Design From Your Phone: Widgets, Live Activities, Siri and the Share Sheet in DecorAI

Most people think of an interior design app as something you open, tap through and close. But a lot of the useful moments happen around the edges: the photo you spot on Pinterest while waiting for a coffee, the render that is still running while you answer a message, the corner you want to capture before the light changes. DecorAI's phone features are built for exactly those moments. DecorAI is an AI interior design app that lets users transform photos of existing rooms into realistic redesign concepts, and on iPhone and Android it adds widgets, share-sheet entries, Siri shortcuts and Live Activities that make the whole process feel less like opening an app and more like part of your phone.

This guide explains what each of those features does, who it helps, and how to set them up. It is written for people deciding whether the mobile apps are worth using alongside (or instead of) the web app, so it is clear about which features are iPhone-only, which work on Android, and what the web app does better.

Key Takeaways

• Live Activities are iPhone-only. A running generation shows on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can leave the app while it works.
• Widgets work on iOS and Android. They show your latest designs and shortcut buttons that open a specific tool directly.
• The share sheet adds four DecorAI entries on iOS and Android: Redesign, Transfer Style, Add furniture and Add to Moodboard.
• Siri App Shortcuts let you open DecorAI or jump to a design tool by voice or from the Shortcuts app on iPhone and iPad.
• Designs still need an internet connection. The AI runs on DecorAI's servers, so these features save taps, not connectivity.

Why Do Phone Features Matter for Room Design?

Room design is unusually tied to physical places and passing moments. You notice that the entryway feels dull while you are standing in it. You find a sofa you love while scrolling in a different room. You want to try a new look before a delivery arrives. A web app on a laptop is great for working through options at a desk, but a phone is the device that is actually with you in the room.

According to DecorAI's help documentation, the web app and the mobile apps share the same design tools, account, Pro entitlement and cloud History. The difference is platform features: Live Activities, home-screen widgets, Siri shortcuts and the system share sheet exist only on the phone apps, while the web app offers a larger working canvas and easier access to files on a computer. So the phone features are an addition, not a separate product.

What Is a DecorAI Live Activity?

On iPhone, a Live Activity shows the progress of a running generation on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. That sounds minor until you use it: instead of keeping the app open and staring at a progress indicator, you can lock your phone, switch apps or reply to a message and still see the render's status at a glance.

DecorAI designs are usually generated in under 10 seconds and can sometimes be ready in approximately five seconds; peak periods may take longer. For a quick result you may barely notice the Live Activity, but it earns its place when you queue a redesign during a busy moment or when a slower upload makes the wait longer.

Live Activities need a supported iPhone and Live Activities enabled in iOS Settings under DecorAI. They are not available on Android or in the web app.

How Do DecorAI Widgets Work?

Widgets are available on both iOS and Android. They show your most recent designs and shortcut buttons that open a specific tool directly, which is useful if you always start in the same place, such as the Interior Designer or Empty the Room.

1. iPhone: long-press the home screen, tap +, search for DecorAI and pick a widget size.
2. Android: long-press the home screen, choose Widgets, find DecorAI and drag it into place.

A widget doubles as a gentle reminder. Seeing your latest design on the home screen makes it easy to come back to a project, and the quick-start buttons remove the few taps between unlocking your phone and starting a new redesign.

How Does the Share Sheet Send a Photo Into DecorAI?

This is the feature most people end up using daily. When you find a photo in Photos, Pinterest, Instagram, a browser or a marketplace app, the phone's share menu includes four DecorAI entries, each sending the image straight into the right tool.

Each entry matches a different intent. Use Redesign when the shared photo is your own room. Use Transfer Style when the photo is a room whose look you want to borrow, as covered in our Style Transfer guide. Use Add furniture when the photo shows a piece you are considering, which connects to Furniture Import. And use Add to Moodboard when you simply want to keep an idea for later.

The Moodboard entry also accepts shared links, including Pinterest pin URLs, which are resolved to the underlying image automatically. If you collect ideas on Pinterest, this pairs naturally with the workflow in our guide to DecorAI Moodboards.

If you do not see DecorAI in the share sheet, scroll to the end of the list and use More or Edit actions to enable it.

