The Best Interactive Widgets for Your iPad and iPhone: iOS/iPadOS 17 Edition

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- [World Clock Widgets](apps.apple.com/us/app/world-c...)
- [Home Widget - for HomeKit](apps.apple.com/us/app/home-wi...)
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- [Dark Noise: Sound Machine](apps.apple.com/us/app/dark-no...)
- [Glucomate: Glucose Tracker](apps.apple.com/us/app/glucoma...)
- [Cheatsheet - Notes Widget](apps.apple.com/us/app/cheatsh...)
- [Tally • Quick Counter](apps.apple.com/us/app/tally-q...)
- [Fantastical Calendar](apps.apple.com/us/app/fantast...)
- [Focused Work - Pomodoro Timer](apps.apple.com/us/app/focused...)
- [Timery for Toggl](apps.apple.com/us/app/timery-...)
- [Things 3](apps.apple.com/us/app/things-...)
- [Things 3 for iPad](apps.apple.com/us/app/things-...)
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Intro 00:00
Widgetsmith 00:20
Launcher 01:26
World Clock 02:01
Home Widget 02:35
Widget Games 03:15
Pixel Pal 03:45
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Dark Noise 05:23
Overcast 06:13
Glucomate 06:32
Cheat Sheet 07:29
Tally 08:44
Fantastical 09:07
Focused Work 09:36
Timery 10:15
Things 10:54
Warp Up 11:47

[@ChrisLawley]

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[@nightingalesolo2270]

I love your energy on this video! You mentioned Fantastical. I wonder if apple calendar or google calendar can up their game in the interactive widget category. I'm also glad you split this into multiple videos. Can't wait for the next one! 👍

[@polycrystallinecandy]

FINALLY we get something Android has had for 10 years. I barely used widgets but now I might start using them. Now if only we can get the ability to freely arrange icons

[@tomsop]

I have a hard time teaching the concept of clockwise and counter clockwise to kids who grew up on digital clocks when teaching how to open a combination lock. I agree analog clock faces should not be on computers.

[@ph1am]

I'm impressed by this video. A lot of info ( a lot I don't care about) that makes me feel miles more up to date on where devices and interactions are going than reading hacker news or whatever I might be doing instead.

[@yan7789]

Oh man… this video solved so many problems I had but couldn’t find a widget for, thank you!

[@internetfrnd6496]

I’m kind of surprised that Spotify hasn’t updated its widgets tbh. Other than that, CARROT weather is the only other widget I use that has been updated that I’m loving.

[@shaunhoward7876]

Great video as always. Will you be doing a What’s on my iPhone video now we have OS17?

[@christainsoto123]

Thank you for making these videos 🙌🙌🙌

[@angryshadowdrummer]

Thanks for this video! I love the Fantastical widget the most.😊

[@Akella1986]

lot of videos last time. Very happy to the watch em all.

[@RameshKumar-ng3nf]

Hello Chris , Great video ❤ as always 👌 In future when you find time, please do make a video on how you use your storage - "Second brain" with multiple datastorage apps like - notion, apple notes, craft or evernote etc. It feels confusing to me how to have data in multiple apps , as each app has its own advantages and disadvantages.

[@aidenquinn19975]

Hey what’s up Chris I’m not someone that necessarily agrees with being productive 100% of the time or logging everything but for some reason my iPad seems kinda useless if I don’t design it to be a productivity machine. So I’m looking at this video for ideas on how to organize work and school life and schedule everything after a really bad and tiring week where being organized could’ve saved me some hours of sleep, so thanks for uploading this with all the new stuff in iPadOS 17

[@PutItUpOneTimeForMe]

I didn’t know how much I needed this video

[@anthonywalsh2164]

I can’t keep up. Great work Chris.

[@CapucineF]

Great recommendations 😊

[@nklover24]

Downloaded pretty much everything 🎉

[@TheFloatingBartender]

Cheatsheet now has a keyboard and i use this as part of my tours now. Game changer

[@thomaspowell8960]

Is there a chance you could soon do an updated iPad files management video?

[@edwinjonah]

Great video! Nice Sherlock Holmes reference at 7:44 😉

[@joseangel3506]

Nice video bro! I was wondering where did you get your MagSafe support :)

[@mcampbell66]

Where can i find details about the widget setup you have on your iPad as seen in your thumbnail image?

[@filgaia1]

You are 100% correct about analogue clocks on digital screens. They make no sense!!

[@Pip7-px3wq]

Have you noticed that the iPad Pro keyboard doesn’t work properly after the IOS update? I used to be able to easily stop & start KZbin videos with the spacebar now it works only sporadically 😕

[@hanssanchez8705]

Loved the Sherlock Holmes address reference

[@jaredweinstockphoto]

@chris how did you get your finder icon to look right? mine either has a background color or is stretched...

[@iamadiduzz]

Where can i find great ipad wallpapers?

[@RealJoseph123]

These widgets are amazing! ❤️‍🔥 Thanks for sharing! 👊🏼 I was unironically waiting for the games widgets, those are *VERY* cool!

[@tylerweir591]

Can you do a what's on my ipad video

[@dustinrose3]

What dock is your phone on?

[@Binsyoutube]

Pixel Pals Widget Pet Game very cool

[@polatorino8429]

is it compatible with ipad pro 2015?

[@GoADHDGo]

There’s a digital clock face for Standby. I found it somehow but I can’t remember how I found it.

[@aaminojha]

Swipe right from main standby widget view. Thats where they are.

[@TheRealmfc90125]

Many of these apps have a paid feature to unlock them. Sorry but I’ll wait for apple to make a version before I spend yet another fee for something that ought to be free. Also are you checking to see if these app’s servers are based in the US and not overseas? I’m not comfortable with “free apps” actually being based in other counties and collecting my personal information.

[@handyhistorian]

I hesitate to ask but I assume there's no way to view a Home camera as a live widget? I can't even figure out how to trigger the miniature camera view window anymore, unless it's not currently in iPad OS 17 for some reason.

[@tomsop]

homekit secure video has small windows of each installed camera and they refresh as live when you go into the home app. Never tried to see if they can be placed in a widget.

[@MaiElizabeth]

I thought I’m the only one who thinks that analog clock on a digital devices like computer or smartphone is weird

[@ChrisLawley]

What is your favorite app right now? Bonus points if it was updated to support any of the new features in iOS and iPadOS 17.

[@MedicFitness]

Sherlock Holmes address huh? Lol

[@ThomasEJohnson]

I try to avoid installing apps on my iPads and rely on Safari as much as possible.

[@lawbinson]

Curious, is there a reason for this? I do hate apps that can’t flexibly resize. But, they also don’t have web options.

[@ThomasEJohnson]

@@lawbinson I just can’t see installing an app for something they can be accessed via a web browser

[@lordviksta]

Fonts look terrible

[@Mavinceyou]

Widgetsmith is Not The best Customizing App! Let m say this to you

[@TonyTylerDraws]

Then what is?

[@Mavinceyou]

@@TonyTylerDraws Widgy App

[@PieManXD]

@@Mavinceyou both are great in their own ways

[@Mo_Klonus]

I can't believe you didn't blur Jenny's number. I got it, (I got it), I got it.