
You can add a semi-transparent black background if your wallpaper is too busy. You can change the font color, size, and clock style. Clock Widget’s default setting features white text against a transparent background, but it’s pretty customizable. That displays the time in writing thinks three thirty-two rather than 3:32. If you prefer words over numbers, Clock Widget is a cool text-based clock widget. This is probably the writer in me speaking, but there’s nothing prettier than text. These widgets may not be super valuable, but they can be breathtaking. Thanks to aesthetically-minded widget designers, Android can be as pretty, minimalist, or text-based as you like. Sure, some people think that iOS is cute, but it’s all the same lovely.

You can make it productive, informative, or just really, really pretty. Because the beauty of Android is that you can customize your home screen however you want. But not all widgets are designed purely with productivity in mind. Can’t you get that information from the notification bar? Er yeah. Who doesn’t want a helpful, informative, productivity-boosting widget right on their home screen? And then one of my iPhone Friends points to my pretty text-based clock, and the minimalist battery meter says. You can also type in a new name for your shortcut in the textbox next to the icon.I’m always telling my iOS-loving friends that widgets are where it’s at. Take a photo with your camera or choose one from your gallery. Under HOME SCREEN NAME AND ICON, tap the icon button to add a new image for your shortcut.

Tap the Edit icon (the three sliders) at the top right corner and select Add to Home Screen.Tap the blue App button next to the Open App icon, then choose an app from the list of apps that appears.


To make your own custom icons: X Research source They also offer the opportunity to customize the look of your home screen, since you can create custom icons for each shortcut. Shortcuts allow you to use features of your apps without directly opening them. Use the Shortcuts app to create new icons.
