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iOS 14 allows users to customize the iPhone's home screen more than ever before with widgets. Here's how to do it.

Mary MeisenzahlSep 21, 2020, 23:54 IST

To start, hold down a long press anywhere on the home screen until all the apps start bouncing slightly.

Tap the plus button in the upper left-hand corner.

This will bring up a screen with widget options based on Apple and third-party apps on the phone that have widgets.

Several built-in apps come with widget options, like Music, Clock, and Weather.

Selecting the batteries option, for example, brings up a sample of what the widget would look like in small, medium, or large. Scroll between the options, and if one looks good tap "Add Widget."

I added the medium-size battery widget, so I can quickly check out the levels of my phone and AirPods while I work.

The other way to add widgets is through a third-party app like WidgetSmith, now the top free app in the App Store. WidgetSmith's options encompass basics like calendar, health, and weather, although some require a premium version of the app.

WidgetSmith has far more customization options than native Apple widgets. In both, you can select which size you prefer.

WidgetSmith also allows users to choose from different types of displays and fonts.

With text and background color options too, there are hundreds of potential combinations.

Adding widgets from WidgetSmith works exactly the same as adding others. Long press, tap the plus button and then select the widget creation.

You aren't stuck with the first widgets you add, either. To edit or remove them, just treat them like an app with a long press.

Of course, half the point of customizing the home screen is to show it off.

—Brooke (@_BadAngelz_) September 20, 2020

People embraced all sorts of aesthetics to make phone screens their own.

—️‍ (@TomHarveey) September 20, 2020

Some people posted about spending hours redesigning their screens.

—Livy (@Olivehead2323) September 19, 2020

I didn't spend hours, but I did make my home screen easier to use and a little better to look at.

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