The purpose of the widget per iPhone, iPad e iPod touch is to enhance the splash screen by adding information, shortcuts or functions . Thus, with the widgets you can know the time, the result of a football match, the time of use of your device, when you have to meet your boss or where the meeting place is.
By default, Apple offers a selection of widgets from official iOS apps, such as Podcast, Calendar, Weather, Battery, Maps, Time of use or Stock. But there are also a multitude of iPhone widgets from third-party applications such as Wikipedia, IMDb, Shazam, etc. And this is where we can get the most out of your iPhone and most importantly, the home screen.
While it's not about flooding your home screen or lock screen with iPhone widgets, in principle there is no limit to the placement of widgets of various sizes depending on the function or link you want to use.
Add widget to home screen
To add a new widget to your home screen or lock screen, it's enough keep pressed a widget or an empty area for a few seconds. The apps will shake and you will see a Add button in the upper right corner. In the menu you will see the widgets available for iPhone, in different sizes.
If you want to delete a widget, press it for a few seconds and, when the context menu appears, click on the option Delete . Another option you will see in that menu is Modify widget . It is used to change the configuration of this particular widget. For example, in weather you can change the city displayed by default.
Widgets can be placed where and how you want, between applications. By playing with both you will get custom home screens for specific, thematic or various activities for your day.
Selection of widgets for iPhone
We said that widgets are used to get information instantly without having to open a certain application. The main ones are usually related to our daily life, so you will definitely want widgets calendars, events or to-do lists .
Although Apple offers Calendars, Notes e Activities surely you will want alternatives like the following:
Fantastic
Moleskine Studio Timepage
Email is also important. Besides Apple Mail o gmail there are several mail managers with their own widgets for iPhone.
Airmail
Spark Mail
HEY Email
If you want to customize completely your home screens with shortcuts, icons and everything you want, try these widgets for iPhone.
Launcher with multiple widgets
Widget - Add to Home Screen
Magic Launcher con widget
The apps weather today combine reliable data with visually appealing maps and representations. Here are some examples of to add to the home screen.
CARROT Weather
Hey Weather
Weather Line4
If you want to keep up to date with everything happening around you, you could integrate a news app or an aggregator on the home screen to view the titles of your information sources.
Newsify
Fiery Feeds
Ground News
