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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/support/yandex-app-ios/en/llms.txt

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# Widgets

A _widget_ is a small block on your device home screen that gives you quick access to Yandex services, the weather forecast, and other information.

## Widget types


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{% cut "**On the home screen**" %}


{% cut "**Picture of the day**" %}

Traffic, weather, and USD exchange rate. Quick access to Yandex Search.

{% cut "**Set up a widget**" %}

You can choose services for the widget:

1. Open the Yandex app.
1. On the home screen, tap ![](../_assets/profile-icon.png) (profile picture).
1. Open **App settings** → **Widgets**.
1. Place the service that you use most often in **Slot 1** (for example, Yandex Weather). This widget will be shown first. Fill the remaining slots with other services.

{% endcut %}

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Search**" %}

Yandex Search, date, and weather. You can choose a theme: light, dark, or system.

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Weather (large)**" %}

Detailed weather forecast for your region. You can choose forecast by days or hours and turn the precipitation map on or off.

{% cut "**Set up a widget**" %}

1. Tap and hold the widget.
1. In the window that opens, tap **Edit widget**.
1. Set the city manually (by default, it's determined automatically), enable forecast by days or hours, enable the precipitation map.

{% endcut %}

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Weather (1 × 1 or 4 × 1)**" %}

Hourly weather forecast and precipitation. You can choose the format:

- 1 x 1 — current weather and forecast for the morning, day, and evening (half-screen width).
- 4 x 1 — Hourly forecast (fullscreen width).

The city is automatically detected by default. To change it:

1. Tap and hold the widget.
1. In the window that opens, tap **Edit widget** → **City**.
1. Start typing the name of the city in the search bar and select it from the list.

{% endcut %}

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**On the lock screen**" %}

{% cut "**Yandex**" %}

A button that launches Yandex Browser. No settings.

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Devices**" %}

Tapping the widget opens a smart device connected to the app, such as Yandex Station. No settings.

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Search bar**" %}

A search bar. No settings.

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Smart camera**" %}

A button that launches the Smart camera. No settings.

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Weather (round)**" %}

This widget displays information about the weather in your part of the city or town. You can select a city in the widget settings.

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Weather (rectangle)**" %}

This widget displays information about the weather in your part of the city or town. You can select a city in the widget settings.

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Informers**" %}

Display information about the temperature outside, weather, and traffic. You can select a city in the widget settings.

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Weather (above the clock)**" %}

This widget displays information about the weather in your part of the city or town. You can select a city in the widget settings.

{% endcut %}

{% cut "**Weather and "Feels like" (above the clock)**" %}

The widget displays info about the weather and the feels-like temperature. You can select a city in the widget settings.

{% endcut %}

{% endcut %}
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## Add a widget to the screen



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{% list tabs %}

- On the home screen

   1. On your device home screen, tap and hold an empty space.
   1. In the upper-right corner, tap ![](../_assets/widget-ios-add.png) and select **Yandex** in the widget list.
   1. Select a Yandex widget that you like from the thumbnail list and tap **Add Widget**.

- On the lock screen

   1. On the lock screen, tap and hold empty space anywhere on the screen.
   1. At the bottom of the screen, tap **Configure**.
   1. Tap the area above or below the clock to add the widget there.
   1. Select **Yandex**.
   1. Select a widget by swiping left and right.
   1. Tap the widget you want to add.

{% endlist %}
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## Remove a widget from the screen {#delete}



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{% list tabs %}

- Smartphone

   1. Tap and hold the widget.
   1. Tap ![](../_assets/widget-ios-delete.png) or **Delete widget**.
   1. Confirm deletion.

- Tablet

   1. On your device's home screen, tap **Edit**.
   1. Next to the widget you want to delete, tap ![](../_assets/delete-icon.png) and confirm the deletion.
   1. Click **Finish**.

{% endlist %}
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## Why isn't a widget updated? {#not-update}

Here are the most common reasons why widgets don't show updated information:

{% cut "No internet connection" %}

Check if your device is connected to the internet.

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