How to Build the Ultimate iPhone Home Screen!

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It took me awhile, but I've finally built a home screen setup that I like for the iPhone 14 Pro. I show you exactly how to build one like mine in this video!
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[@MarkSpurrell]

If you end up using my wallpapers, tag me in a tweet with a shot of your setup! I want to see them!

[@Eli-ls4rf]

@@DevangShah247 lmk when/if theres a fix

[@dawin09]

Hola, podrias compartir el widget del minuto 02:45 del health app?

[@_AndrewYee]

@Demetrius Create the widget from Widgy normally and add it to your normal home screen. Then go to "jiggle mode" (edit home screen - so you can move icons etc), and drag the widget to the left to "screen 0"

[@miguelfernandez4120]

I’m having a hard time creating that health at a glance widget! Anyone have the QR code or URL? I’d appreciate you!

[@miguelfernandez4120]

@@_AndrewYee what is your Twitter?

[@thenamestika]

Widgy is honestly such a fantastic app, and definitely worth the extra $5. With little to no effort, I was able to create really intricate versions of the already tailored widgets created from the community. Great stuff.

[@nyckatiemae]

tHis is a normal Iphone 14 right .. in his video

[@Sven6814]

@@nyckatiemae No its 14 Pro

[@w33pingplagu38]

Thanks for intructions and wallpapers worked a treat look fantastic 😉

[@liamalford1782]

Brilliant stuff Great vid. Really helped me understand widges and now make my iPhone unique 🎉

[@mrbajanboi]

I'm switching from android. So I'm very grateful for this video. I'm so happy I get to have some customization with my new device.

[@Camryn715]

Thank you so much for not only this video, but providing everything for free!

[@BharilyaJi]

I cant able to find the wallpapers free !!! Do you got it !?

[@naveenkumaraj8001]

Need more Home Screen setup videos 😊

[@ehraldvillaver2088]

Oh! I figured it out already! Thanks a lot.

[@Furkan_kara]

Prerry cool man Especially sunrise mode. Congrats

[@MarvinNeumannOfficial]

Thank you for the video :)

[@laragcea]

Love this! Thanks Mark

[@ravichandransreenivasan2909]

Very informative, thank you 🙏

[@OneStopShopGarage]

Very clean design. 👍

[@alonzodelacruz6335]

I bought your wallpapers and set up Widgy and I’m thoroughly satisfied. Thank you!

[@Zaid-ow7nf]

Share me the wallpaper dude

[@alonzodelacruz6335]

@@Zaid-ow7nf I think it’s better if you just buy them instead. It’s a way to support the channel. It’s not that pricey.

[@alucidrust]

@@alonzodelacruz6335 Selling an image for two dollars. Ripoff

[@alonzodelacruz6335]

@@alucidrust no one is forcing you to purchase the wallpapers anyway so where is this energy coming from? And if you think someone’s artworks are almost worthless, then, I guess you are every graphic artist’s dream client.

[@artlifeandeverything18]

How do you add the large widget on homescreen? It only gives me small and rectangle

[@maurice281]

Just bought your pack of wallpapers for my iPhone 14 PM. Great video!!!

[@Zaid-ow7nf]

Can u share me the pack

[@AnGeL225x]

😂😂

[@maylinjaramillo9180]

thank for the QR that widgy looks fantastic please i really like how do the widget you create with all that funtion in the main screen i love it!!!

[@DanielDuhon]

That’s cool! The only problem is I hate going through shortcuts for everything. I’d rather use the default options lol

[@scumdan6731]

Same lol

[@MuditTapase]

yea why not use the default which is way better, doesnt use space, and is smooth like butter

[@satyamchopraa]

Thank you so so much for this ❤

[@leewhite6249]

Incredible.

[@aussiebobb]

Thanks you bought the wallpapers and everything works perfectly

[@Zaid-ow7nf]

Can u share me the wallpaper

[@agcvdgfvjfs8818]

Do you mind sharing it?

