Is your iPad home screen a mess? In this video I’ll show you how to quickly clean it up, plus a few widgets you’ve probably never used before — including a clever wallpaper widget I built using Siri.
Here are chapter markers in case you’d like to jump around:
00:00 | Intro
01:22 | How to quickly clean up your home screen
04:32 | How I setup my today view
08:23 | How I setup my Home Screen
12:27 | How to build the Wallpaper Widget
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I like your blue green wallpaper. Where can I get it?
Thanks so much for this information. My iPad is a mess so now I’m going to try to clean it up. From qld Australia.
Creating files for documents…and for recipes etc
Canada says hi and thanks for your info!!❤
I'll check it out. Thanks!
Good info – especially the wallpaper shortcut… could you share (links?) to some of your wallpapers? Thanks!
I have had an iPad since the first iPad came out and I learned more from this video than ever before.
Hi, Mr. Bowlin. I’ve been following your channel for a couple years, but never commented until now. Thank you for helping me learn to use my iPhone and iPads more effectively and easily. I know you started these to help your mother, but it’s wonderful you have made them available to the rest of us. May God bless you!
Thank you Rich…hello from France !
I use an iPad as an extra screen on my Mac Mini. I had already parked my weather widget and the calendar widget on the sidecar screen but your video prompted me to add a photo widget, a status widget, and a calendar widget to that screen. Thanks for the video. I'll be exploring adding widgets to my today screen on my other iPad.
Is there a quick way to delete all of the icons on my ipad that are really just bookmarks and not programs? I have about 6 or 7 pages of them.
I thought I knew everything but you showed a bunch off interesting stuff. I look at this from the Netherlands Simi have to wait till september because then I can get iOS 27. Looking forward to it. And that last one about Siri and the shortcuts is amazing. Can’t wait to try this. Thank you for not talking in a way that “normal” people understand 😉😃. Looking forward to your next video.
Great video….I have so many things saved to my home screen (like anything on internet I may want to go back to!) I need a clean up and this will definitely help!😊
I could never use my iPad the way you do. I prefer to have my most used apps on my home screen. I hate the App Library. It really slows down how I use my iPad
May I ask about the watch band you are using / wearing? Maybe provide a link so I can see it better? Thank you…
Thank you
Thanks Rich – I am a regular subscriber and have found numerous videos very useful. I’m here in Austin Texas but frequently visiting our daughter and family in Holly Springs. Didn’t know I was in your neighborhood! Keep up the great work.
Love all things in this video. Thx!
Another great video Rich. I have watch you change your desktop so many times on your iPad. It's hard to decide which one I like. This one I really like with iPadOS 27. Off to play on my iPad. Thanks Rich.
Sure don’t work for me
I've been a subscriber to your website for a while now because I've learned a lot from many of your videos. But your aesthetic to have a "clean screen" does not make sense to me. I routinely use about two dozen apps and having them always on view on the home screen makes things much faster. Why swipe to the find the desired app or to find a widget then the function I want? Extra steps. Otherwise I really appreciate your videos. Thanks
Brilliant. Just tidied up my iPad.
Thank you for all your wonderful information! I love the widget for contacts but for some reason I cannot edit once I get it on the page. Do I have to wait for the update to edit contacts?
Thanks
As a new iPad owner, your videos have been extremely helpful. Makes me feel like I know what I’m doing. “Purging” the Home Screen, adding widgets, and using the left side swipe screen have help me put things where i can find them – loved the YouTube widget. Thanks for taking the time to put these together. BTW, I like to type on a keyboard, so I got the Logi combo touch cover/case that works great. 😊
I’m still using iOS 18.7.8. is it safe to upgrade to iOS 26.x or 27.x?
Tips for seniors? Tips for everyone… Great video and informatiive.
Love the section on cleaning up the home screen! I spent last evening clearing off all my apps on both my phone and iPad Mini. Then set them up almost identical so I can easily switch between them both and go right to where I want to go. Many many apps did not make out the app file and I am so glad. Love the new setup and look. Thank you. New subscriber
Love your stuff. Just sent this to my 90 yo Dad and my 60 yo wife. They’ll listen to you way before they listen to me 😂😂
Genuinely useful! Thanks for this! Just the gesture you used to clear your home screen was very helpful!
Hi Rich, great video. One question: in Europe we do not have Siri AI, could you share the content of the Change Wallpaper widget please?
Thanks so much for sharing ❤
Hello fellow Raleighian (actually I'm in Durham but I work in Raleigh). Always great information. No fluff or craziness. Just good advice.
Thank you Rich. Very useful.
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Wonderful tutorial. Thanks so much!🎉❤
Is the 'Today' screen different than having those widgets on the first page of the Home Screen?
Thank you as always. How do you remember what you have, especially say the top 20 apps quickly? Regardless, I’m inspired to clean up my screens.
Great ideas in this video. I have commented before and have finally pulled the trigger. I went from seven pages to one home page , with 16 apps, and a page with seven folders. I use the app switcher more and search for apps in the App Library. I am still working on getting a cleaner look thanks to your suggestions. I’m old and have had various iPhones since 2007 but you can teach an old dog new tricks.
When I first started watching your videos, you had about 56,000 subscribers. Congratulations on growing to 211,000 subs. Your presentation is perfect for the audience you’re trying to reach and it hasn’t changed much. There’s not a lot of fancy editing, just a well-thought-out message with lots of great ideas and tips. It’s easy to see how you’ve grown so fast. Great job!