With our recent 2.8.0 version release we have made some exciting changes and updates to Widgets, these include all Widgets receiving a delightful new design, and the former 'Check Space' Widget being replaced by 'Recents Documents'.
Please note when updating, existing Widgets will no longer be visible and will display 'Updated! Please re-add our new Quick Open widget'. and will need to be updated to the new versions.
You need to simply click on the existing Widgets within your Home screen and then add one of the new Widgets available and this should will be then reflected on your Home Screen.
Existing Widgets
Please note, if this is not the case, please restart your device where the new Widgets should then be populating as normal.
Updated Widgets
We currently have two different types of Widgets available, Quick Open and Recent Documents which includes 3 different sizes. These are available on both iOS and MacOS.
- Quick open (small): Keep a note always in view, right on your Homescreen. Pick the widget, then flip it over to pick a document from Craft.
- Recents (small, medium, large) - View the most recent documents in one of your Spaces. Tap on one of your document to open it right away or tap on the search icon to open search in the App.
How to add and edit Widgets
Widgets work a little differently depending on the device, so Apple has separate instructions for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Check those out to get familiar with adding widgets to your devices.
The main thing to know is that, once you add one of Craft’s widgets to your device, tap or click it to choose what it displays. See an example below.
Widget limitations and things to know
The main difference between widgets on iPhone and iPad: On iPhone, widgets can be added anywhere on any Home Screen. But as of iPadOS 14, widgets can only be added to the Today View on iPad. This is the page attached to Notification Center, though Today View can also be pinned to the left side of the iPad’s first Home Screen.
Widgets on the Mac appear in Notification Center. You can toggle Notification Center by clicking the clock in the far right of the Menu Bar. On a MacBook or other trackpad, you can also swiping left with two finger from the right edge.