Favorites Widget
Contacts on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and desktop
Call, message, or email your favorite people directly from the Lock Screen, Home Screen, or desktop.
You can also open a URL or run a shortcut instead when tapping the widget. This opens up a lot of cool possibilities. Here are some ideas of what you could open.
For macOS, it’s only available for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 15 or later.
Frequently Asked Questions
I have a feature request, bug report, or some feedback
How do I add the widget?
The widget does not show up in the widget picker
This is a well-known iOS issue. Try this.
Can I call someone by just tapping the widget without the confirmation dialog?
Yes. Enable the “Quick Call” setting in the app.
Can the Lock Screen photos be full-colored?
This is unfortunately not possible. iOS enforces that Lock Screen widgets are single-colored.
Can you support more actions when tapping a widget?
Sure. I’m happy to consider requests. Send it here.
Can you make the widget background transparent
This is not possible.
When using the “Run Shortcut” action, why does tapping the widget first open the main app and then the Shortcuts app?
This is because of iOS limitations. A widget can only open its own app when a user taps it. And the only way to run a shortcut is to open the Shortcuts app using a special URL. So when you tap the widget, the widget opens the main app, and the main app then opens the Shortcuts app. It’s not a very good user experience, but only Apple can fix this.
If you work at Apple, you know what to do:
Can you localize the app into my language?
I don’t plan to localize the app.