Create
Choose your favorite people or a group.
Open Favorites Widget and create a widget. Select the contacts you want to keep close, arrange them in the order you prefer, and choose the contact photos and names that should appear.
iPhone contact widget guide
How to add your favorite contacts to your iPhone.
Create a Home Screen or Lock Screen widget for the people you call and message most. Setup usually takes about five minutes.
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Before you begin
What you need
- An iPhone running iOS 18.0 or later.
- Favorites Widget Pro installed from the App Store.
- Contacts permission enabled for the people you want to add.
Connect
Pick one direct action or several choices.
Choose a single quick action when you always contact someone the same way, or enable multiple choices such as Call, Messages, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Telegram, and email.
Home Screen
Add Favorites Widget from the widget gallery.
- Touch and hold an empty area of the Home Screen until editing controls appear.
- Open the widget gallery and search for Favorites Widget.
- Choose the widget size you want and add it to the Home Screen.
- Move it into position, finish editing, and tap a favorite to test the action.
Lock Screen
Keep favorite contacts available before you unlock.
- Touch and hold the Lock Screen, then choose Customize.
- Select the Lock Screen and tap the widget area.
- Find Favorites Widget and add the contact widget you created.
- Finish customization and test the widget from the Lock Screen.
Personalize
Make the widget fit your iPhone.
Return to Favorites Widget to change contact photos, colors, backgrounds, layouts, group organization, and enabled actions. If a change does not appear immediately, open the app again and give iOS a moment to refresh the widget.
Need a hand?
Find troubleshooting and direct support.
The Support page covers permissions, stale widgets, purchases, and common setup questions.