Service widgets

Expand and Collapse Service Widgets

Swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget, and touch any other area outside of the service widget to collapse it.

Apps with a widget bar at the bottom support Service Widgets.

You can go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen settings > Show widget bars to remove the widget bar.

You are not able to swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget in Drawer mode.

Pin Service Widgets on the Home Screen

You can pin a service widget on the home screen using the following methods:

• Touch and hold a service widget to display a shortcut menu, and drag it to a blank space on the home screen.

• Swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget and touch to add the service widget to the current screen.

  If there is no space available on the current screen, it will be pinned to the next screen. If neither screen has any space, a new screen will be created to the right of the current screen for the service widget.

 

• You can add different styles of service widgets for the same app.

• Service widgets cannot be pinned to folders.

While swiping up on an app icon and adding its service widget to the home screen, drag it to the Undo section at the top of the screen if you want to cancel this operation.

Set the Style of Service Widgets

You can perform the following operations:

• Swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget, touch and hold the service widget, touch More snippets, and select your desired style.

• Touch and hold an app icon, touch Snippets, and select your desired style (supported only by certain apps).

Add Service Widgets to the Home Screen

You can add a service widget on the home screen using the following methods:

• Touch and hold a service widget and go to More snippets > Add to home screen.

• Touch and hold an app icon and go to Snippets > Add to home screen (only supported by some apps).

If there is no space available on the current screen, it will be pinned to the next screen. If neither screen has any space, a new screen will be created to the right of the current screen for the service widget.

You can also touch and hold a service widget on the More snippets screen, and drag it to the blank area on the home screen.

Edit Service Widgets

Some service widgets can be set to display the information you want to see. For example, you can select different cities on the Weather service widget, or select a time zone for the Clock service widget.

Touch and hold a service widget, touch Edit, and follow the onscreen instructions.

Operations on Service Widgets

• Touch a service widget to access the corresponding app.

• You can also perform some simple operations directly on the service widget, such as playing or pausing the music on the Music service widget.

Remove Service Widgets

Touch and hold a service widget, touch Remove, and follow the onscreen instructions.

If you uninstall an app, the corresponding service widget will also be removed.