[@TheeeDanielR]

Omg I love youuuuuuuu Tysm!!!

[@t1redblueboy]

Great video

[@blueblurrbihh]

As a Galaxy user, I actually like this setup and widget! Wish it was on Android as well

[@arese-]

I LOVE your shirt!

[@AbdulBasit-mw7kx]

I liked the sunrise one

[@DylanOB]

Would be really cool if you made a sunset version of the wallpaper too

[@zoncurs2637]

How do I get that slightly grey transparent background like you have for your hello widget?

[@nicenikhil1994]

Great video. Was looking to refresh my homescreen.

[@ccroy2001]

Wow that's 2 of the things I prefer about Android over IOS. Icons at the bottom of the screen and transparent widgets! I have an iPod on iOS 15. I might try messing around for a minimal music focused home screen.

[@YT-cd2vi]

Android more practical and useful than ios.

[@dawnmarie932]

I have iPhone 14 brand new for sale at Affordable Price

[@Sam-tw2sr]

Any idea on how he got them there?

[@anonnnnnnnnnnnn]

@@YT-cd2vi Practical no; useful maybe

[@LocksVid]

Android can do this too

[@kemarchristie6050]

Great vid love the custom design🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.. question what is your battery life like with these widgets on?

[@louismcgonigal860]

I want the Hello one when you swipe left! Please send a link to it :)

[@dmore]

They look beautiful and in many ways I love the idea of having it my my phone but I just view my phone more as a utility device and having so much blank space where I could have app icons doesn't work for me. Once folders came about I went to a one screen set up, which I broadened to two when widgets came out as I found some use there. But I want as many things, as few interactions away from my home screen as possible. Really nice video though and I'm probably going to take the opportunity to play about with some stuff regardless.

[@ChaoticStarlightDreamland]

Really worked

[@dkokoth]

Would you make a video on how to automatically change your widgets according to day and dark settings.

[@_D_avid]

bro, this is my first time watching your videos, and ngl, i want to take off the 'sticker' from apple box thats in your t-shirt, it is amazing xdddd

[@PixelsPeeper]

Nice t shirt Mark. I need one

[@johncarloabanto6094]

0:14 LOVE THE SHIRT!

[@abhilashvyas8443]

I did all of it. When I swipe up from lock screen, the transition isn't smooth. Any recommendations? However, after a second it looks fine. It looks like widgy app is making my iphone slow.

[@TsiriniainaRakotonirina]

Wonderful guide Mark! How do you get that health widget on your page 0 please? I like it very much but don't know how to get that big widget?

[@rfpchar]

Aesthetic comes with a battery drain so just use widgets that you use more often. I also like my home screen simple and organized.

[@Prime96]

Exaclty, I already deleted the Widgy app, not worthy for me, since battery is so important.

[@ozymandias716]

@@Prime96bro that shit app happened to fu*k my battery backup and used to hear my mobile. After reading the comments here i got rid of the app and now my iPhone is giving me good battery backup. Thanks :)

[@jcgraquino]

Can we have the link to “hello” widget? Thanks, man!

[@jasleenmangat78]

Hi John Where you able to figure out the hello widget?

[@jcgraquino]

@@jasleenmangat78 unfortunately not. 🥲

[@IsaacNikitas]

I would like to know how to get it as well.

[@cottontheeastercottontailr265]

no 😂

[@jamesn7156]

I find it extremely annoying that Apple isn’t still offering light/dark mode wallpapers in ios 16. I don’t customize much on my phone, but this was the thing that I did… Fortunately the ios 15 default wallpaper is still in my wallpaper history, and it still works between light and dark mode, but I’m getting sick of it and it’s my only option for this feature.

[@JackFilms1]

Use the astronomy mode, or weather mode, it will change depending on time of day making an effective dark mode.

