- Smart Stack widgets intelligently rotate and change to show the most relevant information throughout the day.
- Tap and hold an empty area on the home screen > select Smart Stack from the list of widgets.
- Tap and hold the Smart Stack > select Edit Stack to edit the widget. You can also drag one widget to another to create your Smart Stack widget.
What Is a Smart Stack of Widgets on iPhone?
If you’re wondering, a Smart Stack ‘smartly’ switches between widgets based on past activity. For instance, you may have made it a habit to open the Reminders app in the morning—with a Smart Stack, expect the Reminders widgets to pop up right around that time.
Furthermore, a Smart Stack helps cut down the clutter of multiple widgets since you can manually swipe up or down a stack to get to the widget you want.
How to Add a Smart Stack of Widgets on iPhone
Step 1: Long-press an empty area on the Home screen until all apps start jiggling. Then, tap the plus-shaped icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Step 2: You should see the widgets gallery. Tap the Smart Stack at the top.
Step 3: Pick a size (small or medium) > tap Add Widget to add the Smart Stack to the Home screen.
Step 4: After inserting the Smart Stack, move it around the Home screen or onto a different page altogether.
You can also add multiple Smart Stacks, which is ideal if you want to have them on different Home screen pages.
How to Remove Widgets From Smart Stack
The Smart Stacks you add to the Home screen contain many widgets. You may not use some of them at all. So, you can remove such widgets easily.
Step 1: Long-tap on the stack > select Edit Stack .
Step 2: In the list of widgets, tap the remove icon to remove widgets from the stack.
Once you’ve finished removing unwanted widgets, swipe down to exit the Home screen.
How to Edit a Smart Stack of Widgets on iPhone
When manually swiping through a Smart Stack, you may not like the order in which each widget appears. Thankfully, you can change the default ordering.
Step 1: Start by long-pressing the stack > tap Edit Stack in the context menu that shows up.
Step 2: Then, tap and hold the widgets to drag them around in any order . Swipe down to exit the Home screen.
How to Disable Smart Rotate Widget on Smart Stack
You may prefer to swipe through a Smart Stack instead of letting widgets rotate automatically. So, disable the ‘smart’ functionality of a widget.
Long-press the Smart Stack > select Edit Stack > turn off the toggle for Smart Rotate .
How to Create Custom Smart Stack on iPhone
You can create your own custom’ smart’ stack rather than inserting a Smart Stack from the widgets gallery.
Step 1: If your iPhone’s Home screen already has widgets, drag and drop a widget over another similarly-sized widget to start stacking.
Step 2: Repeat the process to build up the stack with the widgets you want. You can also drag and drop widgets over others of the same size while adding them to the Home screen via the widgets gallery.
That’s how you build your own ‘smart’ widget stack. Feel free to build as many as you want. Custom-built widget stacks work like the Smart Stacks you insert via the widgets sheet.
