Strike lets you add multiple widgets to your phone, allowing you to track bitcoin’s price and take quick actions, like buying bitcoin or making payments. To access these widgets, first download the Strike app, then add one of the below widgets to your phone’s home or lock screen:
- Price chart: View bitcoin’s price movements on your lock or home screen.
- Buy bitcoin: Start a bitcoin purchase directly from your lock screen.
- Sats per fiat: Track the current sats/$ exchange rate at the top of your lock screen.
- Bitcoin price: Track the current bitcoin price at the top of your lock screen.
- Pay with cash: Open your Strike QR-code scanner from your lock screen to pay with cash.
- Pay with bitcoin: Open your Strike QR-code scanner from your lock screen to pay with bitcoin.
Currently, phone widgets are available for iPhone only.
How to add a home screen price chart widget
- Start: Press and hold an empty space until the icons start to jiggle.
- Open widget picker: Tap the “+” icon to open the widget picker.
- Find Strike: Scroll or search to find the Strike app widgets.
- Select a Strike widget: Tap the Strike widget you want to add.
- Add widget: Drag and drop the widget to your desired location on your home screen.
- Finish: Tap “Done” to complete the process.
You can then press and hold the widget to edit the time period for the price, including the past hour, day, week, month, year, or all time. iPhone users can also add a price chart to their “Today view”, by swiping right from their home or lock screen and adding a price widget
How to add a lock screen widget
- Wake up: Turn on your iPhone, but remain on the lock screen.
- Press and hold: Press and hold on the lock screen until the “Customize” button appears.
- Customize: Tap “Customize”, then tap the lock screen area
- Choose area: Tap the area where you want to add a widget. Sats per fiat and bitcoin price widgets can be placed above the lock screen time widget, whereas all others can be placed below.
- Find Strike: Scroll through the available widgets and select a Strike widget.
- Add widget: Tap “Add Widget” and place it in your preferred spot.
- Finish: Tap “Done” to save your changes.