If you’d like to see your currently running Opal Rule (along with your Streaks and Focus Hours), or alternatively start an Opal Timer with a single tap, you may install the Opal widget on your home screen via the iOS version of the app! To install the Opal widget on your home screen, follow these steps:
- Long press on your iPhone's home screen
- Tap the “Edit” button in top left corner
- Tap "Add Widget"
- Input "Opal" in the "Search Widgets" bar
- Select your widget type
- Tap "+ Add Widget" button to place Opal on your Home Screen
Once the widget is added to your Home Screen, you may take the following actions from the widget:
- “Unblock” a Session or Schedule that has “unblocks allowed”
- “Block Again” to continue a Session or Schedule you have unblocked
- “Reset” your Time Limit that has “resets allowed” after you’ve exceeded it
- “Reblock” your Open Limit that you’ve opened
- “Reset” your Open Limit that has “resets allowed”
- See your upcoming Rules if you do not have a currently active Rule
- When Vacation Mode is active, you may re-enable your Rules directly from the widget
- Initiate a “15 min,” “25 min,” and “45 min” Timer with a single tap
‼️ Please note that if you have multiple overlapping Rules running, the Rule that ends the soonest will be the only Rule represented within your widget.
Opal also supports Lock Screen widgets. Here's how to add one to your device:
- Long press on your iPhone's Lock Screen
- “Enter Passcode”
- Tap "Customise"
- Select "Lock Screen"
- Tap "+ Add Widgets" or tap and hold on existing widgets
- Tap on "Opal"
- Drag and drop the widget size you prefer on your Lock Screen
- Tap on "x"
- Tap on "x" from the "Add Widgets" screen
- Tap "Done"
When that is complete, if you tap on the Opal widget from your Lock Screen, it will automatically open Opal.