Widget

ControlWidget lets jailbreakers add a Today widget to Control Center

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 8, 2020

If there’s one thing I like about how iOS has changed over the years, it would have to be the introduction of widgets via the Today page. Available via the Lock screen, Notification Center, and to the left of the first Home screen page, the Today page offers a quick and unmistakable glance at pertinent app data from widget-supported apps. But what if you wanted to access your widgets from more places?

Unfortunately, Apple keeps widget access locked down to a very small number of places in iOS, but with the help of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed ControlWidget by iOS developer Marcel Braun, you can now enjoy a Today widget of your choosing in the Control Center interface.

This tweak adds useful widgets to your Settings app in iOS 13

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 5, 2020

Looking for a quick and exciting way to spice up your iPhone’s boring Settings app? If you like where this is going so far, then you’re probably going to enjoy a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed SettingsWidgets by iOS developer shepgoba.

Just as the tweak’s name implies, SettingsWidgets brings a few useful widgets to the Settings app’s user interface, giving you a quick glance at some of your handset’s pertinent information, such as battery information, storage space usage, and Wi-Fi statistics, among other things.

Why settle for an ordinary iPhone Dock when you can use Multipla?

Anthony Bouchard ∙ April 29, 2020

The Dock gives iPhone users quick access to their favorite apps from anywhere on the Home screen, but that’s just about the extent of it on stock handsets. If you’re jailbroken and looking for a more enticing experience, then you’ll probably like what a newly released jailbreak tweak called Multipla by iOS developers burrit0z and Thomz brings to the table.

As depicted in the screenshot examples above and below, Multipla expands upon the Dock’s existing functionality by unlocking additional features that simply wouldn’t be possible on a stock handset. Among those are adding more apps, viewing informative widgets, and much more.

PowerBar is a BottomToolBar extension that displays battery and power info

Anthony Bouchard ∙ April 17, 2020

We’ve covered a plethora of extensions for the popular BottomToolBar tweak including Weather-BottomToolBar and Activity-BottomToolBar among others, but as time goes on, more and more options appear to present themselves in the form of novel BottomToolBar extensions.

The latest of such is a new and free release dubbed PowerBar by iOS developer XCXiao, which much like the name implies, brings a power-centric widget to the BottomToolBar interface.

BetterWidgets offers more customization for iOS’ Today widgets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ April 16, 2020

Lots of iPhone and iPad users take advantage of iOS’ Today widget system to snag a glance at pertinent information without needing to launch and navigate complex apps. But Apple doesn’t provide much in terms of widget customization.

If you have a jailbroken handset at your disposal, then you can take advantage of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called BetterWidgets by iOS developer ShadowDev to get the customization options that Apple has deprived you of since the Today widget system came to be.

Concept imagines real, customizable Home screen widgets on iOS 14

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 7, 2020

iOS has had widgets for quite some time now. Widgets are snippets of code that provide timely information from your favorite apps at a glance, like News and Stocks, but they're limited to the Today view overlay accessibly by swiping right over the Home screen, Lock screen or while looking at notifications. With iPadOS, widgets can now also live on the Home screen. A new concept attempts to imagine what the rumored Home screen widgets in iOS 14 might look like.

Dyadic combines Control Center and Today widgets into one interface

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 24, 2020

Two of the most useful on-demand interfaces in all of iOS are Control Center and the Today widget page, and if you’re any bit familiar with how iOS works, then you’d know that these interfaces are entirely separate from one another. But they don’t have to be… at least not anymore.

Enter Dyadic a newly released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer nicho1asdev that combines the two interfaces into one for a slicker user experience. What’s more is the tweak works seamlessly on both iPhones and iPads alike, ensuring a seamless ‘just works’ experience across all your jailbroken iOS devices.

Velox Reloaded brings widgets to the iPhone’s Home screen the right way

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 2, 2020

iOS has come a long way in recent years, especially in terms of widgets and information displays. But when compared with a lot of the smartphone competition on the market today, iOS (and even iPadOS) still lag behind.

Enter Velox Reloaded, a stunning new jailbreak tweak by ApexTweaks that introduces quirky system widgets with handy functionalities directly to your iPhone or iPad’s Home screen via the very same grid-space that you use to store application icons.

7 cool widgets you can create in Shortcuts on iPhone

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated August 26, 2022

With the Shortcuts app on your iPhone and iPad, you can do a lot of nifty things. You can add an album to your Home screen, use dark mode on websites, and enforce picture-in-picture for YouTube on iPad. You can also use the app to create Shortcuts widgets for your Today View screen or Home Screen. This lets you do things faster and easier because you don’t have to open an app first. For some ideas and suggestions, here are seven cool widgets that you can create in Shortcuts for your iPhone and iPad.

Give iOS’ notifications a facelift with ColorMeNotifs

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 21, 2019

Jailbreakers in the market for customizing the appearance and behavior of their incoming notification system without breaking the bank just might take a liking to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed ColorMeNotifs by iOS developer MrGcGamer.

Just as the name implies, this tweak offers a plethora of settings for colorizing banners that appear on your Lock screen, including that of the notification variety, widgets, and the native Now Playing music player.

Pin any Today widget on the Lock screen with LockWidgets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 21, 2019

Have a favorite iOS widget, but wish you could see it directly from the Lock screen without needing to swipe over to the Today page? There’s a jailbreak tweak for that!

If you answered ‘yes’ to the question above, then we’d like to introduce you to LockWidgets, a newly released add-on by iOS developer ConorTheDev that lets you pin your favorite Today widget to the primary Lock screen page so you can view it at a glance:

New to iPhone? How to use the Today View and Notification Center

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ November 20, 2019

When you just get your first iPhone, you’ll find that it’s super easy to use. It has a nicely organized Home screen and a simple way to find your Settings. But there are little tips and tricks that can take a while to learn, like how to use your Today View and Notification Center effectively.

That’s why iDB is here to help with our "New to iPhone" series. If you fall into the new iPhone user group, this series, along with this article, are for you. Here’s how to use the Today View and Notification Center on your iPhone.