HOME SCREENS

Friends of MacStories share their iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Home screens.

When widgets were first introduced all the way back in iOS 14, it completely changed my Home Screen. At the time, I used a long press with most app icons to gain more functionality. When the behavior of Shortcuts automations and the aesthetic Home Screen phase started, I incorporated better icons to suit what I wanted. This didn’t last long, however, as the notification at the top for running them really got in the way every time I’d launch a shortcut. It wasn’t until the Action Button on the Ultra and interactive widgets in iOS 17 – combined with my remembering that the Dynamic Island is a thing on my 14 Pro – that everything that I have been building upon for the past few years has finally come together in one tidy package.