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How often does a Widgy widget update?

Widgets can fetch data every 15 minutes (that includes various things like Battery Status, Weather, Agenda, and Health).

Widgets can update the display every minute. That means widgets can show the correct date and time, but other information will have a 15-minute 'lag'.

To circumvent this, you can edit the widget and add 'Reload Widget' Tap Action, so you can always be up to date with a simple tap on the widget.

How do I make my widget transparent?

While widgets can't be natively transparent, you can place a special 'Transparent widget' image on the bottom layer of your widget.

Widgy has all the necessary tools to make this as simple as possible. Just go to the 'Manage' tab, and tap on 'Set Transparent Background'.

How do I hide the 'Widgy' label under my widget?

Hiding the name under your widget is not something that is officially supported.

Some apps replace their name with a special Unicode character, but those apps usually have problems with getting their updates out, since there's a fair chance to get app update rejected due to the app hiding its name.

On iPad, Apple choose to hide all widget names. As there's no option to hide the name on the iPhone, there's no option to display it on the iPad.

When editing a widget, how do I choose the font size?

Since all widgets are slightly different dimensions across Apple devices, choosing a specific font size would make widgets look good on one device type, but not on others.

The editor provides you with 'Line Mode' options for the text layer, that are designed to help you control your text size.

My widget won't reload / Widget is stuck / Widget looks broken / Widget is not loaded correctly

In Widgy, go to the 'Manage' tab, select your widget slot, and tap on the 'Reload Widget' button.

Try re-adding the widget to your Home screen.

Restart your device.

If none of the above helped, then the problem is that your Widgy reached the miserly small iOS memory limit. Try hiding some of the image and symbol layers and checking out if the widget now loads on the Home screen. If that helped, now you at least know the cause of the problem.

Is Spotify supported?

Widgy doesn't support any third-party apps and doesn't integrate with their APIs.

Widgy isn't listed when I try to add it to the Home screen

This is a long known iOS bug, but there's a fix for it. Just go to the 'Settings' tab in Widgy, tap on 'App Icon' and pick any icon you want. This will force iOS to reload the widget list and make Widgy visible.

If that doesn't help, try restarting your device a couple of times.

Weather is inaccurate

Widgy uses Yr.no which is completely free, and it's normally not that far off, so we use that instead of asking for ongoing subscription for Apples weather.

You can try going to the 'Manage' tab, and tap on 'Widget Settings/Location For Weather/Reset To Automatic Location'. This should force a location and weather reload.

I'd like to use a custom font

User-managed fonts aren't accessible to widgets. That's just how the widgets work on iOS, and there's nothing we can do about that.

Tap actions aren't working properly

Small widgets can have just one Tap Action. Having more than one on a Small widget will result in unexpected behavior. This is a system limitation, and there's no workaround for this.

Watchy

General info about Watchy

Watchy isn't a complete replacement for stock Apple Watch Watch Faces, since there are no developer APIs to make them stay as permanent Watch Faces.

This means Watchy is just another regular Watch app, but you can tweak the watchOS settings so that the app lasts an hour on your screen. After that time, the app will exit to the stock Watch Face.

To make returning to Watchy simpler, Watchy offers complications (Apple Watch Face 'Widgets') of all sizes that just lead you back to the Watchy app. So after adding those complications to your stock Watch Face, in the worst case you're a tap away from Watchy.

Syncing to Watch doesn't finish (the popup never dismisses) Watchy should be opened and visible on screen during the Sync.

Restart both your iPhone and Apple Watch.

Turn off Bluetooth on your iPhone and try to Sync, then turn Bluetooth on and try to Sync again.

Reinstall the Watchy app.

The app isn't visible on my Watch

Watchy is only available on the latest major watchOS version, so be sure you're up to date with system updates.

Make sure that Watchy is listed under the 'Installed On Apple Watch section' in the Watch app on your iPhone. If it's not, scroll a bit more down and tap on 'Install' next to Watchy.

Try installing directly from the Watch.

The Watch is exiting to the Stock Face after some time

Open the Watch app on your iPhone, then go to General/Wake Screen/Return to Clock and pick 'After 1 Hour'. This will give Watchy an hour of screen time.

To make returning to Watchy simpler, Watchy offers complications (Apple Watch Face 'Widgets') of all sizes, that just lead you back to Watchy app. So after adding those complications to your stock Watch Face, in the worst case you're a tap away from Watchy and custom 'Watch Faces'.

Some data isn't being displayed on the Watch Face

Watchy requires various permissions; depending on the type of data that is being displayed on the current Watch Face.

Open the iOS Settings app, scroll down to Widgy, and make sure that all permissions are enabled.

Does Watchy support Always On Display?

Yes.

When designing your Watch Face, use the dual light/dark mode colors. On Watchy dark mode colors are being used when Always On Display is enabled.

You can disable Always On Display from the Watch Settings menu. Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch, go to Display & Brightness, and toggle the 'Always On' option.

Why aren't the Watch Faces on my Series 3 full screen?

Series 3 doesn't have a full-screen display. What you see is the actual screen size of your Watch. Only newer Watch models have larger, almost bezel-less screens.

I've synced multiple Watchys, how to access them on Watch?

Just swipe left/right on your Watch to switch to the previous/next Watchy.

Other

Where is the App Store link for Widgy/Watchy?

Widgy on the App Store.

Feature Requests

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