{
  "id": 674482,
  "title": "iOS 27 gives Apple Calendar my favorite new Home Screen upgrade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ios-27-gives-apple-calendar-my-favorite-new-home-screen-upgrade",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:22:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/12/ios-27-gives-apple-calendar-my-favorite-new-home-screen-upgrade/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple's upcoming iOS 27 introduces a range of new Home Screen widgets for apps, with Apple Calendar emerging as the standout favorite. Ahead of the iPhone Ultra's launch, which boasts a larger display, iOS 27 offers an extra-large widget size for many Apple apps. These widgets provide a wealth of information, whether you're using an iPhone or the Ultra model. The larger widget size allows for greater visibility, enabling you to view more data at once.\n\nAmong the new widgets, Apple Calendar stands out as the writer's favorite. The Calendar app now comes with two extra-large widgets. The choice between them depends on the user's calendar usage. The List widget, however, is the writer's preferred option. It offers a comprehensive view of upcoming events and reminders, covering a significant portion of the upcoming week. This extensive preview is displayed without the need to open the Calendar app manually.\n\nThe extra-large widgets take up the space of a 4×6 grid of apps, nearly the size of a full Home Screen page. However, users aren't obligated to dedicate an entire Home Screen page to these widgets. The Today view provides a more flexible alternative, allowing for a single widget to display upcoming events and reminders. This feature is particularly appealing for those who want a quick glance at their schedule without navigating through multiple screens.",
  "summary": "iOS 27 introduces a variety of new Home Screen widgets for apps, and Apple Calendar gets my standout favorite. Here are the details.",
  "key_points": [
    "iOS 27 introduces extra-large widgets for Apple apps, including Calendar.",
    "Apple Calendar featured as writer's favorite among new widgets.",
    "List widget preferred for comprehensive view of upcoming events and reminders."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "BowFlex T6 review: Apple GymKit comes home at a normal treadmill price",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/bowflex-t6-review-apple-gymkit-comes-home-at-a-normal-treadmill-price",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:55:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}