Apple iPhone 13

Apple iPhone 13

iOS 18
iOS 18 iOS 17 iOS 16.0

Use widgets on your Apple iPhone 13 iOS 18

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You can use widgets on your phone allowing you to get a quick overview of selected apps. You can choose between different widget sizes, organise widgets in stacks and place them on the home screen.

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1. Open widget menu

Slide your finger right on the screen to open the widget menu.

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1. Open widget menu

Slide your finger up or down on the screen to see more widgets.

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2. Add widget

Press and hold anywhere on the screen.

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2. Add widget

Press Edit.

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2. Add widget

Press Add Widget.

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2. Add widget

Press the required widget.

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2. Add widget

If the required widget is not displayed on the list, press the search field and follow the instructions on the screen to find the required widget.

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2. Add widget

Slide your finger right or left on the screen to select the required widget size.

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2. Add widget

Press Add Widget.

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2. Add widget

Press Done.

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3. Add Smart Stack

Press and hold anywhere on the screen.

A Smart Stack is an automatically created selection of widgets.
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3. Add Smart Stack

Press Edit.

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3. Add Smart Stack

Press Add Widget.

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3. Add Smart Stack

Press Smart Stack.

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3. Add Smart Stack

Slide your finger right or left on the screen to select the required widget size.

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3. Add Smart Stack

Press Add Widget.

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3. Add Smart Stack

Press Done.

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4. Create Widget Stack

Press the required widget and drag it on top of another widget.

You can manually organise the required widgets in stacks. Please note that you can only create stacks containing widgets of the same size.
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4. Create Widget Stack

Press Done.

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5. Edit Widget Stack

Press and hold the required Widget Stack.

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5. Edit Widget Stack

Press Edit Stack.

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5. Edit Widget Stack

Press Smart Rotate to turn the function on or off.

Your phone can control which widgets to display based on factors such as time, GPS position or your activity.
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5. Edit Widget Stack

Press and drag the required widget to the required location.

You can change the display order of widgets when using a Widget Stack.
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5. Edit Widget Stack

Press the delete icon on the required widget to remove it from the stack.

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5. Edit Widget Stack

Press Done.

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6. Remove widget

Press and hold the required widget until a pop-up menu is displayed.

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6. Remove widget

Press Remove Widget.

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6. Remove widget

Press Remove.

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7. Place widget on home screen

Press and hold the required widget. Drag the selected widget to the required position on the home screen.

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7. Place widget on home screen

Press Done.

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8. Use widgets

If you're using a Widget Stack: slide up or down on the stack to select the required widget.

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8. Use widgets

Press the required widget to open the app.

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9. Return to the home screen

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

1. Open widget menu

Slide your finger right on the screen to open the widget menu.
Slide your finger up or down on the screen to see more widgets.

2. Add widget

Press and hold anywhere on the screen.
Press Edit.
Press Add Widget.
Press the required widget.
If the required widget is not displayed on the list, press the search field and follow the instructions on the screen to find the required widget.
Slide your finger right or left on the screen to select the required widget size.
Press Add Widget.
Press Done.

3. Add Smart Stack

Press and hold anywhere on the screen.
A Smart Stack is an automatically created selection of widgets.
Press Edit.
Press Add Widget.
Press Smart Stack.
Slide your finger right or left on the screen to select the required widget size.
Press Add Widget.
Press Done.

4. Create Widget Stack

Press the required widget and drag it on top of another widget.
You can manually organise the required widgets in stacks. Please note that you can only create stacks containing widgets of the same size.
Press Done.

5. Edit Widget Stack

Press and hold the required Widget Stack.
Press Edit Stack.
Press Smart Rotate to turn the function on or off.
Your phone can control which widgets to display based on factors such as time, GPS position or your activity.
Press and drag the required widget to the required location.
You can change the display order of widgets when using a Widget Stack.
Press the delete icon on the required widget to remove it from the stack.
Press Done.

6. Remove widget

Press and hold the required widget until a pop-up menu is displayed.
Press Remove Widget.
Press Remove.

7. Place widget on home screen

Press and hold the required widget. Drag the selected widget to the required position on the home screen.
Press Done.

8. Use widgets

If you're using a Widget Stack: slide up or down on the stack to select the required widget.
Press the required widget to open the app.

9. Return to the home screen

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

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