I've even caught myself going to check Twitter and realising that I'd only checked it 5 minutes ago, when I could've sworn it was much longer. In the short time I've been using the widget, I've found that seeing the timer when I go to launch an app has been really effective at getting me to just put my phone back in my pocket. This adds enough extra friction that I'm more likely to use the widget to launch my apps. I've also hidden my Tweetbot and Unread app icons away in a folder on the last home screen on my phone. There's a timeout set so you can't relaunch an app through the widget more often than once every hour (because really, why should you need to?). The widget then keeps track of the amount of time since you launched that app. When an icon is tapped, the associated app is launched. The idea is this: the widget displays an icon for Tweetbot and an icon for Unread. The widget is currently set up to work with Tweetbot and Unread, and uses their URL schemes to launch the apps.
Apple doesn't allow widgets on the App Store that launch other apps, so I'm releasing the code on Github in case anybody else wants to try it out for themselves. I built this widget to help limit my own bad habits of 'just checking' Twitter and RSS many many times throughout the day.
And all the while, I don’t even know what time it is. But because I unlocked the phone without any clear plan for what I needed to do, the next thing I know I’m checking Twitter. And then, once the phone is unlocked and I’m staring blankly at my Home screen of icons, I’m going to want to launch an app. as soon as I’m holding my phone, it’s instinct at this point to swipe-to-unlock the thing. The Just Checks are those times throughout the day when we 'just check' our phones: skim over our Twitter feeds, browse RSS, check our emails, etc. Combine it with some clever icon swaps (now easier than ever in the latest iOS update) and the right wallpaper, and you’ve got the customized iPhone of your dreams.Inspired by Shawn Blanc's " The Just Checks" episode of The Weekly Briefly podcast. Twitget is designed for iOS 10 or later and will work on your iPhone and iPad. Open the tweet in your default installed twitter app (twitter, tweetbot and twitterrific) Retweet or favourite the tweet. One of the biggest names around when it comes to iPhone widgets is Widgetsmith, which lets users add photos, text, quotes, and more. View your twitter timeline in the Today View. With iOS 14, Apple made it easier to customize the way your iPhone looks, offering new widgets and easier methods for setting custom application icons. (Note: pricing was accurate at the time of publishing but may change.) Widgetsmith Widgetsmith We’ve also listed our favorite streaming shows on Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN Plus, and Netflix some great sci-fi books and exciting new podcasts.
Check out our app picks for iPhones, Android phones, Windows PCs, and M1-equipped Macs our favorite mobile games from Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass and our top choices for gaming PCs, the PS5, Xbox One and Series X / S, Nintendo Switch, and VR. Picture, for a moment, being able to perform 1Password searches and queries from anywhere using a 1Password widget. Imagine a Tweetbot widget that lets you send new tweets from Tweetbot from anywhere. We’ve rounded up our favorite and most-used games, apps, and entertainment. Imagine an iTunes Radio widget, or a Spotify widget that allows you to quickly view a now playing song, search for new music, or browse playlists.
We’ve included great apps that are just generally fun or useful to have on your phone, and apps that you should download to replace the default ones that Apple ships. Fortunately, we’re here to help with some suggestions.
If you’re lucky enough to have unwrapped a new iPhone as a holiday gift this year, you’ll probably want to install some new apps on it.