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How to: Use Widgets and other shortcuts with Tiimo

There are several ways for you to use Tiimo outside of the actual app across your iOS devices. Putting them to use can help you keep yourself accountable and remind you of your daily tasks.

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Widgets

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Widgets on your iPhone or iPad let you access your tasks or tools directly from your Home sceen, Lock screen and Control Center, so you can use Tiimo features without having to first open the app.

Tiimo widgets on the home screen of an iPhone. One widget shows a focus timer and two todos, the other shows today's date and to planned tasks.
Widgets from Tiimo on iPhone Home Screen
How to set up Widgets on Home Screen:
  1. On your iPhone or iPad, press and hold your home screen to edit.
  2. Tap the Edit-button, then Add Widget.
  3. Search for Tiimo and choose from widgets like Focus timer and Daily overview.
  4. Tap +Add widget and customize your Home Screen.
  5. Tap Done to exit edit-mode.
Tiimo widget on iPhone Lock Screen
How to set up Widgets on Lock Screen:
  1. On your phone or tablet, press and hold your lock screen to edit.
  2. Tap the Customise-button, choose Lock Screen.
  3. Tap +Add widgets and scroll to Tiimo.
  4. Choose from widgets like Daily overview and Focus timer and tap or drag to add.
  5. Tap Done and exit edit-mode.

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The control center on an iPhone showing different settings and widgets. Among the widgets are widgets from Tiimo showing the Tiimo logo and three focus timers.
Tiimo widgets in the Control Center of an iPhone
How to set up Widgets in Control Center:


You can also add Tiimo widgets to your Control Center for easy access to Today’s plans or quick use focus timers.

To set up Widgets in Control Center, follow this guide from Apple.

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How to set up Widgets (Complications) on Apple Watch:


You can also add Tiimo widgets – in watchOS they’re called Complications – to your Apple watch for easy access to Today’s plans or quick use Focus timers.

An apple watch showing the date, time and a widget from Tiimo. The widget is showing the Tiimo focus timer for a task in progress.
Complications from Tiimo on Apple Watch

To set up Complications on your Apple Watch, follow this guide from Apple.

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Shortcuts


Use Shortcuts to access Tiimo's core features directly from the Apple Spotlight search on your iPhone or iPad.

An iPhone showing shortcuts for the Tiimo app in Spotlight.
Tiimo shortcuts in Apple Spotlight
How to use shortcuts with Apple's Spotlight search:
  1. Open spotlight (i.e. the Apple search bar) by swiping down from your home screen.
  2. Search for Tiimo
  3. In addition to the App icon, you will see shortcuts for Today’s plans, Start focus and Find tasks.
  4. Clicking one will take you directly to that view in the Tiimo app.

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Live Activities

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Live Activities is an iOS feature which lets you see live information from apps at a glance without unlocking your device and entering the app.

When you allow Tiimo to share Live Activities, your daily plans will be pinned to the Lock Screen, showing you what to focus on throughout the day without you having to unlock your phone and opening Tiimo.

An iPhone lock screen showing a live activity from Tiimo. The Live activity says Do laundry and is showing a focus timer in progress.
Live activity shows the current task from Tiimo on your lock screen
How to allow Live Activities:
  1. Go to your phone settings, scroll down and select Apps.
  2. Find Tiimo and select.
  3. Go to Live activities and toggle on to allow.

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