X App For iOS Now Includes Widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen
X iOS widgets are now live, adding Lock Screen alerts and Home Screen news highlights to the app after years of waiting.
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X App For iOS Now Includes Widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen
X iOS Widgets Launch After Years of Anticipation X iOS widgets are officially here, answering a question many users have asked for years: can X finally live on the iPhone Home Screen and Lock Screen? As of December 15, 2025, X has rolled out new widgets that surface trending news, notification counts, and messaging alerts directly on iOS. The update brings both Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, aligning X more closely with modern iOS design standards. Users can now glance at headlines or activity without opening the app. For longtime Twitter users, this feature feels overdue rather than surprising. Apple first teased Twitter widgets during the iOS 14 preview back in 2020. Nearly five years later, the promise has finally materialized. Credit: Google X Home Screen Widget Focuses on Trending News The X Home Screen widget is centered around a single format called “X News Highlights,” designed to surface trending topics and headlines. This widget pulls popular stories from across the platfo…