[@alessandromanzo522]

You can change it, according to light/dark mode, with shortcut

[@whitest_kyle]

Wow this almost makes me want an iPhone

[@Proxz]

Looks so good bro wtf

[@MarkSpurrell]

Thanks bro!

[@adefenda5554]

Hey Mark how do you get that clean info widget it’s really hard to get

[@SpikyLito615]

Cooooooooool. I’ll stick with my unorganized setup. I already memorized where everything is.

[@averageanimeenjoyer1024]

gotta come back again

[@Stevens288]

Can you share the Health Widget as well?

[@gmaromusic]

This right here is exactly what I have been looking for before making the decision my move to Iphone! Now I need to wait till April 2024 for my contract renewal.....

[@ashiqurrahman.as__if_]

Can You Share The Hello Widget Widgy Link? I Search Many Times But Didn't Found Yet.

[@billyjudd7436]

How do you sort out the dashboard mate? And what health widget are you using?

[@SpyrosFougias]

Got an iPhone for the first time in my life. A 14 pro. It lasted a month and that's because this is how much time I had to wait for the new pixel 7 pro. Man the iPhones are hard to get used to. They want you to do everything their way. Things like this is why I switched back to android. Stock android experience is the best in my opinion

[@iGadgetBoomer]

sooooo cooool.

[@georgeogle5126]

Maybe I’m just being unnecessarily picky, but I haaaaaate the additional transition created by the widget / shortcut app everything has to go through, it makes it feel so unclean and tacked on that it puts me off using them altogether. Very cool video and I love seeing what people are doing the more iOS keeps expanding, but it’s not quite for me yet 🙂

[@salvador4512]

is there anyway we can get that hello aethetic for the side screen you have? thats something i loved!

[@bikramjitsingh2851]

This is best wallpaper 🤣🤣

[@Halitozgursari389]

it is nice to have customized iPhone 📱 at all btw how can I get the free wallpaper ???

[@DanofEarth]

Where can I find those page zero widgets? Great vid!

[@sagesfinest]

You have a link to the shirt you're wearing in this video? My dad is a huge apple guy and his birthday is coming up, I would like to get it for him

[@sla1708_dev]

Where did you get your t-shirt??? So cool!

[@Inch42]

Thanks for this, do you have a link to the health one you have setup for Widgy please?

[@Kevin6t8]

I wish there was a way to hide the dock on iOS and iPad OS. As a long time Android user, and soon to be Deep Purple iPhone 14 Pro Max owner, this is a nice feature to have. I keep my home and lock screen clean to use Bing image of the day. I have the 11“ M1 iPad Pro and hate that I can't get the dock to go away.

[@cianbrady1557]

You can get wallpapers that hide it if that’s something you are looking for

[@JAHistheONE]

Ability to hide the dock and app names is the feature i want to see on iPhone. I want an all black look on my Home Screen

[@eVoluci0n]

I'm a long time Android user myself and switched back to Apple for a bit on the 14 pro max. I'm glad Apple is allowing more customization but there needs to be more. I wish there were more options for 3rd party apps aside from what Apple wants us to use, and more ways to just fine tune everything.

[@srij0n316]

should have waited for iphone 15 pro max. the 14 is kinda shit

[@VoidCosmonaut]

@@srij0n316 Bullshit. If the guy moves from android and not from iphone 13-11 14 is great.

[@varun.k]

Where did you find the hello and the activity widget because I love them?

[@draemanplays]

Do any of these widgets work with the depth effect on the lock screen?

[@pimorules]

So if you have multiple wallpapers (I'm using location based focuses to change my wallpapers) Id have to go through the process of screenshotting and customizing my widgets for every single wallpaper?

[@SirVikon]

I bought your Wallpapers ... thx. They look gorgeous. But how i can make the "page 0" Health widget? Can i download it for Widgy or how can i set up this Widget?

[@Vexiani]

How do you add the widgets to the left side of the screen at 2:34? Where your Hello and your Health stuff is. I mean I can add them, but they take the background with them as well. How do I make them that blurry black background?

