{"id":19548,"date":"2020-07-06T07:40:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T07:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/iphones-smart-stack-widget-in-ios-14-is-great-but-heres-how-to-make-it-better.html"},"modified":"2020-07-06T07:40:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T07:40:54","slug":"iphones-smart-stack-widget-in-ios-14-is-great-but-heres-how-to-make-it-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/iphones-smart-stack-widget-in-ios-14-is-great-but-heres-how-to-make-it-better.html","title":{"rendered":"iPhone’s Smart Stack widget in iOS 14 is great, but here’s how to make it better"},"content":{"rendered":"
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iOS 14 brings a number of refinements large and small to iPhones, including the ability to pin widgets to your home screen and a feature called Smart Stack.<\/p>\n

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When Apple releases iOS 14<\/span> this fall, your iPhone’s home screen is going to look very different<\/span>. There’s a pseudo app drawer called App Library that allows you to ditch the endless panels of apps we all have. And, for the first time, you can now move widgets out of the Today View<\/span> and onto your home screen<\/span>. Yes, it’s a lot like Android<\/span>.\u00a0Apple’s signature widget is called Smart Stack, and it combines several app widgets that you can scroll through on your own, or let your iPhone decide which app to show you and when, based on how you use your phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For example, if you check the weather and then your calendar first thing in the morning, the Smart Stack will likely include both of those apps and automatically show you the forecast followed by your agenda the first time you unlock your iPhone in the morning. Then, if you routinely check your Activity stats after dinner, the stack will show you the Activity widget around that time of day.<\/p>\n

But you don’t have to leave the widget stacking to Apple. You also can create your own Smart Stack, curating the included apps to your liking. Below we’ll walk you through how to customize a stack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Remember, iOS 14 is in early beta for developers<\/span> and not finalized. The features highlighted below could and likely will change before its release later this year. We will update this post as Apple releases changes.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0iOS 14 hands-on preview<\/span><\/p>\n

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Create a custom Smart Stack just like you would an app folder<\/h2>\n

You don’t have to learn any new steps or techniques to build your own stack — if you’ve ever deleted an app or rearranged your home screen, you’re more than prepared. If you haven’t, well, it’s still easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prior to iOS 14, you had to long-press on an app icon in order to activate the Edit Home Screen<\/strong> feature. That method is still available, but there’s a shortcut now:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Long-press on your display between the apps in the dock and the first row of apps on your home screen, like this:<\/p>\n