turn it on.
You need iOS 14 or later to use Smart Stacks or create your own widget stacks.
How to remove widgets
Touch and hold the widget that you want to remove.
Tap Remove Widget.
Tap Remove again to confirm.
Learn more
Learn more about Widgets on your iPad.
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