How to add photo widgets to your iPhone

You can now place "widgets" on the home screen, allowing you to pin photos, weather information, and more to your home screen! At this time, we will explain how to add photo widgets to your home screen and make it aesthetic🫶💓

We recommend using the widget app more than the standard Apple app!

Apple’s photo app allows you to add photo widgets, but you cannot control the photos to show! ( It means some photos you don’t want to show will also be displayed on your home screen!😭)

As an alternative, we recommend to use a widget app specialized to customizing widgets!

With the widget app, you can put photo widgets with only the photos you want, and you can also display various information with your favorite photo, such as a clock, anniversary date, weather, etc.!

In this article, I will explain how to add a photo widget by using WidgetClub, an app recommended by me that has used more than 50 different widget apps, including WidgetSmith, Photo Widget, Color Widget, and so on!

Using WidgetClub

I recommend using WidgetClub, an app specialized in home screen customization that will give your home screen aesthetic, including wallpapers, widgets, icons, and more!

How to add photos to your home screen

1. Download the WidgetClub app.
Tap here to get WidgetClub App
2. Open the WidgetClub app, tap the "+" button in the middle, and select "Widget”.

3. Select your favorite widget size from Small, Meidum, and Large sizes, and select the "Photo" widget.

(In the example, I selected small-size photo widget!)


4. On the Edit Widget screen, tap "Edit Background Image" > "Photo" and select your favorite image you want for the widget.

(In the sample, I chose a photo of an illustration)


5. After selecting a photo, tap "Set".

6. The widget setting slots will appear, and tap the slot to set the widget.

From here iOS17 and iOS18 have different ways of adding to the home screen! See which one works for you.Click here for iOS 18

For iOS17

1. Return to the Home screen, tap an empty space, and hold down the app icon until it trembles. A + button will appear in the upper left (or upper right) corner.

2. A search box will appear. Search for "Widgetclub" in English and select the WidgetClub app in the search results.

3. The widgets you set in the widget setting box will appear as candidates, find the widget you want to set and tap "Add widget". It’s done!

(In the sample, I set the widget in the #2 slot of Small, so move to the right until that frame appears.)

Notes;

• The widget comes in three sizes (Small/Medium/Large), and you can set up to 20 frames for each!
• The larger-size widgets are on the right, so if you set a large-size widget, move to the right until you find it!

Let’s check how to add widget from step 5 we wrote above.

For iOS18

1. Hold down the Home screen.
2. Tap "Edit" in the upper left corner.

3. Tap "Add Widget".
4. Search for "WidgetClub" in the search box.

5. Move left to right to find the widget you want to set. The widgets are displayed from left to right: 20 frames for S size, 20 frames for M size, and 20 frames for L size.

6. Once you find it, tap "Add Widget" at the bottom and you are done.

You can also add these aesthetic widgets!

With WidgetClub app, you can set up widgets with your favorite photos as backgrounds for all kinds of designs, including clocks, weather, countdown, anniversary counting and so on!

Please try it!

Aesthetic home screen design ideas from other users

You can also change all including icons and wallpapers and enjoy your unique home screen!

Let’s explore the home screen design layout ideas for iPhone!

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