Easy to use and learn! iOS widgets from the beginning to the pit

After the iPhone is upgraded to iOS 14, it not only brings a resource library, but also a widget function, making the originally monotonous iPhone desktop more playable.

The article does not recommend many widget tools, but is more about understanding and learning how to use widgets from a novice's perspective, so that the iPhone desktop can meet your own aesthetic and usage needs.

Before we learn about the settings of widgets, let’s take a look at what the widgets do. According to the official website, “With widgets, you can get the latest information of your favorite apps at a glance.”

In addition, the core function of the widget is to realize different quick operations according to different software. For example, the most common Alipay payment code, ride code, etc. can be quickly accessed through the desktop widget.

Next, we will introduce how to use widgets according to different levels of difficulty.

Getting Started Widget

Long press on the desktop, then click the "+" in the upper right corner (the full-screen iPhone is in the upper left corner), and then select search for the APP you want to add.

There are four common widgets in Alipay, including common functions, Ant Forest, Ant Farm and market dashboard (funds). After adding the four different widgets, you can directly enter the Scan and Ant Forest functions by clicking, and you can also check the rise and fall of the fund directly on the desktop.

Of course, the widgets that can be added depend on the adaptation of the APP manufacturer. Without installing other widget apps, Weibo can display hot searches, Xiaohongshu can display today's recommendations and hot discussions; Toutiao can display hot lists and featured recommendations, and music apps can display common functions and recent plays.

The national social software WeChat currently cannot add widgets directly, and can only add some functions through other widget apps.

Advanced Widgets

After installing other widget apps (see the end of the article for app download), we can not only add more widgets, but also unlock more different ways of playing.

The widgets it can add include photos, countdown (progress), control center, clock, weather, quick launch, and other software that originally do not support widgets.

When adding these widgets, you can choose different sizes, fonts, backgrounds, borders, etc. There are also many selected cases for reference and many free gallery collections to choose from.

Operation steps: Select small, medium or large components, add the desired component type, and click Save after modifying the font, background and other settings.

Return to the desktop, long press to add a widget, the size needs to be the same as the one selected during the setting. Long press to edit the created widget, set transparency and shadow text blur, etc. Finally, click outside the widget to complete the addition of the widget.

In addition, there is a trick to set up transparent widgets. Enter the edit mode on the desktop, take a screenshot on a blank page, return to the widget app, select the transparent widget in the lower right corner, and select the screenshot you just took.

The rest of the adding methods are the same as above, except that you need to modify the transparent position when setting it.

Pit entry widget

The first highlight of the widget is to add the widget to the "Today" view (negative one screen). In the upper right corner of the APP, click More, select Negative One Screen Widget, and click "Edit" and "Add" below to modify the widget display content of the negative one screen.

Then go back to the negative one screen, click Edit, add widget No. 1 and move it to the top position, then click Done to exit the editing, and go back to the negative one screen again to see the widget you just added.

The second highlight of the widget is modifying the application icon.

Follow the instructions to download the description file. After installing the description file, return to the desktop and you will see that the icons of the APPs have been modified. These icons (bookmarks) can be deleted directly, but the original APPs will not be deleted. You can also use the original widgets to beautify the iPhone desktop.

Reply to APP to get the download link of the widget APP.

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