The home screen widget feature is new in iOS 14 Really cool, it got a lot of attention from iPhone users and we saw how they customized They modified tremendously and wonderfully In the form of the main screen. However, "for everything if it is reduced", if we look at the widget display images, in particular, it is not professional or practical at all. Who cares about its privacy will never use it, because it displays your favorite pictures, but randomly every hour without your interference or the possibility of modification. It has to choose specific images, and this is undoubtedly something totally unwanted because it may display private pictures. But there is a way that enables you to control the images that appear on your home screen, which you know.
Photo widget applications
Since the release of iOS 14, third-party app developers have introduced widgets, many of which are dedicated to one purpose such as displaying news, time, date, or otherwise. Some of them were quick to provide an advanced alternative to Apple's widget, including adding, modifying and customizing. In this article, we will focus on applications that allow you to choose the image or images that you want to display on the main screen widget and control when and where they are displayed.
These apps allow you to set multiple images, and some even allow you to add text. Others even allow adding a calendar to the image. If all you are looking for is displaying an image only on your home screen and without any interference with other information, then you can be satisfied with one app to do the job from the following apps.
You get a total of three images, one for each widget. You can make variations on those tools with the image in a different position, by adding a background color, or by using an analog clock, text, or the current date on top.
Custom Widgets - Photo & Text
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You can add an unlimited number of images to the app, then create a static widget for each image.
Home Photo Widget
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You choose an album for each widget, how many recent photos you want to view from it, and how often to change the photos. Priced at ($ 0.99).
Locket - Photo Widgets
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MemoWidget (Memo & Photo Widget)
You can choose one picture for each memory. But you can also add text to it and lighten and align the image differently.
MemoWidget (everything&photo widget)
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You can add images to the application, five images at a time. For the Home Screen widget, only one image will appear. There are more customization options available.
PictureWidget
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For this article, we will explain ''PictureWidget"If you choose any of the other apps mentioned above, no problem as almost the whole working mechanism is the same or very similar to each other.
Choose your photo
Once you've installed your chosen app, open it and tap "Add" or the + sign at the top, and grant the app permission to access the photos if prompted. All photos will be displayed in the Photos app, including all of your albums. And to select the image you want to use, just click on it. While you can select multiple images then click "Add".
Disable "Show date in widget" (optional)
By default, the application “PictureWidgetDisplay the date in your image widget. If you liked this then proceed to step 4. However, if you want a simple and clean image on your home screen, you will need to disable date display with image. Just head over to Settings, then disable the toggle next to "Show date in tool."
Add your widget
Finally, you are ready to add the widget to your home screen. To do so, press and hold the Home screen wallpaper until you enter vibrate mode, then tap the (+) button at the top to add a widget. Now, look for a photo widget PictureWidget. It might appear immediately as a suggested tool, but if it doesn't, you just need to scroll down and select it from the list.
Once you do that, you will see the sizes of the three widgets (small, medium, and large). Choose the desired look, then click "Add a widget" or drag the widget directly to your home screen where you want it.
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