Before downloading more apps, take a second look at the widgets your iPhone already offers. Several of them are far more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Widgets are always-on apps that live on your iPhone or iPad's home screen ...

In the past few decades, Guinness revolutionized both draft beer systems and how stouts are canned. The key? Nitrogen, and a modified ping pong ball. You’re drinking a can of Guinness. As you near the ...

For iOS 17, Apple introduced interactive widgets that let you control certain app functions right from the home screen or lock screen. Since then, you can tick items off your to-do list, press play on ...

It’s clear from David Smith’s iOS 17 update to Widgetsmith that he intends for the app to hold its position among the most customizable widget creation tools available. That’s exactly what he’s done ...

Widgets have been around on macOS and iOS for years. Here's how to use Apple's WidgetKit to create your own versions. Apple introduced Widgets years ago first in macOS Tiger and later in iOS 14 in ...

Apple is pushing widgets hard on all of its operating systems. Widgets are like mini-apps or shortcuts that you can add to your iPhone’s home screen to get quick information without opening an app.

If you’re an iPhone user, you probably already know that iOS 14 now includes the ability to add widgets to your home screen. It’s easily the most popular new feature and people have come up with some ...

I’m someone who’s sworn a lifetime of allegiance to Android, but if there’s one iOS feature that can lure me into giving up my love for Google’s platform, it’s the widget stacks in iOS. It’s a ...

The latest Android 16 QPR2 update added lock screen widgets to Pixel phones — and they're great! Here's how to use them.

I probably use far too many widgets on my Android smartphone. Actually, yes, I do use too many widgets. They do serve me plenty of information, though. They range in functionality from calendars for ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2021, app developer Matt Moss created a photo-sharing app to keep in touch with his long-distance girlfriend — and now it has over 30 ...