Photo Widget for iPhone - Favorite Memories on Your Home Screen
Your Favorite Memories, Always Visible
A photo widget transforms your iPhone home screen from functional to meaningful. Rather than photos buried in your camera roll, a photo widget turns your iPhone into a moving gallery. Rotate albums, favorite moments, or themed collages right on your home screen—creating emotional connection every time you unlock your phone.
Pick frames, borders, and themes—glassmorphism, paper, minimal, or vibrant—to match your setup. Be My Widget lets you upload photos from your device or via URL, apply aesthetic frames that complement any theme, and rotate images on schedules you control.
Great for family highlights, travel vibes, pets, or mood boards. Photo widgets work equally well as inspiration boards for creatives, motivation displays for fitness goals, or simply as reminders of what matters most.
How to Set Up Photo Widgets on iPhone
Adding a photo widget takes seconds, but thoughtful curation makes all the difference:
- Long-press your home screen and tap the "+" button to add a widget
- Find Be My Widget in the widget gallery
- Select photo widget size (small, medium, or large based on your layout)
- Tap the widget to enter edit mode and choose your photo source
- Select a theme that complements your home screen aesthetic
Pro Tip: Create themed albums in your Photos app first—"Travel 2025," "Family Favorites," "Pet Moments"—then link your photo widget to rotate through specific collections rather than your entire library.
Be My Widget supports both local device photos and image URLs, meaning you can display photos from cloud storage, design tools, or any web source without cluttering your camera roll.
Creative Photo Widget Ideas
Use different pages or stacks for different stories. Here's how others use photo widgets creatively:
- Family: Favorite moments and anniversary countdowns paired with milestone photos
- Travel: City albums and seasonal trips—rotate to match your current destination or dream location
- Inspiration: Color palettes, design references, and aesthetic boards for creative projects
- Pets: Daily smiles from your companions, never miss seeing their faces
- Before/After: Fitness progress, home renovation projects, or skill development documentation
- Seasonal: Automatically switch photo collections by month—spring blossoms, summer beach, autumn leaves, winter snow
- Couples: Shared photo album that both partners can update remotely
Styling Your Photo Widget
Beyond the photo itself, frame style dramatically impacts your home screen aesthetic:
- Borderless: Photos bleed to widget edges for modern, magazine-style layouts
- Polaroid Frame: Classic white border with subtle shadow for nostalgia
- Glassmorphism: Translucent overlays that let wallpaper show through
- Minimal Black/White: Thin borders that focus attention on the image
- Themed Borders: Match your widget theme colors for visual cohesion
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I lock the widget to a specific photo?
Yes—pin a single photo or select an album for rotation on a schedule.
Does it support Live Photos?
Live Photos display as stills in widgets, but you can open the photo to play.
Show What Matters Most
Bring joy to every unlock with curated albums, frames, and themes.
Be My Widget includes photo, notes, countdown, and calendar widgets with 186 themes.