How to add the SimpliSafe® widget to your Smart Phone
Updated
Instructions for iOS (Apple)
If you have updated to iOS 18 on your phone or tablet, widgets are currently unavailable for SimpliSafe®.
Our engineering team is working on it, and we expect to have the issues resolved shortly.
SimpliSafe® widget support for iOS is only compatible with the Today’s View widget screen (when you swipe from left to right on your phone or tablet). It is not compatible with home screen widgets at this time.
To add the SimpliSafe® Cameras widget to your widget screen
Swipe from left to right on your phone’s home screen
At the bottom of the widget screen, choose Edit
At the bottom of the widget edit screen, choose Customize
Tap the green plus sign next to the SimpliSafe® Cameras widget to add it to your widget home screen
Tap Done on the upper right corner of your screen
Tap Done once again on the upper right corner of your widget screen
To view a live feed of your camera from the SimpliSafe® Cameras widget:
Swipe from left to right on your phone’s home screen to access the widget screen
Tap the preview image of the camera feed you wish to view
Instructions for Android
Press and hold on the background of your home screen
Select Widgets
Scroll to find the SimpliSafe® widget
Touch and hold the desired widget to drag and place where you want it to go on your screen