rockdangelo99 t1_itcgond wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:12 PM

I don’t think you can add third party widgets just yet. I think there’s an iPhone update coming that may allow it. A lot of people are still waiting on live scores for sports. It’s supposed to be in the newest iOS update.

i4k20z3 OP t1_itchc5k wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:16 PM

This may be a dumb question but what differentiates a third party widget? For instance, I have other widgets like “Dexcom G6” or “ PowerToYou” that are not native apple apps. I have these widgets both on the widget screen and on the Home Screen.

ramm64 t1_itcjxtu wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:35 PM

The post above is not accurate. Apple has opened up widgets to all developers (i.e., 3rd parties) who wish to enable them. This is true for all types of widgets — Home Screen, and (as of iOS 16) Lock Screen.

rockdangelo99 t1_itcklnr wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:39 PM

Didn’t say I was right. I said I don’t think! And my reason was that live sports wasn’t available yet. Because that was coming later with a software update. Also there are plenty of apps that are not available when you try to add them to the new Home Screen right now in iOS 16. But I thank you for your clarity. Since I wasn’t accurate.

rockdangelo99 t1_itck9w2 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:37 PM

Not a dumb question. Third party are any that aren’t stock apple. The ones you have may have been updated or optimized by the app developer for the current version of iOS. Some will take a little longer to be available. I remember reading that some developers are trying to get caught up for the new iOS. Because they usually have to update for IOS. iPad OS and Mac.