Here are 10 of my favorite widgets to do more with your lock screen.

you could edit the widget to choose what these cities are and also change their order in the widget.

The Battery widget puts this information right on your iPhone’s Lock Screen.

Some examples of widgets for iPhone and iPad. Behind them, an iPhone on the right and an iPad on the left behind the iPhone

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The Google Calendar widget is available in two sizes.

5TickTick

TickTickis my favoriteto-do list app on the iPhone.

you might modify these according to your health goalsusing the Fitness app added in iOS 16.

Temperature and Precipication Weather Lock Screen widgets on an iPhone.

9Launcher

Launcheris a powerful widget app for creating Lock Screen widgets for your iPhone.

The best part is that it works even if the app doesn’t have a Lock Screen widget.

Launcher has an array of widgets divided into different categories.

World Clock widget on an iPhone.

Sadly, the free version of Launcher lets you create only one Lock Screen widget.

you’ve got the option to upgrade to Launcher Premium to unlock more widgets and other app functionalities.

10Shortcuts

Shortcutsis another app that has a powerful Lock Screen widget for the iPhone.

Two sizes of the Battery widget on an iPhone.

It lets you put your favorite and most-used shortcuts fromyour iPhone Shortcuts libraryright on your Lock Screen.

Or to add a shortcut to capture notes in the Apple Notes app.

I use Shortcuts to put my preferred payments app on my Lock Screen.

Two sizes of the Google Calendar widget on an iPhone.

This can feel restrictive if you plan on maximizing what the Lock Screen widgets can do for you.

Tasks TickTick widget on an iPhone.

Three kinds of Google Search widgets on an iPhone.

Three types of Perplexity AI widgets on an iPhone.

Two sizes of the Activity widget on an iPhone.

Two types of Launcher widgets on an iPhone.

Shortcuts widget on an iPhone.