How to Add Widgets to Your iPad Home Screen
Widgets may not be an entirely new feature on the iPad, but as of iPadOS 15, they can now be used on any page on your Home Screen. Here’s a quick guide to iPad widgets, including what they are and how to add stacks of them to your Home Screen.
What Are iPad Widgets?
Widgets give you an at-a-glance view of certain apps and, with a single tap, they allow you access to the full application. While widgets aren’t anything new, and there has been a selection ofgreat Android widgetsfor ages, the ability to add them to your iPhone and iPad Home Screen is fairly recent.
With iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, iPhone and iPad users were finally able to customize their Home Screens with widgets, including some from the very best apps. If you’re interested, here’s how to add widgets to your iPad.
Tap and Hold to Add Widgets to Your iPad Home Screen
Adding Widgets to your iPad home screen is relatively easy, but we’ll give you a step-by-step guide nonetheless:
You can rearrange widgets on your Home Screen at any time by pressing and dragging them into position. If you want to stack widgets on top of each other, just drag the same-sized widget onto another. Widget stacks allow you to flick through multiple widgets in one place.
How to Delete a Widget From Your Home Screen
If you want to delete a widget from your iPad, long press your Home Screen until your apps and widgets begin to jiggle. Now select theminus (–)symbol next to the widget you want to delete, and it will be removed from your iPad screen.
If you accidentally delete a widget, you can always add it again using the method above. If awidget isn’t working on your iPad, deleting and re-adding it might be all you need to do to fix it.
How to Make a Widget Smart Stack
When adding a new widget to your iPad Home Screen, you may notice the option to add aSmart Stack. A Smart Stack is essentially a collection of widgets, one on top of another. The only difference between a Smart Stack and a regular widget stack is that Smart Stacks will auto-rotate your widgets throughout the day, depending on what your iPad thinks you want to see.
To add a Smart Stack to your iPad, here’s what to do:
Customizing Your iPad Home Screen
There are more ways to customize your iPad Home Screens than ever before, But while widgets are a great way to customize your iPad Home Screen, the available options sometimes fall short. If you don’t see a widget you want, then there’s always the option to create your own.
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