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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Widgets in iOS 15: Rita’s iDevice Advice for
November 22, 2021<BR><BR>By enabling widgets, you get timely
information
from your favorite apps at a glance. you can use widgets on your Home
Screen to keep your favorite information at your fingertips. Or you
can
use widgets from Today View by swiping<BR>right from the Home Screen or Lock
Screen.<BR><BR>How to Add Widgets to Your Home Screen:<BR>The extra widget
options you can add to your Home screen. Adding these can range from fun,
such
as adding featured photos, to useful, such as having the weather front and
center for your daily planning.<BR>Note: If you are using
VoiceOver:
when the instructions say "Tap on an item", perform a one finger double
tap.<BR><BR>1. Unlock your iPhone if it is locked.<BR>2. Press
your
Home screen until the icons start to wiggle.<BR>3. Tap the Add button
in
the top left corner.<BR>4. Apple will suggest widgets. If your desired
widget is there, tap it.<BR>5. If you don't see the widget you want to
add, scroll down or use the search bar at the top of the
feature.<BR>6.
Tap Add Widget.<BR>7. Tap Done.<BR><BR>====<BR>How To change the
location
of the Weather Widget:<BR>You will need to set the location for the widget
itself. Double-tap and hold on the Weather widget, or alternatively,
triple-tap, with one finger, on it, then double-tap the Edit button.
Swipe
to find the location that it is currently focused on, and double-tap on
it. You should be able to change it there to your preferred
city.<BR><BR>===<BR>You can also add Widgets from the "Today View". From
Today
View, touch and hold a widget until the quick actions menu opens, then tap
Edit
Home Screen. Drag the<BR>widget to the right edge of the screen until it
appears
on the Home Screen, then tap Done.<BR>If you do not want to add Widgets to
any
of your screens of apps, you can Add them to the "Today" View on your
iPhone:<BR>Add widgets to Today View.<BR>1. Touch and hold a widget or
an
empty area in Today View until the apps jiggle.<BR>2. Tap the Add
button<BR>gray plus icon<BR>in the upper-left corner.<BR>3. Scroll
down to
select a widget, then choose from three widget sizes.<BR>4. Tap Add
Widget, then tap Done.<BR><BR>====<BR>You can customize your widgets. For
example, you can edit the Weather widget to see the forecast for your
current
location or a different location.<BR>1. Touch and hold a widget to
open
the quick actions menu.<BR>2. Tap Edit Widget <BR>Edit Widget
icon<BR>3. Make your changes, then tap outside of the widget to
exit.<BR><BR>You can also move your widgets around to put your favorites
where
they are easier to find. Just touch and hold a widget until it jiggles, then
move the widget<BR>around on the screen.<BR><BR>===<BR>Use widget
stacks:<BR>Use
widget stacks to save space on your Home Screen and in Today View. You can
use
Smart Stacks or create your own widget stacks.<BR><BR>Edit Stack
Menu:<BR>There
is an Edit Stack menu, when you stack widgets on top of each other.
You
can enable/disable Smart Rotate and turn on Widget Suggestions in the Widget
stack menu.<BR><BR>Enable Widget Suggestion:<BR>If you have multiple widgets
stacked on top of each other, you will be presented with an offer a widget
suggestion for the stack based on your usage and preference.<BR>Long-press
on
the widget and select Edit Stack.<BR><BR>Create a Smart Stack:<BR>A Smart
Stack
is a pre-built collection of widgets that displays the right widget based on
factors like your location, an activity, or time. A Smart
Stack<BR>automatically
rotates widgets to show the most relevant information throughout the day.
