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When Apple announced lock screen customization as one of the tentpole features of iOS 16, I wasn’t all that excited—at first.While I appreciate Apple’s attempts to make the iPhone more flexible and personal, I tend not to linger on my phone’s lock screen for long, and I’m a minimalist when it comes to home screen widgets. It wasn’t clear to me why customizing the lock screen would be worth the trouble.Then I created an emoji wallpaper full of floppy disks and Atari-style joysticks, and everything clicked.It turns out the…

Don't want to open apps to check minor things like the weather forecast or cricket scores? Widgets are just what you need. With widgets you can get bite sized information from your apps without having to launch an app. In iOS 8, Apple lets you add widgets to the Notification Centre. This keeps your home screen free of clutter and keeps nuggets of information just a swipe away.We've written about the notification centre widgets that we like and you should read that article if you want to know which widgets to get started…

iOS 14 is available for iPhone 6S and newer iOS devices. Apart from a slew of new features like choosing your default browser, app library and picture-in-picture among others, iPhones running iOS 14 will also be able to pin widgets to the home screen. The feature has been around on Android smartphones for a few years now, but has arrived on iPhones only with iOS 14. If you want to try the feature out, you can follow these steps: Unlock your iPhone and then hold down anywhere on your display. Your phone will enter the…

Your lock screen can do a lot more in iOS 16: this platform update provides a level of lock screen customization that iOS has never offered before, including widgets and wallpaper options. Even better, you’re not stuck with just one lock screen — you can create several to reflect the time of day, the weather, or your mood. It’s an amount of personalization that’s uncharacteristic of an Apple device. But beyond the entertainment value of turning your wallpaper into a grid of poop emoji, iOS 16 makes it possible to get…

Welcome! Happy to see you in the fifth part of my Vuejs Amsterdam Conference 2022 summary series, in which I share a summary of all the talks with you. You can read my JSWorld Conference 2022 Summary series (in four parts) here, where I summarized all the first day's talks. You can also find the previous Talks of the Vue Amsterdam conference 2022 in my blog.(Recurring) Introduction After two and a half years, JSWorld and Vue Amsterdam Conference were back in Theater Amsterdam between 1 and 3 June, and I had the chance to…

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’re on the lookout for some new widgets for your Android device, we’ve highlighted some of the best ones here, some of our favorites. You’ll find 10 apps listed below, and those apps come with very compelling widgets.Do note that some apps are widgets themselves, while some are not. We’ve also included one app that is…

Apple overhauled the lock screen with iOS 16, giving it a new look by adding widgets and customizations. Now, it looks like the company is preparing the launch of a new feature for the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro models. In the latest edition of the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple will introduce an always-on display feature with the iPhone 14 Pro series. The always-on display feature was previously rumored for the iPhone 13 lineup, but it didn’t make its way to the 2021 iPhones. However, those…

Rumors that preceded WWDC 2022 said the iPhone 14 series will bring always-on functionality to the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro this year. Then Apple unveiled a new Lock Screen experience for iOS 16. The new functionality lets users set up various Lock Screens that can contain multiple widgets and sync with Focus Modes. That’s on top of the different visual customizations available for the Lock Screen. A new report from a well-known insider doubles down on the always-on functionality for the iPhone 14 Pro…

Lock screen widgets have been around for Galaxy smartphones since One UI 3.0. In fact, lock screen widgets have been missing in Android OS since Lollipop, when Samsung brought them back with the One UI 3.0 update. Lock screen widgets are still around in One UI 4.1, and today we’ll tell you all you need to know about them. Lock screen widgets are different than home screen widgets, and therefore, they can be enabled or disabled from a different settings menu. How to enable lock screen widgets in One UI First, open the…

Apple Inc. announced significant updates to CarPlay at the Worldwide Developers Conference event, as the company looks to upgrade it from an infotainment system to a software solution that will allow drivers to control parts of their car and show more information such as speed and fuel level. The iPhone maker said it is talking to several automakers to bring the new generation of the software to their cars, which will be announced from late 2023. Here's what Apple is working on for CarPlay: MULTIPLE SCREENS SUPPORT…