# Favorites Widget

Contacts on your Lock Screen and Home Screen. Price: $3, one-time purchase. Platforms: iOS, visionOS. Get it from: [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1643660089). Requires iOS or visionOS 27 or later. Version 1.9.0, released October 13, 2026.

URL: https://sindresorhus.com/favorites-widget

Call, message, or email your favorite people directly from the Lock Screen or Home Screen.

A tap can also start a FaceTime video or audio call, or open the chat in WhatsApp or Telegram.

The widget comes in small, medium, large, and extra large sizes for the Home Screen, and in round, rectangular, and inline sizes for the Lock Screen. To align widgets on the Lock Screen, add the empty “Spacer” widget.

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](https://github.com/bhagyas/app-urls) of what you could open.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### I have a feature request, bug report, or some feedback

Click the feedback button in the app or [send it here.](https://sindresorhus.com/feedback?product=Favorites%20Widget&referrer=Website-FAQ)

### The widget does not show up in the widget picker, is stuck, or is missing

The iOS widget system is quite buggy and can fail a lot. This is not a problem with the app and is out of my control. See [how to fix a widget that does not show up](https://sindresorhus.com/apps/faq#widget-not-showing).

### The Lock Screen widget sometimes disappears

Make sure Lock Screen widgets are allowed when locked: “Settings › Face ID & Passcode › Allow Access When Locked › Lock Screen Widgets”. If it’s “off”, iOS may hide the widget until you unlock.

### How do I add the widget?

- [iOS](https://support.apple.com/118610)

### Can I call someone by just tapping the widget without the confirmation dialog?

Yes. In the app, tap “Quick Call”, add the shortcut that the screen links to, and then turn on “Quick Call”. Calls and FaceTime calls from the widgets then run through the Shortcuts app, so keep the shortcut and its name.

### How is this different from the built-in “Contacts” widget?

The small Contacts widget can have “Call” and “Message” buttons for one contact. If you only need that on the Home Screen, it works well.

Favorites Widget can also:

- Show contacts on the Lock Screen.
- Open a URL or run a shortcut when you tap the widget.

### Can you support more actions when tapping a widget?

Sure. I’m happy to consider requests. [Send it here.](https://sindresorhus.com/feedback?product=Favorites%20Widget&referrer=Website-FAQ)

### 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:

- [FB9745173](https://github.com/feedback-assistant/reports/issues/240)
- [FB11516334](https://github.com/feedback-assistant/reports/issues/357)
- [FB11516273](https://github.com/feedback-assistant/reports/issues/356)

### Can the Lock Screen widgets be full-colored?

This is unfortunately not possible. iOS enforces that Lock Screen widgets are single-colored.

### Can you localize the app into my language?

I don’t plan to localize the app.