iOS Features — Widgets, Siri, App Clip & NFC Sharing

Nyura ships six widgets you can place anywhere on your iPhone home screen or lock screen. Long-press your home screen and tap the '+' in the top-left corner, then search for Nyura. The six widgets are: Task Summary (shows overdue count, today's count, and a completion ring), Next Meeting (your next calendar event with time and title), Next Voyage (your upcoming flight or train departure), Productivity Ring (a circular progress indicator of today's completed tasks versus total), Quick Actions (four tappable shortcuts to create a task, record a voice note, open travel, or check today's view), and Focused Task Live Activity (shows your currently active task on the Dynamic Island and lock screen in real time). Each widget comes in small, medium, and large sizes — mix and match to build a dashboard that works for you. Widgets refresh automatically every 15–30 minutes or instantly when you interact with the app. [SCREENSHOT: iPhone home screen showing the Task Summary widget and Next Meeting widget side by side in medium size]

Nyura registers five Siri shortcuts so you can get things done without even unlocking your phone. Open the Settings app on your iPhone, go to Siri & Search, and tap 'All Shortcuts' to find and assign a voice phrase to each one. The five shortcuts are: 'Create Task' (opens the Quick Add sheet ready to type or dictate a task title), 'Urgent Task' (creates a new task pre-set to High priority, due today), 'Record Task' (starts a 30-second voice recording that Nyura transcribes and saves as a task), 'Today View' (jumps straight to your Today filter showing only tasks due today), and 'New Trip' (navigates to the Travel tab to start logging a journey). You can also long-press the Nyura app icon on your home screen to see the four most recent shortcuts as a context menu — no voice needed. These quick actions are ideal for capturing ideas while walking, commuting, or during a meeting when you can't type. [SCREENSHOT: iPhone Siri shortcut setup screen listing the five Nyura shortcuts with microphone icons]

The Nyura App Clip lets anyone experience the core task-capture feature of Nyura instantly — no App Store download required. An App Clip is a lightweight slice of the full app that loads in seconds when someone scans an NFC tag, a QR code, or taps a Smart App Banner on a website. The Nyura App Clip is designed for one purpose: quick task capture for people who haven't installed Nyura yet. When they open the clip, they see a minimal screen with a single text field and a 'Save Task' button. Tasks captured in the App Clip sync to a temporary guest session and can be claimed when the user signs up within 30 days. App Clips are ideal for sharing Nyura with colleagues at a meeting — place an NFC tag or QR code printout on a shared desk, and anyone can instantly capture tasks without friction. The clip is under 10 MB and loads without any app installation prompt. [SCREENSHOT: App Clip card appearing at the bottom of the screen after scanning an NFC tag, showing the Nyura logo and a quick task entry field]

Nyura can broadcast your contact card over NFC so a colleague's iPhone can receive your details with a single tap — no app needed on their end. To enable it, go to Settings > Profile and scroll to the 'NFC Card' section. Toggle 'Enable NFC Sharing' on. Your card automatically includes the fields you have filled in: name, job title, company, email, phone, and LinkedIn URL. When you want to share, tap 'Share via NFC' and hold the top of your iPhone near the top of their iPhone. Their phone will show a notification with your contact information and an 'Add to Contacts' button. The data is formatted as a standard vCard, so it works with any contacts app, not just Nyura. NFC sharing works within a range of about 4 centimetres, so it requires a deliberate tap — there is no risk of accidentally broadcasting your details to everyone nearby. If NFC is unavailable, Nyura automatically falls back to a QR code sheet. [SCREENSHOT: Two iPhones held close together, with a contact card notification appearing on the receiving phone's screen]

Nyura supports three ways to sign in on iOS without typing a password. Face ID or Touch ID: open Settings > Security in Nyura and toggle 'Require biometrics on launch'. From then on, the app locks automatically after 60 seconds of background activity and unlocks with a glance or a fingerprint. Passkeys: go to Settings > Security > Passkeys and tap 'Register a passkey'. Nyura generates a FIDO2 passkey stored in your iCloud Keychain — it works across all your Apple devices and never leaves Apple's secure enclave. On future sign-ins, tap 'Sign in with passkey' on the login screen and authenticate with Face ID. Alternate icons: go to Settings > Appearance > App Icon to choose from six designs — the default gradient, a dark minimal version, a white minimal version, a retro pixel art style, a monochrome version, and a gold premium version. Icon changes take effect immediately without restarting the app. All six are included with a Nyura subscription at no extra cost. [SCREENSHOT: The Nyura icon picker showing all six icon options arranged in a grid with the current selection highlighted]

You now know how to place widgets on your home screen, trigger Siri shortcuts, share your contact card over NFC, use passkeys, and personalise your app icon. The best place to go next is [Getting Started](/blog/getting-started-complete-guide), which walks you through creating your first tasks, habits, and journal entries if you haven't done that yet. Once you're comfortable with the basics, explore [AI Features](/blog/ai-features-deep-dive) to learn how the voice assistant works on mobile — you can dictate tasks, ask questions about your schedule, and get a spoken briefing every morning, all hands-free. The iOS version of Nyura is updated regularly; check the App Store release notes or the in-app changelog (Settings > About > What's New) to see what has been added since your last update. [SCREENSHOT: The Settings > About > What's New screen showing the version history with short descriptions of recent updates]