How to Update Your Widget by Choosing Widget Data Row in Shortcut

Follow this step-by-step guide to target and update specific widget data rows (such as titles or text fields) dynamically using Apple Shortcut and WidgetBee.

STEP 1

View Current Widget Data Row State

Check your iPhone Home Screen to locate your WidgetBee widget and identify the target data row you want to update (for example, the Title row in My Widget).

Home Screen displaying WidgetBee widget with current data row state

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STEP 2

Create a New Shortcut Workflow

Launch the Shortcut app on your device and tap the + (plus) icon in the top-right corner to open a fresh shortcut builder.

Tapping the plus icon in Shortcut to begin creating a new shortcut

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STEP 3

Select "Update Widget Value" Action

Search for WidgetBee in the actions menu and tap Update Widget Value to add the row-targeting action block to your shortcut workflow.

Searching for WidgetBee actions and choosing Update Widget Value

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STEP 4

Inspect Action Parameters

The Update Widget Value block will appear in your editor showing unconfigured fields for Widget Row and New Value.

Unconfigured Update Widget Value action block inside the shortcut builder

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STEP 5

Choose Target Widget Data Row

Tap the blue Widget Row placeholder text to open the selection menu, then tap the specific widget data row you want to update (e.g., My Widget - Title).

Selecting the target widget data row from the pre-populated list

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STEP 6

Assign New Value to Selected Row

Tap the New Value field and enter the desired text or variable (e.g., Hello World) to update the chosen widget row.

Entering new text content for the selected widget data row

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STEP 7

Execute the Shortcut Test

Tap the Play button in the bottom-right controls bar to run your shortcut and write the new value to the chosen widget data row.

Tapping the play button to execute the widget row update shortcut

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STEP 8

Confirm Execution Output

Review the execution output card generated directly below the action block (e.g., My Widget (Title): Hello World) to confirm the targeted row received the data.

Shortcut execution card confirming successful row value update

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STEP 9

Verify Live Widget Row Update

Return to your Home Screen to see your WidgetBee widget's data row immediately updated with the new input.

Home Screen widget reflecting the updated data row value

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