Before downloading more apps, take a second look at the widgets your iPhone already offers. Several of them are far more useful than most people realize.

I use the Dashboard calculator a lot. I prefer it to launching the actual calculator app because it's faster to access. Ever since the calculator widget first came into being, the escape key has been ...

Apple is pushing widgets hard on all of its operating systems. Widgets are like mini-apps or shortcuts that you can add to your iPhone’s home screen to get quick information without opening an app.