How to Add or Edit the Smart Stack of Widgets on iPhone
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What Is a Smart Stack of Widgets on iPhone?
If you’re wondering, a Smart Stack ‘smartly’ switches betweenwidgetsbased on past activity. For instance, you may have made it a habit to open the Reminders app in the morning—with a Smart Stack, expect the Reminders widgets to pop up right around that time.
Furthermore, a Smart Stack helps cut down the clutter of multiple widgets since you can manually swipe up or down a stack to get to the widget you want.
How to Add a Smart Stack of Widgets on iPhone
Step 1:Long-pressan empty areaon the Home screen until all apps start jiggling. Then, tap theplus-shaped iconin the upper-left corner of the screen.
Step 2:You should see the widgets gallery. Tap theSmart Stackat the top.
Step 3:Pick asize(small or medium) > tapAdd Widgetto add the Smart Stack to the Home screen.
Step 4:After inserting the Smart Stack, move it around the Home screen or onto a different page altogether.
You can also add multiple Smart Stacks, which is ideal if you want to have them on different Home screen pages.
How to Remove Widgets From Smart Stack
The Smart Stacks you add to theHome screencontain many widgets. You may not use some of them at all. So, you can remove such widgets easily.
Step 1:Long-tap on thestack> selectEdit Stack.
Step 2:In the list of widgets, tap theremove iconto remove widgets from the stack.
Once you’ve finished removing unwanted widgets, swipe down to exit the Home screen.
How to Edit a Smart Stack of Widgets on iPhone
When manually swiping through a Smart Stack, you may not like the order in which each widget appears. Thankfully, you can change the default ordering.
Step 1:Start bylong-pressing the stack> tapEdit Stackin the context menu that shows up.
Step 2:Then, tap and hold the widgets todrag them around in any order. Swipe down toexitthe Home screen.
How to Disable Smart Rotate Widget on Smart Stack
You may prefer to swipe through a Smart Stack instead of letting widgets rotate automatically. So, disable the ‘smart’ functionality of a widget.
Long-pressthe Smart Stack > selectEdit Stack> turn off the toggle forSmart Rotate.
How to Create Custom Smart Stack on iPhone
You can create your own custom’ smart’ stack rather than inserting a Smart Stack from the widgets gallery.
Step 1:If your iPhone’s Home screen already has widgets,drag and drop a widgetover another similarly-sized widget to start stacking.
Step 2:Repeat the process to build up the stack with the widgets you want. You can alsodrag and drop widgetsover others of the same size while adding them to the Home screen via the widgets gallery.
That’s how you build your own ‘smart’ widget stack. Feel free to build as many as you want. Custom-built widget stacks work like the Smart Stacks you insert via the widgets sheet.
Also Read:How to remove widgets from iPhone lock screen
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Last updated on 02 August, 2024
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