How to Resize Widgets on iPhone: Make Them Bigger or Smaller

On iOS 27, touch and hold a widget on the Home Screen and choose a new size from the menu. The widget changes in place, so you do not need to remove it first. Each app decides which sizes it offers, so a widget that will not get bigger may simply not have a larger size.

Make a widget bigger or smaller

1. Go to the Home Screen page with the widget.
2. Touch and hold the widget until the menu appears.
3. Tap one of the size options to switch to it.
4. If the new size pushes apps around, touch and hold the background and drag items back where you want them.

This is the Resize a widget section of Apple’s iOS 27 customization guide ↗. Apple notes that not all apps offer every size: some provide only small and medium widgets, while others go up to extra large.

Turn an app icon into a widget, or back

The same menu works on app icons. Touch and hold an app icon and tap a size at the bottom of the menu to turn it into a widget, as described in Apple’s widget guide ↗. To go back, touch and hold the widget and tap the app icon button. This is useful when you want a widget only on some days and a plain icon the rest of the time.

If you do not see size options

• Check the app: it may offer only one size. Open the widget gallery (touch and hold the background, tap Edit, then Add Widget) and swipe through the app’s options to see which sizes exist.
• Re-add it: on older versions of iOS, or if the menu does not show sizes, remove the widget and add it again from the gallery in the size you want.
• Update the app: developers sometimes add sizes, such as the extra-large size that iOS 27 introduced.

Choosing the right size

Small works for a single number, medium for a short list and large for a calendar or a photo. Extra large fills most of a page and suits one widget you look at all day. Aquarium Widgets, our app, offers an extra-large aquarium on iOS 27 with room for up to 12 fish. It is free to download, and showing an aquarium on the Home Screen requires the premium upgrade (subscription or one-time purchase).

Our iPhone widget size guide compares each size, and the extra-large widgets guide covers the newest one.