Keeping track of your eggs and when they will hatch, whether they are a regular Egg orLegendary Raid Egg, is incredibly important inPokemon GO. You might be the type who likes to go out on walks, but enjoy the surrounding scenery without having to constantly open up the entire app to check on your eggs. Luckily, there’s a way you’re able to do this.

Taking advantage of the Egg Hatching widget on your phone will allow you to check on your eggs and how much more walking you’ll need to do before they hatch without having to open the game. This will help save you some additional time and effort, so you can quickly introduceyour newly-hatched Pokemon.

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Pokemon GO - How to Use Egg Hatching Widget on Android

Since each phone has different methods for creating widgets, we will start with anyAndroid phone. Some might function slightly differently, but these are the basic instructions for how you can create an Egg Hatching widget on an Android phone.

As you begin to walk around, the Egg Hatching widget shouldupdatebased on how much you have currently walked. This will also allow you to progressively hatch an egg without having to have the full app open, so you’re able to easily get yourbrand-new Pokemon from any generation.

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Pokemon GO - How to Use Egg Hatching Widget on iOS

If you currently have aniPhone, the process for creating an Egg Hatching Widget forPokemon GOwill be slightly different. If you want to add this neat function to your iPhone’s home screen, here are the instructions you will need to follow.

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