Widgets allow you to access data from your favorite apps directly from your Home Screen. You can now add an Aura widget to your iPhone or iPad home screen, which displays a shuffled slideshow of photos from a selected frame. This feature is compatible with iOS 14 and later and does not require a frame update. Please note that the Aura widget is currently available exclusively for iOS devices and is not supported on Android.
How to set up Aura as a widget?
After making sure your device is running iOS 14 or later, please double-check that you are using the most recent Aura app version.
- Go to the Home Screen page where the widget will be added, then touch and hold the backdrop of the Home Screen until the apps start to move.
- To access the widget gallery, tap the (+) Add Widget button at the top of the screen.
- Search "Aura" and then swipe left and right to see the available sizes.
- Information is shown differently depending on size e.g: the selected frame name will display for the larger size.
- Tap Add Widget when you find the desired size.
- Move the widget to the desired location on the screen while the apps are still jiggling, then press Done.
More information on how to view, edit and remove widgets can be found here.
Important points to note:
- The widget cannot be used independently, it needs to be linked to an Aura Frame.
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Widgets are iOS features and our Aura Frames widget is therefore limited in terms of features and functionality:
- The widget cannot be installed on the lock screen or "Always On Display" (for the iPhone 14 Pro).
- The widget will not mirror your frame’s slideshow exactly. It will run on its own schedule, shuffling all of the “In Slideshow” photos on the selected frame.
- The frequency of photo changes is restricted and cannot be adjusted.
- The widget only offers two sizes small (2x2) and large (4x4), and it always smart-crops images to fit the square (but it will follow the cropping from your frame, if available).
- Configuration only allows one frame's content per widget, as such content from other frames can not be combined.
- The widget cannot (currently) receive new content added to the frame until the app is opened on your device.
- Videos are not supported.
If the information in this article hasn't helped you resolve your problem, please submit a detailed support request and Aura's Customer Care Team will help.