A Home Screen widget that answers one question
You do not unlock your phone to browse your calendar. You unlock it to find out what is next, and how long you have.
What most people assume
That a good calendar widget is a miniature month view.
Small screens punish density
A month squeezed into a widget is unreadable at a glance, which is the only way a widget is ever read. You end up opening the app anyway, and the widget has cost you space for nothing.
The widget that earns its place shows the next thing, the time, and — if it matters — what the sky is doing when you get there.
Weather belongs on it for the same reason
The two facts you want before leaving are when and what it is like outside. Splitting them across two widgets recreates the two-app problem on a smaller screen.
One glance, both answers, no unlock.
The numbers
| What it describes | Value |
|---|---|
| Views available in the app itself, when you do open it | 5 |
What it looks like
What to do
- Put the next-event widget where your thumb lands, not where it looks tidiest.
- Use a bigger size only if you genuinely read more than the next item.
- If you check the weather right after checking the calendar, use a widget that carries both.