Apple introduced Home Screen widgets on iPhones with iOS 14 back in 2020. The idea was to put glanceable information from apps right on the Home Screen, saving you the time and effort of constantly ...

StandBy mode makes use of your favorite iPhone widget. One of the new iPhone functionalities ushered in with the arrival of iOS 17—like offline Apple Maps support—is StandBy mode. This feature turns ...

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 ...

Sometimes less is more, and that may be what Apple was thinking when they came up with the StandBy feature in iOS 17. It turns your iPhone into a clock. Yes, you read that correctly. A clock. While ...

Once you have iOS 17, you can use StandBy by default. All you need to do is connect your iPhone to a MagSafe charger or a Qi-based wireless charger horizontally while it’s locked. This feature won’t ...

By Jesse Hollington and Michael Allison Updated July 8, 2023 Now that iOS 16 has been out for a while, there's no shortage of apps that support lock screen widgets. Naturally, these include Apple's ...

When iOS 14 debuted, iPhone owners everywhere were blessed with widgets. But of course, widgets weren't perfect – in fact, there weren't that many widgets even available! The iPhone has widgets ...

How many Lock Screens have you created for your iPhone since the new iOS 16 came out? If you’re only rocking one, you might want to get in on all the customizations that are available, especially the ...

Google’s lock screen widgets not only make information available at a glance but also let you access search with a tap. Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic In October 2022, Apple made it easier to get ...