How to Use Widgets in iPad and iPhone
Widgets are an essential part of the smartphone device because it’s a quick way to see the information and summary from the apps like Weather, News, Alarm, Reminders, and many more. For iPad and iPhone devices, users Widgets are some extraordinary features that provide quick information of several defaults and third-party apps. Widget feature is available in every iPhone and iPad device and to see the Widgets you just have to swipe left from home screen. Everyone loves shortcuts, and using the Widget feature can save your time in various ways.
In iPhone and iPad Widget have its page, where some vital information and feature available of most of the apps. It’s a software feature and activated by default. Great thing is that you can customize Widget apps from adding new apps and removing those apps that are worth it. Your Upcoming Events, Frequently Calling, Massages, Weather, Reminders, Screen Time Will Shown In The Widget Page.
Customize Your Widgets in iPhone
Some default app Widgets already added in the Widget page; however, if you install any new app from the app store, it does not automatically show the app on the Widget page. A variety of apps have a variety of features, so if you want to see any app in Widget, you can add it to the page. Manually you can add and remove apps with easy procedure.
- Swipe “left” from the home page.
- Scroll “down.”
- Tap on Edit.
After tapping on edit, you will see the already added and not added apps. You can remove the app by tapping on the “red” icon, and below for adding the app “green” icon given. On the right side there three lines are provided, and from these lines, you can arrange the position of apps you like. After tapping on the green icon, you can add available apps in the list with your preferred arranged position.
Use Widgets in Your iPad
Using the Widget on the iPad gives a completely different experience on the iPad because the screen of the iPad is bigger. Just like the iPhone device, you can swipe left to add and remove the Widgets, but you can also pin the Widget page in the Home Page display as well. To permanent fix Widget page in home page you have to:
- Swipe left from home screen.
- Scroll down to the end.
- Tap on Edit.
- Choose the “Keep on Home Screen” icon to pin the page on the home screen.
Doing it will give you instant access to Widget apps information, and you can add and remove apps directly without swiping left. Every app that you install have some shortcut in them and Widget allows you to use that shortcut after you add them.
Use Widgets for Instant Details
Now, if you know how to customize the Widgets, you also need to understand its importance of use. You can indeed add various kinds of app in your iPhone and iPad device, and after having a lot of apps, it gets tough to find the app and open it. That is why Widget always there for you to give the information that you require instantly.
It will save you time, and for small information, you don’t have to open the application. There is no limit of apps in Widget because it will keep increasing as you install new apps. You can only see them after you add them to the page. If you have any appointment or reading news, so in Widget, it will show the summary. If you are willing to read in-depth information regarding any news, then you just have to tap on that news to open the application for full details.
Blair Lennon is a Internet Security expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, she has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as norton.com/setup.
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