New Feature: iOS Widgets
Josh Moore
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Seeing what other apps have done, there are so many more cool possibilities.
Tools – Widgets would allow you to open up a specific tool directly with one touch, rather than the 3-5 it currently takes. And to be able to customize which 4-8 are always on top would be nice. Also, see the Google search widget for how you can have a basic search AND three guide searches all be launched from the same widget.
Memories – could be really cool in the context of prayer lists, note creation date, past sermons, etc as a way of reminding you of what God has done for you or reigniting past thoughts you jotted down in notes. Day One and Photos "on this day" are a good example
Layouts – Drafts 5 also is a great example of how workspaces (similar concept to Logos layouts) can be launched directly from a widget.
Dashboard – Various news app show how Logos can spotlight resources/excerpts within your library like they do on the Home Screen on the desktop. Wikipedia has some cool “picture of the day”, “on the day”, and “top read” widgets that Logos could implement. For example, “On this day” could be various Old Testament feast days, “Picture of the day” could be media excerpts, and “top read” could be a variation of community notes/highlights.
Progress – The iOS battery widget and Streaks show how reading progress for a given book or progress made on a certain workflow could be very useful.
Today – think to-do lists, but for reading plans and workflows. The iOS files widget is a great example of how you can display 1, 4, or 8 resources on a widget.
Verse of the day
Tools – Widgets would allow you to open up a specific tool directly with one touch, rather than the 3-5 it currently takes. And to be able to customize which 4-8 are always on top would be nice. Also, see the Google search widget for how you can have a basic search AND three guide searches all be launched from the same widget.
Memories – could be really cool in the context of prayer lists, note creation date, past sermons, etc as a way of reminding you of what God has done for you or reigniting past thoughts you jotted down in notes. Day One and Photos "on this day" are a good example
Layouts – Drafts 5 also is a great example of how workspaces (similar concept to Logos layouts) can be launched directly from a widget.
Dashboard – Various news app show how Logos can spotlight resources/excerpts within your library like they do on the Home Screen on the desktop. Wikipedia has some cool “picture of the day”, “on the day”, and “top read” widgets that Logos could implement. For example, “On this day” could be various Old Testament feast days, “Picture of the day” could be media excerpts, and “top read” could be a variation of community notes/highlights.
Progress – The iOS battery widget and Streaks show how reading progress for a given book or progress made on a certain workflow could be very useful.
Today – think to-do lists, but for reading plans and workflows. The iOS files widget is a great example of how you can display 1, 4, or 8 resources on a widget.
Verse of the day
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I would love this, hope they add it!0
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I would love to see a widget for my reading plans!0
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I would love to see this! Every Bible app I’ve seen that has done a widget is “verse of the day”—not my reading plan; no other functionality.
These would be useful! Thank you Josh.0 -
I used the verse of the day widget all the time and was disappointed to see it stopped working with the new update.0
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The best widgets are where personalization meets simplicity -- either displaying the information you want without needing to open the app or providing a shortcut directly to what you want inside an app.
I would love to see the books I am currently reading displayed like this in a Logos iOS widget. The Kindle widget is awesome. Let's make it happen, @Phil Gons (Faithlife) !0 -
The ability to detect, connect, and interact with local presentations as a widget would also be nice0
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We need this, it is an important step in making the mobile app a complete tool.0
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I would love a widget that has books on my reading plan only one click away, or even the books which I put on my favourite bar for easy reference.
After all the mobile updates of Logos 10, I was very surprised to see no widgets of any sort!0 -
Yes to iOS Widgets. As some have mentioned, bible reading plans, scheduled prayers, audio books and lectionaries would be great to feature on a widget.
Current MDiv student at Trinity Theological College - Perth, Western Australia
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@Robert Leavitt This is exactly what I came here to suggest. I've been hoping for a reading plan widget for years!0
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I would add Android widgets to this request. Just general mobile widgets for reading plans would be really helpful.0
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I just came across this the other day on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/xdanielgs/status/1661711869168570370Senior Community Manager at Logos.
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Would a widget with a SELECTED verse. Stays until you change it. Would be great for Scripture memory.0
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I would absolutely love a widget for opening exegetical guide and passage guide0
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You might also consider a widget that features one or a few books from the user’s library to re-surface old books — picture, title, author, etc…0
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i agree0
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Adding my vote to iOS widgets!
Daniel Gomes Silveira's book collection widget is fantastic. I would love to get such a Logos widget.
ref: https://twitter.com/xdanielgs/status/1661711869168…0 -
A widget, or even simpler, a notification that you can set in the app for one or more times and then receive as a notification every day. By clicking on it you can go directly to the Bible passage and read the verse and the entire context.
I used to use the BibleOn app that had this built in, but unfortunately it's no longer available, and I loved it.
Please make it possible.0 -
I would love to have many of these along with Prayer Requests0
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This looks like a good idea0
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A daily devotional lock screen widget would be killer, or perhaps keep it simple and integrate Logos library with Siri Shortcuts so the user can put whatever and however many resources they want with minimal work from the dev team0
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I would love this for verse of the day at the top of the stack, then a prayer list, then maybe a reading plan. I’m starting to use Widgets more and more and find them very helpful.0
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Absolutely want widgets: jump to current in a reading plan, open a particular book to the last place I was reading it (like Kindle!), open to a particular layout/setup...
"The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected."- G.K. Chesterton
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