10 Coolest Widgets For Your iPhone Lock Screen – SlashGear

It was only a few decades ago that Disney made an entire family-friendly sci-fi horror movie about what it might be like to live in a computer-controlled smart home. As we recall, it didn’t go smoothly. What once existed only in the realm of fiction has now become a reality. With a modest investment and an iPhone, you can control everything from your lights and in-home climate control to entertainment and security with smart tech.

If you have Apple Home products, like a wired doorbell or a HomePod Mini, you can view their status and control them from your lock screen using the Home widget. There are more widget options available than can fit on the widget bar, so you’ll have to make some choices. The first option is a summary, which gives you a brief readout from every Home device you have connected. Next is the climate sensor, which concentrates on your home’s temperature and climate. Third, we have the lights summary, which gives a readout of all the connected lights in your home. Each of those widgets takes up half of the widget bar.

There are also two smaller widgets which only take up a quarter of the bar, each. You can choose from Climate Sensor or Security Accessory, which shows the status of a single associated accessory. If you find yourself turning a certain light on and off regularly, or checking a particular security camera, these widgets can streamline that process.