Today, Anthropic mobile product manager Robert Bye shared a teaser of an upcoming update to the Claude iOS app that adds a “medium”-sized widget. This expands Claude’s widget from the smaller version with options for chat, camera, and mic to new options for adding images and starting Voice Mode as well:
Will be in the next release pic.twitter.com/DMkRKmlPWs
— Robert Bye (@RobertJBye) March 26, 2026
I’m particularly thankful because I asked for it no less than 24 hours earlier on X, with Robert confirming they were “on it” just after midnight and that it “will be in the next release” – less than a full day from the original request:
All I want from Claude is a Medium-sized widget pic.twitter.com/urkVFDtFO3
— Matthew Cassinelli (@mattcassinelli) March 25, 2026
Ask, and you shall receive.
I use widgets heavily on iOS and iPadOS, with up to 10 widgets per stack and 3-4 stacks per home screen, across all 16 possible home screens – that means about 500 widgets per device. That’s why I’d love to see all apps go beyond simpler “small” widgets, which seems to be the common trend especially for AI apps – their teams probably use one or two widgets only on their iPhone on a single screen.
More apps should follow Claude’s example and break out beyond the basics – let’s take widgets to the next level in 2026.
