IFTTT lets you automate a ton of your favorite web services, but you can also create convenient home screen shortcuts for a whole host of different tasks. Here’s how to set them up.
In addition to applying rules that work automatically in the background, like most IFTTT applets, IFTTT also has “button widgets” that streamline applets into a single button press.
You can put these butotns on the front page of the mobile app, in your iPhone’s Notification Center, or right on the home screen on your Android device.In the past, IFTTT had a separate app for this, called DO, but the functionality is now built right into the main IFTTT app. And though these button widgets are still slightly limited compared to what you can do with IFTTT as a whole, the convenience of accessing the applets from a single location can’t be overstated. Here’s how to set up these widgets.
How to Set Up IFTTT Button Widgets on the iPhone
Start off by opening up the IFTTT app and tapping on the “My Applets” tab down in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Tap on the settings gear icon in the top-left corner.
Select “Widgets” from the list.
Tap on “Get Widgets”.
Next, scroll through the nearly infinite widgets that you can enable. Unfortunately, though, there’s no search function and no way to create your own custom widget. However, the widgets that appear are based on IFTTT services that you have enabled.
Once you find a widget that you want to to enable, tap on it and then tap “Turn On”.
Next, you’ll likely need to configure the widget. In this case, we need to select which Belkin WeMo switch we want to be able to control, so tap on the dropdown menu at the bottom.
Select which switch you want the widget to control and then hit “Done”.
Hit “Save” in the top-right corner.
Next, a pop-up will appear at the bottom. Tap on “Go” within that pop-up.
Tap on the widget that you just created.
From here, you can choose where you want the widget to appear on your iPhone. You can even add a home screen icon…
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