Using iPhone Widgets
How-tos and tutorials for using iPhone widgets, such as weather, stocks, maps, and more.
Take An iPhone Screenshot
For the first year or so the iPhone was around, the only way to take an iPhone screenshot – that is, a picture of what was on the screen of your iPhone – was with a camera or a third-party application. With the introduction of iPhone Firmware 2.0, though, this changed.
For the first year or so the iPhone was around, the only way to take an iPhone screenshot – that is, a picture of what was on the screen of your iPhone – was with a camera or a third-party application. With the introduction of iPhone Firmware 2.0, though, this changed.
How Does iPhone Location Awareness Work?
With the release of firmware 1.1.3, the first-generation iPhone knows where you are. At least, it can figure it out. Here's how.
With the release of firmware 1.1.3, the first-generation iPhone knows where you are. At least, it can figure it out. Here's how.
iPhone Driving Directions Formats
When you’ve gotten directions from one place to another on your first-generation iPhone, there are a number of ways to view those directions — including laid over a map or as a list.
When you’ve gotten directions from one place to another on your first-generation iPhone, there are a number of ways to view those directions — including laid over a map or as a list.
Getting Traffic Conditions with iPhone Map Widget
One of the most helpful features added to the iPhone with the 1.1.3 firmware update was the ability to learn about local traffic conditions through the Map widget so you can avoid traffic jams and take the fastest routes.
One of the most helpful features added to the iPhone with the 1.1.3 firmware update was the ability to learn about local traffic conditions through the Map widget so you can avoid traffic jams and take the fastest routes.
Using the iPhone to Get Driving Directions
When Apple released firmware 1.1.3 for the first-generation iPhone, it added a major new feature: location awareness. The phone can now tell to within a few hundred feet, where it — and you — are located. One of the major benefits of this feature is that the iPhone can now be used to give you driving directions.
When Apple released firmware 1.1.3 for the first-generation iPhone, it added a major new feature: location awareness. The phone can now tell to within a few hundred feet, where it — and you — are located. One of the major benefits of this feature is that the iPhone can now be used to give you driving directions.
Reorganize iPhone Stocks
The iPhone’s Stocks widget allows you to track the price of your favorite stocks. If you’ve got more than just a very few stocks listed, however, you’ll want to organize them for easier reading.
The iPhone’s Stocks widget allows you to track the price of your favorite stocks. If you’ve got more than just a very few stocks listed, however, you’ll want to organize them for easier reading.