Favorite Contacts widget disappeared in iOS 14

fredrikfromtavelsjö wrote:

That ugly thing is abolutely NOT what i want. I want my contacts with pictures and when i press it makes a direct call. Absolutely nothing else. Taking away the most used thing i a PHONE is so rediculous it hurts.

So try this third party version:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/favorites-widget-pro/id909578530

It seems to look almost exactly the same as the old Apple Widget. And, for the princely sum of $1.99, you get a couple of additional little features and support the developer.

Note: you can only use it from the Today screen. You can't put it on your Home page.

There is an alternative way.

You can add a shortcuts to call your favorite contacts and then add the shortcut widget on the Home Screen.

managa wrote:

Hello fiend, is there something new about this bug? Apple has no answer. I ve tryed everything from deleting and adding again favorites. Reseting phone, restarting phone. After all that i contacted apple support chat. They know same things to do.. On the contrary I was helping over there on answers🙂 i was very good and easy function. Please apple fix it to make update. Do not forget. Or if there is something knew tell me friends. Thanks in advance.

The widget is gone. No amount of restarting your phone will bring it back. Submit your feedback to Apple.

Patricia1940 wrote:

How do I get back contact widgets back gone with the latest update. Bring it back please!

You don't get it back until Apple decides to bring it back. Let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Might as well go shopping today, there’s no point in waiting. There is no bug; 3D touch has been replaced by long touch. It will never be “fixed” because it isn’t broken. You should always buy the product that best meets your needs. It’s just users in this forum; no one here cares what you buy. Be sure to get a good antivirus with your new Samsung.

But you can not make a call with locked screen in new iOS 14. Previously it was easy to make a call to your favourite contact when your iPhone is locked. Now even with this solution you can not do like we used to do.

Im using that one and i have to press 3 times to make a call. First press "contact" then press "call" then confirm the number. That is not even close to just pressing the contact and the call goes away directly. Bring the original back NOW because this sucks.

Hello fiend, is there something new about this bug? Apple has no answer. I ve tryed everything from deleting and adding again favorites. Reseting phone, restarting phone. After all that i contacted apple support chat. They know same things to do.. On the contrary I was helping over there on answers🙂 i was very good and easy function. Please apple fix it to make update. Do not forget. Or if there is something knew tell me friends. Thanks in advance.

Hello again. I was writing about problem with3d function while touching 3d on calls and favorites are gone after updateing to ios 14. It was very easy. If tomorrow night there will be no update wit fixxed this bug, i’ll sell my sweet iphone 8 sadly and buy good samsung, because in my country people can’t leave without samsung, and will sell on a good price. So if not fixxed the day after tomorrow i have to be loved in samsung. Difficult, but have to🙁

Lionking2020 wrote:

This is what is Always iPhone disappointing user I will go for samsung S20 after since iphone 3g

You should always choose the tool that best meets your needs. Personally, I'd recommend Motorola phones over Samsung. They may not be as popular but they have much less bloatware than Samsung phones. And, to the best of my knowledge, no history of blowing up.

Nope I’ve tried both shortcuts and a third party widget and neither work from a locked screen. Also I think it’s a safety thing as it was perfect for anyone who looses their phone or has an accident, swipe from left to right to revealed contacts to call for help.

I’ve just updated my phone to iOS14 and could not find the option to use the favorite contacts anywhere. Please bring back the Favorite Contacts widget and the option to choose favorite contacts with haptic touch/3D touch in the phone apps. I believe people are using that function a lot it is so needed one so

yuvarajfromindi wrote:

I’ve just updated my phone to iOS14 and could not find the option to use the favorite contacts anywhere. Please bring back the Favorite Contacts widget and the option to choose favorite contacts with haptic touch/3D touch in the phone apps. I believe people are using that function a lot it is so needed one so

Tell Apple.

For me it is also not understandable why apple removed the favorite widget in iOS14. I am now on iOS13.x and i will not update to any other iOS and will not buy a new iPhone until the favorite widget is back!

Argh ! I had to finally switch to Android for business reasons, I got a Samsung S10e and Galaxy Watch Active 2.

Do not do it !! I regret the period I was missing "just" this iOS14 features thing .... :-)