{"id":21328,"date":"2020-10-27T00:05:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T00:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/ios-14s-smart-stack-makes-your-iphones-home-screen-actually-useful-heres-how-to-use-it.html"},"modified":"2020-10-27T00:05:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T00:05:51","slug":"ios-14s-smart-stack-makes-your-iphones-home-screen-actually-useful-heres-how-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/ios-14s-smart-stack-makes-your-iphones-home-screen-actually-useful-heres-how-to-use-it.html","title":{"rendered":"iOS 14’s Smart Stack makes your iPhone’s home screen actually useful. Here’s how to use it"},"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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One of my favorite features added to the iPhone with the release of iOS 14 is the ability to put widgets on the home screen. If you haven’t installed it yet,\u00a0you should get your iPhone ready<\/span>, then download iOS 14<\/span>. After that’s done, get ready to have some fun\u00a0customizing your home screen<\/span>, taking advantage of a new pseudo app drawer called App Library<\/span>\u00a0and experimenting with\u00a0widgets anywhere on your home screen<\/span>. Yes, iOS 14 is a lot like Android<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Apple’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

Here’s the best part — you don’t have to leave the widget stacking to Apple. You 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

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Not seeing widgets? Try this<\/h2>\n

The release of iOS 14 also means that developers can update their apps, adding new features specific to the update, like widgets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you’ve updated your apps and read in the update notes that widget support has been added, but you don’t see the app listed when you try to add the widget, here’s what I’ve figured out. After updating the app, you need to open it before the widget will show up as an option. You don’t have to do anything special. Just let it fully load, and then you should see the widget as an option.<\/p>\n

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 already a pro. 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