[@rickvdsteen]

I love it! But… the wallpaper isn’t fully sharp is it?

[@bradyoon2166]

Is there somehow to have two transparency background so I can set up both day and night and change at certain time of the day?

[@slango7072]

Having the same issue. Trying setting focus to change the wall papers but the widget stays with the transparency. No way to set two and I haven’t figured out a work around yet. Maybe a short cut that’s activated when the focus changes?

[@seink21]

Since I’m a fan of Rhinoshield now I want new iPhone (I’m on iPhone 13 mini) to be able to buy that beautiful puple/lavender Solidsuit 😄😅.

[@Mehbymeh]

all is good thank you, however the reminders for example don't show my current reminders, the calendar is the same, how can i do that? can you help Mark?

[@sds1483]

Do an iPad one pls!

[@goldcoastcoffeeandcafes]

Hi Mark thanks for the viedo, i have not been able to down load the two main widgets that you made from the qr codes got the wallpaper and i like it. any help would be great

[@At_Amsterdam]

Awesome video. When I first downloaded widgy a few months ago I was so bothered that transparent widgets don’t really exist. It looks terrible to swipe and see that the widget is just a copy of the Home Screen wallpaper. Custom icons don’t exist either. These are clunky work arounds that look cool when flexing to a friend but that’s about it. I just ended up using apple’s default widgets and called it a day

[@maestrocam7013]

How did you get the custom shortcuts icons on page 0? I can't seem to find a way where Widgy can use shortcuts.

[@jasleenmangat78]

Amazing! Where can i download the hello , voice recording widgy!

[@Tom_Brennan]

What are the names of your page zero widgets? I couldn't find them. Thanks again!

[@blazer29189]

same query

[@ayazsarigat1]

Thanks for the detailed video. It doesn’t generate transparent Background and nothing happens when I scan your code. It just takes me to the app but nothing happens. Not sure what I am doing wrong

[@Frank-go7li]

Not sure what I’m doing wrong but when I import your widget it shows up with a checkerboard background

[@bl4ckr4bbit]

Great guide! I tried scanning the widgy QR code but i can only import sunrise page 1.

[@neilmartin7703]

same issue for me :(. Would, love to get the second one too!

[@heitorlopes4925]

Nice, make one for galaxy s23

[@Tom_Brennan]

As someone coming from Android, I can't tell you how much I appreciate this. I bought the pack, but are the moonrise and sunrise widgets essentially the same? I can't spot any differences.

[@MarkSpurrell]

Just the colors are different!

[@bustercolin7507]

How are you finding iOS over Android? I'm thinking of doing the same thing.

[@ronakbarman3580]

@@bustercolin7507 it’s fine if you don’t use apps that are android only

[@Tom_Brennan]

@@bustercolin7507 Honestly at this point they are very similar. There are trade-offs to be had on both sides. For instance, I prefer the notification system on Android. I’m still trying to get the hang of it on iOS. On the other hand, almost every app runs better, and looks better on iOS. This is due to developers only having to develop for one phone, the iPhone on the Apple side. For Android, they have to ensure compatibility with every Android phone out there, and in my opinion, we the end-user get a compromised experience, even if it’s on a flagship like the Samsung S22. I thought I would miss having the S-Pen, but I don’t. I got out of the habit of using it to be honest, and I’m happy using Siri to take notes with my voice into the Notes app. Everyone throws around the word ecosystem when it comes to Apple, but there’s no doubt about it, it’s awesome even if you have an Apple TV or an iPad, it’s nice how things just flow together. The latest update to iOS brings a lot of customization, in terms of widgets, which brings me much closer to the experience I was getting on Android. I’m still learning the ropes, but I’m very happy with it so far.

