Smartphones have replaced many traditional things like clocks, calendars, music systems, etc. All these are now easily available on your phone. However, you have to dig a bit to access them. But you can easily add important things like clock and weather on your phone’s home screen for quicker access. Let’s learn how to add date, time, and weather to the home screen on iPhone and Android.
You can display the clock or the weather on your home screen using widgets, available on both iPhones and Android phones. You can even add app icons that show real-time information. Let’s show you how.
How to display date and time on iPhone home screen
There are two ways to display the date and time on the iPhone home screen.
Method 1: By adding application icons
Basically, iPhone displays the real-time date and time on the Clock and Calendar app icons by default. So if you have these two icons on your home screen, you can quickly check the date and time. In case you have already removed them from your home screen, don’t worry. Just follow these steps to add Clock and Calendar back to your iPhone home screen.
Step 1: Open the App Gallery on your iPhone by going to the last page of the home screen. It will look like this.
Step 2: Tap the search bar at the top and search for Watches.
Step 3: Long press on the Clock app icon and select ‘Add to Home Screen’.
Note: If ‘Add to Home Screen’ doesn’t show up, just hold and drag the app icon to your iPhone’s home screen.
Step 4: Similarly, repeat steps 1-3 and search for the Calendar app in the App Gallery and place it on your home screen.
That’s it. The Clock and Calendar app icons will show up on your home screen, showing the current date and time.
Tip: Check out other ways to add app icons back to the home screen on iPhone and Android.
Method 2: By adding Widget
If you want a larger clock or the clocks of many or more different cities to show up on your iPhone’s home screen, you must add a clock widget. Similarly, you can add a calendar widget to show larger dates or show a full month on your iPhone’s home screen.
Follow these steps to display the clock or date on your iPhone’s home screen:
Step 1: Press and hold on any empty space on your iPhone’s home screen until the icons start to jiggle.
Step 2: Tap the add icon (+) at the top.
Step 3: Scroll down and tap Clock.
Step 4: Here you will see different types of clocks. Swipe left or right to see the clock styles. Tap Add a clock style widget that you want to add.
Step 5: To display the date or the entire calendar on the home screen, follow steps 1 and 2 and tap Calendar.
Step 6: Swipe left or right to view different calendar styles. Tap Add a widget of your favorite date style to display the date on the home screen.
Tip: Long-press an iPhone widget and select Edit to customize it.
The Clock and Calendar widget will appear on your home screen showing the date and time of your city. Where the widget shows a different time, learn how to fix the iPhone clock widget showing the wrong time.
Pro Tip: Add a Smart Stack widget on your home screen to see the calendar or weather at the right times.
How to display weather on iPhone home screen
Just like the date and time, you must add a weather widget on your iPhone home screen to see the temperature and other weather conditions. Follow these steps to add weather to your iPhone’s home screen:
Step 1: On your iPhone’s home screen, tap and hold anywhere on any empty space. When the icons start to vibrate, tap the more (+) icon.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap the Weather widget to see different types of widgets. Select the extension you want to add and tap Add Widget.
Step 3: The weather widget will show up on your home screen. Long press on it and select the Edit widget. Then, tap Location to set the location with the temperature you want to see on the home screen.
Tip: Check out the best weather widget apps for your iPhone.
How to display date and time on Android home screen
You can display the date and time on your Android phone’s home screen in four ways:
Method 1: By adding clock and calendar app icons
The Clock and Calendar app icons on an Android phone show the current date and time. If you want a simple home page, you can add these app icons to display the date and time on the home screen.
Step 1: Open the App Drawer on your Android phone.
Step 2: Press and hold the Clock icon and drag it to the home screen. Similarly, long press the Calendar app icon and place it on the home screen.
Tip: Keep these app icons in the top left corner of the first page of the home screen for faster access.
Method 2: By adding a clock widget
Step 1: Long press on any empty space on the home screen of your Android phone.
Step 2: Select Widgets from the menu that appears.
Step 3: Scroll down and tap Clocks to see different types of watches.
Step 4: You will see different types of digital or analog clocks. Some clock widgets also show the date along with the time. So if you want both, choose the one that shows both date and time. Hold and drag the favorite clock widget to place it on the home screen of your Android phone. You may be asked to choose a watch face.
Step 5: Once the widget is added to the home screen, long press it and tap the edit icon (pencil) to customize the widget.
Tip: If you want to add the entire calendar on your Android phone’s home screen, select the Calendar widget and add the Month widget.
Method 3: By using Widget at a glance
If you just want to see the date and day on the home screen of your Android phone and don’t want to see the time, you must add a ‘Quick View’ widget. For that, follow these steps:
Step 1: On the home screen of your Android phone, long press on any empty space. Then tap Widgets in the menu.
Step 2: Expand the Google widget section. Then, hold and drag the Quick View widget to your home screen. It will show upcoming dates and information like calendar events, weather, and reminders.
Note: This widget does not display the time. If you’re having any issues with this extension, learn how to fix the Quick Look widget on Android.
Tip: Check out the best weather and calendar widgets for Android phones.
Method 4: By adding a Clock and Weather Widget (Samsung Galaxy Phone)
On your Samsung Galaxy phone, you have the Weather widget and the Clock showing the date, time and weather all in one widget.
Follow these steps to display the time, date, and weather on your Samsung phone’s home screen:
Step 1: On the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy phone, long press on an empty space and select Widgets.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap Weather.
Step 3: Long press the Weather and Clock widget and drag it to the home screen.
Step 4: Once added, long press the widget and select Settings to customize the widget. Or resize the widget by its border.
How to add weather on Android home screen
You can display the weather on your Android phone’s home screen by using the Quick View widget as shown above, or by adding a standalone weather widget.
To display the temperature by adding a standalone weather widget, follow these steps:
Step 1: Long press on an empty space on the home screen of your Android phone. Select Utilities.
Step 2: Scroll down and expand Weather. Then, long press the widget you like and drag it to the home screen.
Note: If the weather widget isn’t updating, learn how to fix the weather widget not working properly on Android.
FAQ about adding clock and weather to home screen
1. How to display the date on the screen?
You cannot display the date in the status bar of your Android phone or iPhone.
2. How to change date and time on Android or iPhone?
To change the date and time on your iPhone, go to Settings > General > Date & Time. Select Set automatically or turn it off to set the time manually. On Android, go to Settings > System > Date & time. Likewise, on a Samsung Galaxy phone, go to Settings > General management > Date & time.
3. How to show battery life on Android or iPhone?
To show battery life in the status bar on your iPhone, go to Settings > Battery and turn on the switch next to Battery Percentage. On Android, go to Settings > Battery and turn on Battery Percentage.
Edit date and time
We hope you can display the date, time and weather on your phone’s home screen. If your phone shows the wrong time, learn how to correct the wrong time on Android and iPhone.
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