Wednesday 16 October 2019

How to Add and Customize Widgets on the iPad Home Screen

iPad Pro showing Today View widgets on Home screen
Khamosh Pathak

iPadOS 13 dramatically improves the productivity of the iPad and it starts with the home screen. You can now pin the Today View widgets to the left column on the tablet’s home screen, making it much easier to access your favorite shortcuts.

How to Access Today View in iPadOS 13

The Today View used to show up as its own page on the iPad. In iPadOS 13, it shows up as a column on the left edge of the iPad’s screen. Just swipe right anywhere on the left-most home screen to reveal the widgets panel.

Widgets shown on iPad Pro Home screen in landscape view

If you’re in the landscape mode, the icon grid will shrink to take up space next to the Today View panel. Swipe left to hide the panel. If you’re in portrait mode, swiping right on the home screen will bring up the Today View panel on top of the home screen (the icons will be blurred).

Widgets shown on iPad Pro Home screen in portrait view

How to Add Widgets to Today View

If you’re new to using the Today View, you’ll first need to add widgets to this screen. Scroll to the bottom of the Today View section and tap on “Edit.”

Tap on Edit button at the bottom of widgets section

You’ll now see a list of all enabled widgets. They’ll have a “Minus” icon on the left edge and a “Handle” icon on the right edge. You can tap on the “Minus” button and then tap on “Remove” to remove the existing widget from the Today View.

Tap on Minus button and then tap on Remove

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Source: How-To Geek