Video: App, Widget and Lock Screen Design Recommendations

[trashmac]

Widgy is one of my favorite apps, second only to Overcast.

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I've downloaded widely but I honestly can't get y head around it. Seems way to complex. I even tried some of the existing widgets e.g. a step counter and it won't update.

Trying to create my own seems like a total nightmare.
Love the idea but can't get started...

 

[Jimmy Bubbles]

So for those of us who don’t have a 14 Pro, just go ahead and skip the first 5 minutes or so and save some time. 😛

 

[GuruZac]

My Lock Screen. I used Widgy to create a couple of widgets, Spotify and Apple Music launchers.

 

[Col4bin]

Why do I have to choose a new wallpaper just to customize my lock screen and add widgets?

 

[italex33]

I really like the Always On Display, Show Notifications feature. Available if you installed iOS 16.2 - Rather than turning ON the display to see if there any notification, you just glance at it. Love it!

 

[Quackington]

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Wow, this looks neat! I’m still on iOS 15, not sure when I’ll be updating to 16 (I usually wait a good few months for any kinks to be ironed out)…but might try to do something like this when I'm ready!

 

[Nathan King]

Why do I have to choose a new wallpaper just to customize my lock screen and add widgets?

Is it asking you to enter jiggle mode and take a screenshot of the blank screen? You need to tell it what wallpaper you are using so that it can read the pattern under the widget and dynamically add that to the widget background to simulate transparency.

 

[CasinoOwl]

Dan, I love your videos, but can you slow down a bit on the tapping and flicking?

 

[The_Cynic]

had To check the title bar, for moment thought I’d stumbled onto insecure ally and validation street on some sub Reddit trash what with all those thirsty looking screenshots.

 

[Col4bin]

Is it asking you to enter jiggle mode and take a screenshot of the blank screen? You need to tell it what wallpaper you are using so that it can read the pattern under the widget and dynamically add that to the widget background to simulate transparency.

It’s my default wallpaper. And in this case, why have tell it anything more than to use the existing/currently selected wallpaper? (No jiggle mode. It’s just new wallpaper or bust.) I’ll hold for 16.2 to see if it’s a little more user-friendly.

 

[The Game 161]

You can have two rows, three rows, up to 9 icons per row…all on the lockscreen! It’s amazing.

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which app is the one in this first screenshot?

 

[_Spinn_]

Great tips and recommendations!

 

[Mr Todhunter]

I've downloaded widely but I honestly can't get y head around it. Seems way to complex. I even tried some of the existing widgets e.g. a step counter and it won't update.

Trying to create my own seems like a total nightmare.
Love the idea but can't get started...

I find it completely incomprehensible. Totally, completely, absolutely, utterly incomrehensible.

 

[IwatchScot]

Haha, I keep my Overcast widget right under Widgy in my stack:
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What Widgy widget are you using here? I really like it

 

[rkdiddy]

Anyone have the wallpaper of the snowy mountain he uses in his focus layout?

 

[tweaknmod]

Links to stuff mentioned are in the YT post info, but not on this article...

Apps mentioned in this video:
Widgy - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/widgy-w...
Flighty - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flighty...
Letterboxd - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/letterb...
Capcut - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/capcut-...
Unsplash Wallpapers - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unsplas...

 

[rkdiddy]

Haha, I keep my Overcast widget right under Widgy in my stack:
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I love your Widgy layout. Is there a way of sharing it so I can import it? Well done!

 

[Col4bin]

Does Widgy only work on iPhone 14? Can’t get it to work on my 13 Pro Max. Frustrating.

 

[jackjohnbrown]

What Widgy widget are you using here? I really like it

Hi, sorry I missed this. It’s “MKBHD Full Edition” by Avieshek.

 

[jackjohnbrown]

I love your Widgy layout. Is there a way of sharing it so I can import it? Well done!

Look for “MKBHD Full Edition” by Avieshek — I started with that and tweaked it.

 

[jackjohnbrown]

By the way I have since added Home to that widget — if you have something you use often but not “Home Screen Often” that can be a good spot to use it.