So go ahead. Take that screenshot. Resize that widget. Push it to the top. Let Adele greet you every morning. As she sings on the album’s closing track: "I’ll be taking flowers to the cemetery of my heart..." — with the widget top, those flowers are always in bloom. Have you created your own 30 by Adele widget top? Share a screenshot in the comments below, and tell us which song from the album you stream the most! And for more music customization guides, subscribe to our newsletter.
The widget says "No Photo Selected" or appears black. Solution: Go back into your widget app (Widgetsmith) and reselect the Adele image file. Ensure the image hasn’t been deleted from your camera roll. 30 by adele widget top
The widget isn’t updating to the "top" position. Solution: Remove the widget entirely, restart your phone, and re-add it. Sometimes iOS glitches when dragging widgets between pages. So go ahead
The "top" element is crucial. Placing the widget at the very top of your screen (above your app grid) ensures that Adele’s melancholic, minimalist album cover—a close-up of her face with tilted typography—is the first thing you see every time you unlock your phone. Adele’s 30 cover art, photographed by Simon Emmett, is intentionally stark. The high-contrast black-and-white image, combined with the stark white title, creates a visual that is both bold and simple. This makes it ideal for a small widget space. Push it to the top
It takes less than five minutes to set up, costs nothing (if you use free apps), and transforms your home screen from a generic grid of icons into a personal homage to one of the greatest singer-songwriters of our generation.