[@Evokyr]

​@@bustercolin7507 I also just switched to the 14 pro after having androids for years (and really digging into the system to change almost everything). There are real trade-offs which you must accept, but it also comes with some nice features and a really smooth OS. For me, i really hate the way the iPhone works with photo's and it's photo app, it's a huge mess and really inconvenient compared to android. Also, the fact that the keyboard does not have a number row on top, are just simple things i really miss compared to using my S22/Android. The gestures are nice (which i also used on android), but can be confusing sometimes, as android has a basic back button. With iOS it's really specific which direction to swipe from/to, in order to close or go back a page, which is also impossible if you opened an entire new page. Also keep in mind, when there is a feature you don't like or want to change, the chances are big that it's not possible. Apple really designs their ecosystem to be used by their ways. Overall, it's a clean and great optimised system, the iPhones themselfs feel much more premium and well build over any other phone. But when you want to make the switch, keep in mind you really have to accept the ways how Apple wants you to use the phone, there isn't that much to change to be done, besides some visual customization.

[@mickebrunkvist]

Awesome tutorial! Now where can I buy that shirt? 😊

[@MarkSpurrell]

From here: cottonbureau.com/people/mark-spurrell Thanks for the support :)

[@markstelzl1245]

I would like to find that health widget you showed on page zero. Do you have a link for that? Or even a name etc? Thx

[@MHazaziFilms]

Thanks, Mark. How I can set up the dark mode.

[@cheesi5544]

How i can finde the oder 2 widges from the left swipe. "Hello" and the Apple watch widget ?

[@stuarts.6456]

I love the ‘hello’ widget in your dashboard 🤩 can someone advise???

[@joshtalkshomes]

Looking for it as well 😢

[@dawnmarie932]

I have iPhone 14 brand new for sale at Affordable Price

[@decapitatedmonkey7546]

Looking for that one as well

[@brandonm.williams6095]

Can’t find it either

[@RedLion-pb8fl]

its called hello, if you filter under date & time on the explore section....bit of scrolling down to find it, its also got steps and play on it but think it was cropped on this video

[@saul7885]

I need those widgets you have like the hello and the recording how can I add them?

[@Delennetje96]

Hi! Can you also share the “hello” widget and the widget with all the health/ Apple Watch data please? (2:30)

[@mattchiasson3819]

I’m trying to figure this out too!

[@naz4eva92]

Me too!

[@tshailynharrington9557]

This tutorial is extremely difficult to follow

[@brandonrodriguez3986]

Lol

[@flavioa6351]

Half the video was an ad

[@ayaan_play]

it’s not lmao

[@hisdesciples]

Agreed.

[@RABBANI101]

So u can purchase it lol 😂

[@CastroJordan]

Can you share a url for that hello widget, I love it.

[@ehraldvillaver2088]

Hi, Mark! I just wanna ask. How can I obtain the second home screen? I have everything already and did multiple time. The QR code for the second home screen won't work. Please, help. Great thanks!

[@Gabriel.Gbi92]

How can I get the health app widget? Please answer, looks amazing

[@footysam91]

Yeah I’d really like to use it too, looks great.

[@roshanbagga1401]

cool idea, definitely don't have time to make this though lol

[@yasinmeghjani2508]

Can i get the night version of the free wallpaper thankyou!😊

[@_RIL_]

If there was a way to make the background change between the sun/moon depending on time of day, that would be super cool.

[@TrapkingT]

Sam Beckman has some videos similar to that idea

[@yannickgertsch86]

Change to a Android device they can do that xD

[@nerevarchthn6860]

You can use focusses

[@C.S.A_Official]

Can you please do one for the 13 pro it doesn’t get enough love 😂

[@richieknez9649]

Can u use ur widgets without having the your background? Or will the downloads only have your background in it

[@halefsoler6319]

Whats the widget name for the caffeine, steps, alcohol that is linked to the Apple Watch?

[@mayurshikotraphotography9367]

I’ve created a widget but it’s still showing yesterdays info on there. Date, weather etc. is there anything I’m doing wrong?