Can I Start DecorAI With Siri?

Yes, on iPhone and iPad. DecorAI provides Siri App Shortcuts, so you can open the app or jump straight into a design tool by voice or from the Shortcuts app. The shortcuts appear automatically in the Shortcuts app once DecorAI is installed. You can also add them to your home screen or trigger them from a Focus automation.

That last option is worth a thought. A Focus automation could, for example, put a DecorAI shortcut on a weekend project screen, so it is there when you are in a home-improvement mood and out of the way when you are not.

What Are decorai:// Deep Links?

Under the hood, widgets and shortcuts use deep links, and you can use them in your own shortcuts and automations too. DecorAI accepts decorai://create/flow links to open a specific tool: interior, garden, exterior, floor, corner, analysis, empty, staging, furniture and moodboard. There are also decorai://projects and decorai://history. This is a power-user feature, and you will never need it for ordinary use, but it explains why the phone features feel tightly connected. For what the destinations do, see our guides to removing furniture from a photo and Projects and History.

How Do I Capture a Good Room Photo on My Phone?

Phone features save taps, but the quality of a redesign still depends on the photo you start with. The camera permission lets DecorAI photograph the space directly, and if you decline it you can upload from the gallery instead. A few habits help: stand in a corner so you capture as much of the room as possible, keep the phone level, turn on the lights and open the curtains, and clear small clutter that is not part of the plan. Our guide to photographing your room for AI design goes into more detail.

Which Permissions Does DecorAI Ask For?

DecorAI asks for three, and each one is optional:

• Camera: used to photograph the space. If denied, upload from the gallery instead.
• Photos or storage: used to pick a photo and save results. If denied, you cannot pick or save images.
• Notifications: used for generation finished and daily reset alerts. If denied, nothing else changes.

You can change them later in iOS Settings under DecorAI, or in Android Settings under Apps, DecorAI, Permissions.

When Is the Web App or a Tablet the Better Choice?

The phone is not always best. Masking in the Inpainting editor and comparing versions side by side are more comfortable on a larger screen, and DecorAI runs on iPad and Android tablets with the same features as the phone apps. Signing in with the same account means a design started on your phone can be finished on a tablet or in the web app. Designs also need a connection: generating a design requires internet because the AI models run on DecorAI's servers, and on a weak connection upload time dominates the wait. Wi-Fi makes generations feel faster even though the AI takes the same time.

Common Mistakes With Phone Features

• Expecting Live Activities on Android. They are an iPhone feature; Android has widgets and the share sheet.
• Forgetting to enable Live Activities. They must be switched on in iOS Settings under DecorAI.
• Choosing the wrong share entry. Redesign is for your own room; Transfer Style is for borrowing a look from someone else's.
• Hunting for DecorAI in the share sheet. If it is missing, scroll to the end and enable it under More or Edit actions.
• Skipping the room photo basics. A blurry, dark or tilted photo limits the result no matter how you send it.

Phone Features FAQ

Does DecorAI work on iPhone and Android?

Yes. DecorAI is available as a Web App and on iOS and Android, with the same design tools, account and History across all three.

Which phone features are iPhone-only?

Live Activities and Siri App Shortcuts are iOS features. Home-screen widgets and the share-sheet entries are available on both iOS and Android.

Can I use DecorAI offline?

No. Generating a design requires an internet connection because the AI models run on DecorAI's servers. Designs you saved to your device can be browsed offline.

How many free designs do I get?

DecorAI offers three free generations per day without requiring an account or credit card, unlocked by watching a short rewarded video advertisement.

How long does a design take?

Designs are usually generated in under 10 seconds and can sometimes be ready in approximately five seconds; peak periods may take longer.

Conclusion

The phone features are small individually and useful together: a widget to start faster, a share sheet to move inspiration straight into a tool, Siri to open the right flow, and on iPhone a Live Activity to keep an eye on a running render. None of them changes what DecorAI can do, but they remove friction from the moments when ideas actually arrive.

Ready to try it? Open DecorAI, photograph a room, and explore the full DecorAI feature directory to see everything the apps can do.