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Widgets in Lock Screen

nmburns

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Hi, first off I apologize if this is a dumb question. I keep reading and seeing articles where it talks about being able to use widgets in the lock screen. However, when I pull down on the screen when the phone is locked, all I see are notifications; I don't see any of my widgets or other information.

Is there a setting I'm missing or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Nicole :)
 

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Tap on the "Today" side. If you have apps that have widgets, you can show them.
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Scroll down to "edit"
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Tap on a green widget option to add it on the screen.
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The red ones will show on the screen.

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Thanks but isn't that only available to see AFTER you unlock the device? I keep seeing things about using widgets in the lock screen itself.
 

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Thanks but isn't that only available to see AFTER you unlock the device? I keep seeing things about using widgets in the lock screen itself.

It's the same thing. You pull the notification center down on the lock screen.

Here's my lock screen :
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Here's the today screen over my lock screen :
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Ok that's weird because my lock screen k my shows notifications and not the today screen. I wonder if it's a setting somewhere??

No setting. When you pull your notification center down, you don't see both notifications and Today at the top? You should.
 

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Ok that's weird because my lock screen k my shows notifications and not the today screen. I wonder if it's a setting somewhere??

Yes, it is. Settings / Touch ID & Passcode. (Settings / Passcode if you have a phone or iPad without Touch ID.)

After you enter your passcode, toward the bottom, "Allow access when locked" - there is a setting for "Today".
 
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I love the widgets. I have mine set like above and when I need to interact with one beyond just displaying info it asks to unlock
 

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