Use widgets on your Apple iPad Air 2 iPadOS 14.2

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You can use widgets on your tablet allowing you to get a quick overview of selected apps. You can choose between different widget sizes and organise widgets in stacks.

Slide your finger right on the screen.
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1. Open widget menu

Slide your finger right on the screen.

1. Open widget menu

Slide your finger right on the screen.

2. Add widget

Press Edit.
Press the add icon.
Press the required widget.
If the required widget is not displayed on the list, press the search field and follow the instructions on the screen to find the required widget.
Slide your finger right or left on the screen to select the required widget size.
Press Add Widget.
Press Done.

3. Add Smart Stack

Press Edit.
A Smart Stack is an automatically created selection of widgets.
Press the add icon.
A Smart Stack is an automatically created selection of widgets.
Press Smart Stack.
A Smart Stack is an automatically created selection of widgets.
Slide your finger right or left on the screen to select the required widget size.
A Smart Stack is an automatically created selection of widgets.
Press Add Widget.
A Smart Stack is an automatically created selection of widgets.
Press Done.
A Smart Stack is an automatically created selection of widgets.

4. Create Widget Stack

Press the required widget and drag it on top of another widget.
You can manually organise the required widgets in stacks. Please note that you can only create stacks containing widgets of the same size.
Press Done.
You can manually organise the required widgets in stacks. Please note that you can only create stacks containing widgets of the same size.

5. Edit Widget Stack

Press and hold the required Widget Stack.
Press Edit Stack.
Press the indicator next to "Smart Rotate" to turn the function on or off.
Your tablet can control which widgets to display based on factors such as time, GPS position or your activity.
Press the move icon next to the required widget and drag it to the required position.
You can change the display order of widgets when using a Widget Stack.
Slide your finger left or right on the required widget to remove it from the stack.
Press the end icon.

6. Remove widget

Press and hold the required widget.
Press the remove icon.
Press Remove.

7. Use widgets

If you're using a Widget Stack: slide up or down on the stack to select the required widget.
Press the required widget to open the app.

8. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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