With iOS 17, Apple has introduced support for interactive widgets, a significant upgrade from the initial version of widgets that debuted with iOS 14. Here's how to use them. Apple redesigned its ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. iOS 14 now lets you install widgets on your screen — a useful ...

Starting with iOS 17, interactive widgets are now available on the iPhone across the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and the new StandBy mode. Apple gave some examples of what interactive widgets can be ...

Apple keeps adding ways to tweak the effects of Liquid Glass in iOS 26. Here's the latest tool, which adjusts the ...

Apple is giving its widgets platform an upgrade with its latest software releases. In addition to now becoming available on Apple Watch and Mac, widgets on iPhone and iPad will also become interactive ...

For many iPhone users, the biggest and most exciting change in iOS 14 is the addition of Home screen widgets. It’s a feature we’ve been waiting years to get — and a feature Android has offered since ...

A new iOS 16 app lets users open any app of their choice directly from their Lock Screen without ever needing to navigate their iPhone. The app called "Launchify" lets users configure one or more iOS ...

CarPlay is getting a small but practical upgrade in December 2025, with iOS 26.2 introducing new ways to customize and control key features.

Apple recently released the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, and the latest and greatest iPhones were equipped with iOS 16. While some features that Apple announced for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 are still ...

When Apple launched iOS 14, one of the major headline features was the ability to add widgets to the home screen, as well as use custom app icons through Shortcuts, without the need to jailbreak.

This guide will show you how to set up Interactive Widgets on the iPhone, you will need to be running the latest iOS 17 to use this feature. Interactive widgets are a new feature in iOS 17 that allows ...

iOS 17 will include home screen widgets with buttons and other controls. Graphic: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac A long-requested feature is finally coming to iOS 17: interactive widgets. With these, you can ...