A little help
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Find your first widget, connect your information and make the most of WidgetWire. These guides will help you get started.
Your first Home Screen widget
- In Widgets, tap + and choose a template. Pick a size under the preview.
- In the Data tab, tap a field, then pick a source, a sheet and a cell. Or choose Type a value. Lists and charts have Rows: add them one at a time, or choose Add rows from a sheet to use a range of cells.
- Tap Review & Save, then Save Widget. Nothing is saved before this.
- Touch and hold the Home Screen, choose Edit, then Add Widget.
- Search for WidgetWire and add the matching size. When iOS asks which Widget to show, choose your saved design. To change it later, touch and hold the widget and choose Edit Widget.
Apple’s widget installation guide →
What about the Lock Screen?
WidgetWire makes small, medium and large Home Screen widgets.
WidgetWire Pro
Your first design is free; the two examples the app starts with don't count. Making another design needs WidgetWire Pro, $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year in the US, each with a one-week free trial. Designs you've already saved always stay editable. Apple handles billing: to cancel, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. To restore a purchase on a new iPhone, open About and tap Restore purchases.
My widget isn't updating
iOS decides when widgets refresh. Open Sources in WidgetWire, choose the connection, and refresh it to check the data. Confirm the source link still works and that the cells your widget uses still hold the right values; inserting or sorting rows can move data away from a picked cell. If you edited the widget, make sure you tapped Save. A temporary failure can leave the last good values visible.
You can also turn on a refresh button in the widget’s Data tab. Tapping it on your Home Screen shows a spinner, then the time of the last update. See refresh timing and limits for what to expect. If the source is correct but the widget is wrong, check the recipe for your layout.
My data source won't connect
Use the guide for Google Sheets sharing and tabs or JSON authentication. Start with a separate, non-sensitive dataset; never make a private workbook public just to connect it.
One widget, several tabs?
Yes. Connect the spreadsheet once. Each time you pick a cell, you choose the sheet it comes from, so one widget can mix tabs of the same spreadsheet. A widget reads one source at a time, and one source can power many widgets.
I don't want to connect anything
You don't have to. Tap a field in the editor, choose Type a value and enter your own text, number or date. Personal values are saved on your device.
Getting in touch
When reporting an issue, include your iPhone model, iOS version and what you expected to happen. Never include an API key, private sheet link or personal information in a screenshot.