Here's
how to create a Smart Stack:<BR>1. Touch and hold an area on your Home
Screen or in Today View until the apps jiggle. <BR>2. Tap the Add
button
<BR>gray plus icon<BR>in the upper-left corner.<BR>3. Scroll down and
tap
Smart Stack.<BR>4. Tap Add Widget.<BR><BR>Create your own widget
stacks:<BR>1. Touch and hold an app or empty area on the Home Screen
or
Today View until the apps jiggle.<BR>2. Drag a widget on top of
another
widget. You can stack up to 10 widgets.<BR>3. Tap Done.<BR><BR>Edit a
widget stack:<BR>1. Touch and hold the widget stack.<BR>2. Tap
Edit
Stack. From here, you can reorder the widgets in the stack by dragging the
grid
icon <BR>three gray lines<BR>You can also turn on Smart Rotate if you want
iOS
to show you relevant widgets throughout the day. Or swipe left over a widget
to
delete it.<BR>3. Tap gray x icon for remove<BR>when you're
done.<BR><BR>===<BR>Remove Widgets:<BR>1. Touch and hold the widget
that
you want to remove.<BR>2. Tap Remove Widget.<BR>3. Tap Remove
again
to confirm.<BR><BR>===<BR>Widgets on an iPad, in iOS 15:<BR>How to add
Widgets
on the iPad Home Screen in iOS 15:<BR>Note: When running VoiceOver,
perform a one finger double tap gesture when the directions say to tap on an
item.<BR><BR>Long press a blank spot on the iPad Home Screen page where you
want
to add a widget .<BR><BR>Tap the + icon in the upper-left corner.
VoiceOver will announce the + sign as “Add”.<BR>Select the app for which you
want to add a widget, such as the Calendar app or the Weather app.<BR>Swipe
left
and right between the different sizes and types of widgets until you find
the
style you'd like to use.<BR>Once you see the one you want, tap Add
Widget.<BR>The iPad widget will now appear on your Home Screen! Now you can
rearrange widgets and move them between the screens.<BR>To move a widget,
long
press an empty spot on your iPad Home Screen.<BR>Tap and drag the widget to
your
desired spot, then release it to save its location.<BR>Tap Done in the
upper-right corner when you've organized your iPad Home Screen to your
liking.<BR><BR>===<BR>How to Add Your Favorite Contacts Widget to the Home
Screen on an iPhone.<BR>You can add one, four, or six of your favorite
contacts
to the Home screen for easy access.<BR><BR>When running VoiceOver, perform a
one
finger double tap gesture when the directions say to tap on an item.<BR>Long
press on the Home screen until you see the app icons begin to wiggle.
This
is a one finger double tap and hold gesture, when running VoiceOver, or
swipe up
until you hear “Edit Mode”.<BR>Tap the + icon in the upper-left
corner.
VoiceOver will say “Add Widget” for the + icon.<BR>Scroll down or type
"Contacts" in the search bar to find the Contacts widget.<BR>Tap
Contacts.<BR>First, you'll see an option to add a single contact to your
Home
screen. Swipe to see options to add four or six contacts.<BR>When you've
decided
how many of your favorite contacts you'd like to add to your Home screen,
tap
Add Widget.<BR>Your favorite contacts (those you communicate with the most)
have
been added to your Home screen as the Contacts widget! You can long press
and
drag the widget to move it around or tap a blank space on your Home screen
to
exit Jiggle Mode. To see options to message, call, video chat, or email a
contact, simply tap on their icon within the Contacts
widget.</FONT><BR></FONT>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">Keep Smiling,<BR>Janie
Degenshein<BR>Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000">Keep
Smiling,<BR>Janie Degenshein<BR>Happiness isn't having what you want, but
wanting what you already have!<BR>Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts
Open)<BR>state affiliate board member<BR>President of the senior division of
the
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<BR>to join the senior list
serve:<BR>https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org<BR>President
of the Technology division of the National federation of the Blind of New
Jersey<BR>To join the tech div list
serve:<BR>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org<BR>to
join
in the membership forms for NFBNJ chapters and divisions, go
to:<BR>https://www.nfbnj.org/chapter-division-membership-forms/#<BR>NFBNJ
Newsline
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