Apple has added extra-large widgets for the iPhone home screen in iOS 27. The new widgets are designed to display more information at once by using a larger area than before.

9to5Mac reported on Oct. 14 that the core change is the new widget size, called “extra-large.” The previous maximum “large” widget took up a 4x4 grid on the home screen, but the extra-large widget expands to as much as 4x6. It is effectively close to a full page of the home screen.

Apple applied extra-large widgets to 11 built-in apps in this update. Supported apps are Calendar, Home, Music, News, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Shortcuts, Stocks, TV and Weather. Counting detailed widget types, there are more than 15. Calendar offers list and upcoming item widgets, Music offers recently played, recommendations and top charts widgets, and Notes provides folder and quick note widgets.

Photos supports album and featured photos widgets, while News added today and topic-based widgets. Reminders supports list, Stocks supports watchlist, TV supports up next, and Weather supports forecast widgets in the extra-large size. The Home app can display accessory status on a wider screen.

The new widgets focus not only on a bigger size but also on increasing the amount of information shown. 9to5Mac said, “If you felt the widget choices on iPhone were too limited right now, iOS 27 could be a particularly welcome upgrade.” With more screen area, usability could grow for users with busy schedules, those who manage long to-do lists, and those who want to view multiple notes on one screen.

Apple has made the new widgets available across all iPhone sizes. Still, as a product strategy, the linkage with devices with larger screens stands out more. 9to5Mac mentioned that these widgets “clearly target the extra-large screen of the iPhone Duo.” This suggests iOS 27 home screen design also reflects a direction of raising information density on the assumption of a large screen.

At the same time, the range of home screen customisation has widened further. Existing widgets were suitable for checking summary information, but the new extra-large widgets are better for showing list-style information or continuous content at once. The outlet explained, “Thanks to the larger size, extra-large widgets can display more content than before.”

This update is meaningful for changing how the iPhone screen is used, rather than merely adding features. The scale of change is especially large in apps where information volume matters, such as Calendar, Notes, Reminders and News. As a result, the iOS 27 home screen revamp is expected to focus on information accessibility and shifts in usage patterns rather than simple decoration.