https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/turn-any-app-you-want-into-a-widget-on-ios-16/

For those of us who love customization, the lock screen widgets feature on iOS 16 is super exciting. But it’s on developers to engineer their very own app widgets, and with iOS 16 only out for a few days so far, there aren’t a ton of options outside of native Apple apps. Fortunately, companies like Google are working on widgets — perfect for someone like me who lives on Google Calendar, not Apple’s own app. Plus, we already rounded up dozens of apps that further customize the lock screen.

But apps like ShortFlow and LockFlow let you take customization a step further by using Apple’s Shortcuts to make new lock screen widgets. The apps appear pretty identical (fishy?), but they debuted in the App Store on the same day. Personally, I used ShortFlow to make widgets that open Spotify and my beloved Libby, the digital library app that I use to listen to audiobooks (#notsponsored, I just love libraries).