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Apple iPhone 12 mini

iOS 14.1
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Use widgets

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.

Slide your finger right on the screen.
Slide your finger upwards on the screen.
Press Edit.
Press the add icon.
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.
Press Edit.
Press the add icon.
Press Smart Stack.
Slide your finger right or left on the screen to select the required widget size.
Press Add Widget.
Press Done.
Press the required widget and drag it on top of another widget.
Press Done.
Press and hold the required Widget Stack.
Press Edit Stack.
Press the indicator next to
Press the move icon next to the required widget and drag it to the required position.
Slide your finger left on the required widget to remove it from the stack.
Press the end icon.
Press and hold the required widget until a pop-up menu is displayed.
Press Remove Widget.
Press Remove.
Press and hold the required widget. Drag the selected widget to the required position on the home screen.
Press Done.
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.
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.
  • 2
    Add widget
    • Slide your finger upwards on the screen.
    • Press Edit.
    • Press the add icon.
    • 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 Edit.
    • Press the add icon.
    • Press Smart Stack.
    • Slide your finger right or left on the screen to select the required widget size.
    • Press Add Widget.
    • Press Done.
    • A Smart Stack is an automatically created selection of widgets.
  • 4
    Create Widget Stack
    • Press the required widget and drag it on top of another widget.
    • Press Done.
    • You can manually organise the required widgets in stacks. Please note that you can only create stacks containing widgets of the same size.
  • 5
    Edit Widget Stack
    • Press and hold the required Widget Stack.
    • Press Edit Stack.
    • Press the indicator next to "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 the move icon next to the required widget and drag it to the required position.
      You can change the display order of widgets when using a Widget Stack.
    • Slide your finger left on the required widget to remove it from the stack.
    • Press the end icon.
  • 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.