There are tons of widgets available for Android. Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of them pop up, and many of them are quite good. So, this list could go in a lot of different directions. Well, if you ...

In iPadOS, the old Today View has shuffled over a little, and now lives right on the Home screen. You can pin widgets there, and they will be permanently shown on the left edge of the Home screen (in ...

The iOS 14 home screen customization trend is driving a new set of apps to the top of the App Store charts, and delivering record downloads for sources of inspiration, like Pinterest. According to new ...

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.

As iOS 16 Lock Screen customization takes off, an iPhone personalization app called Top Widgets has soared to the No. 1 spot on the U.S. App Store’s top free apps list, displacing BeReal. The Sichuan, ...

Unless you're a minimalist who hates screen clutter, you likely have at least one or two widgets on your Android phone. These little applets are fantastic time-savers, providing you quick access to ...

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This summer, when Apple detailed iOS 14 and the Home screen changes it would bring, the company highlighted personalization as one of the key features of the new widget-populated Home screen. Rather ...

iOS 16 allows users with an iPhone 8 or later to customize their home screens with widgets. The third-party app Top Widgets is now the second most popular app in Apple's App Store. Widgets are ...

Make your iPhone home screen as individual as you are by taking advantage of widget support in iOS. Here are some of the best widget apps you can get for your iPhone. With the introduction of iOS 14 ...

iOS 14, for the first time, provides users with the ability to truly customize their home screens thanks to a new widgets feature. With the recent release of iOS 14, users have been having a field day ...

One of the big changes in iOS 17 is support for interactive widgets, a major improvement compared to the initial version of widgets that debuted with iOS 14. In line with this, Apple has also added ...