Using Widgetsmith app to create easy home screen widgets. Just follow these steps.

  1. Launch the Widgetsmith app and from the Widgets tab, tap on Add Small, Medium or Large Widget option.
Widgetsmith app
  1. Once the widget has been added, tap on the widget you just created and then tap on Default Widget preview area.
  2. From the next screen, select the widget style and edit details like Font, Tint Color and Background color.
Widgetsmith app
  1. Once you are done editing, tap on the back button and hit ‘Save’. Before hitting save you can also set the timer for the widget.
  2. Now that widget has been created return to the home screen and access the Widgets screen located on left most page of the home screen.
  3. Enter Edit Home Screen mode and tap on ‘+’ button from top left corner. From the Search widgets page scroll down and tap on Widgetsmith option.
  4. Choose the size of the widget. It should be the same as the widget you created inside the Widgetsmith app and tap on the Add Widget button.
  5. Once the widget has been added to the widget screen and you are in the Edit Home screen mode, tap on the widget.
  6. From the popup menu tap on Widget and choose the exact widget that you had created in the Widgetsmith app.
Widgetsmith app
  1. Finally move the widget to your desired location on the home screen by dragging it.