But it also has some additional features that make it more useful than other clock widgets. It has all the standard features you would expect in a clock widget, such as the ability to activate alarms and view the current time in various time zones. Also, developers will be able to create widgets for third-party apps using Apple's new WidgetKit API, so expect plenty more Lock Screen widgets to come.FlipClock is a very functional widget. This widgets list shouldn't be treated as comprehensive, as Apple may add more or tweak existing ones before the public release of iOS 16 in the fall. Only the current weather conditions and moon events come in the larger widget format. There's also a larger widget that displays three stocks.Įight optional weather widgets to see moon events, sun events, conditions, location, rain, air quality, UV index, and wind. One smaller and one larger widget let you view price quotes and track performance a symbol throughout the day.
You can also monitor a specific security accessory, or view a home summary (security, climate, and lights).Ī single larger widget provides today's top news story.Ī single larger widget offers quick access to one of your reminders lists, and displays the next due reminder. One Fitness widget displays the Activity rings graphic, while a larger readout shows your Activity ring stats (move, exercise, stand).įor the Home app, two widgets display any indoor climate sensors, one displays any lights and switches, and another informs you of any security issues. There's also a world clock to view the time in up to three cities around the world, and two versions that display the next alarm. Three clock widgets let you view a clock for a city to check the time at that location, and these come in one rectangular and two square varieties. You can also track the next upcoming event's time or use a larger widget to show both the event name and its time. You can track the current date as a square widget (although why you'd want to is unclear since the date is always displayed above the time). The Calendar widget comes in three formats. Hopefully this is a kink that will be worked out in the beta testing phase. Oddly, if you use two battery widgets they will display the battery level for the same device, rather than showing AirPods in one and iPhone in the other. Connect AirPods and their battery is shown instead. The Batteries widget comes in both square and rectangular versions showing the iPhone's battery status. You can insert up to four square symbol-based widgets, or up to two rectangular widgets with more information, or alternatively a combination of two square widgets and one rectangular widget.
Stocks - single stock with up/down symbol.Fitness - activity stats (move calories, exercise minutes, stand hours).Calendar - day of the week, date, month / next event.Many of these widgets display a single data point, using alphanumeric text and symbols. The list below includes the stock app widget options available to you. You can insert a widget alongside the date above the digital clock on the Lock Screen.
Lock Screen Widgets have been the sole preserve of Android phones for a few years now, so it's good to see that they will finally come to iPhones later this year when iOS 16 is released in the fall.Īs it stands, widgets provide updates from your apps that you can conveniently check at a glance, without having to unlock your iPhone to access the Home Screen, but they're minimally interactive insofar as tapping on a widget will likely only open its associated app.īelow is a list of all the available stock Widgets that Apple has included in the first iOS 16 beta, divided into those which can be added above or below the digital clock. In iOS 16, Apple has overhauled the iPhone Lock Screen to make it a lot more customizable, and one of the most welcome changes is the ability to add information-rich widgets to the Lock Screen for the first time.
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