You can make your Lock Screen unique with Apple's overhauled Lock Screen in the latest version of its operating system. You can personalize the colors, use photos, and even use a built-in wallpaper.
The guide shows you how to use the new Lock Screen features.
If you're familiar with the Home Screen editing interface, you'll understand how to modify a Lock Screen in iOS 16. If you're not already on the Lock Screen, you can use Face ID or Touch ID to gain access to all the controls by pressing on the display.
You can either create a new Lock Screen or modify the current Lock Screen by tapping on the "+" button. We'll show you how to choose different colors and wallpaper.
If you want to change it, you can use the Lock Screens. If you want to get back to your Lock Screen after you're done with all of your customizations, you have to use a finger.
When creating a new Lock Screen or modifying an existing one, you'll be brought to the wallpaper interface first, where you can choose the wallpaper that you want to use.
From the top of the interface, you can choose from one of the categories, or you can scroll down to see more options. Some of the more popular wallpaper options are shown in the featured section.
The "People" category will bring up images of people that you've photographed that will work well with the Lock Screen's depth effect. Portrait mode photos look similar to how they look on the Apple watch, when the time goes under the person or object in the photo.
You can see how the person will look with the time depth effect. Depending on the photo you're using, you can either leave the photo natural or add a color backdrop option.
If you don't like the depth effect, you can turn it off by using the three dots at the bottom.
The Photos category allows you to use any of your photos as a Lock Screen, with Apple selecting featured images that will work with the time effect or that the iPhone thinks looks particularly good as a wallpaper.
The Photo Shuffle feature can be used if you want to use more than one photo. The Lock Screen can be swapped between photos. You can choose from featured photos in categories that include People, Pets, Nature, and Urban, or you can manually choose all of your photos.
You can choose which people you want to include with the featured feature. The manual option allows you to choose as many or as few photos as you want.
If a photo you don't like comes up, you can long press, choose edit, and then select the "Don't feature photo" option.
You can use the Emoji wallpaper option to make a tiled background with up to six of your favorites. It is possible to change the size of some of the emoji for a wallpaper.
You can choose from a small grid, medium grid, or large grid. As a customization option, you can choose between rings or spirals.
If you tap on the three dots, you can pick a color from a color wheel or preset color.
The Weather Lock Screen shows the current weather in your area, just like in the Weather app. There are clouds if it is cloudy. You can see the rain animation if it rains.
The Weather Lock Screen cannot be adjusted on older devices that cannot support the animation.
The Astronomy Lock Screen is similar to the Weather Lock Screen in that it changes throughout the day. The Earth and Earth detail is a closer up view.
You have the option of selecting Moon, Moon Detail, or Solar System. The Astronomy Lock Screen is similar to the Astronomy watch face. There are no options for personalization of the wallpaper.
The Color Lock Screen wallpaper lets you choose a plain color for your background, though it will use a bit of a gradient, which can look nice if you pick the right color for the time.
You can change the hue from one of Apple's preset colors, or you can choose from a variety of options. You can adjust the density of the air with any color you choose.
The color lock screen wallpaper can be changed. You can change the look by selecting one of the following: Vibrant, Tone, Deep, Vapor, Bright, or Solid All of the others offer a slight color blend for a dynamic look.
You can choose to use collections for your lock screen. Each Apple-created wallpaper has a unique look that's designed to interact with the time on the Lock Screen.
There are unique colors that match some Apple Watch faces, such as Pride and Unity, but there are also exclusive designs available. Some of the wallpaper can be changed with different colors, such as the rainbow stripe and the bokeh.
The Bokeh face has dots that shift around, and the Pride face can be seen when you swap between the Lock Screen and the Home Screen.
You can change everything on the Lock Screen, including the color of the time, if you choose a Lock Screen wallpaper. You can change the Lock Screen wallpaper's design by tapping on the box that's around the time you want to change it.
Depending on the Lock Screen, you can pick from a variety of colors. The majority of Lock Screens support any color, but there are a few that aren't as colorful.
You can choose from pre-selected colors or use the color wheel to pick any color that you want.
You can finish customizing your Lock Screen after selecting your preferred design.
You can modify the tint on any photo background. You can change the style by using the available options.
On most photos, you can choose from black and white or natural, but on images with people, you can choose from black and white or colored backdrop, as well as studio lighting.
The wallpaper customization options are nice for a one-of-a-kind look for your Lock Screen, but what really setsiOS 16 apart is the option to addwidgets to your Lock Screen
You can change the appearance of an existing Lock Screen or create a new one in the customization interface. You can add up to four different boxes if you change thewidget above the time.
There are more subtle versions of the widgets that blend in with the rest of the Lock Screen setup.
You have the option to add four single block, two larger block, or two smaller blockwidgets. If you prefer a cleaner look, you can choose to use nowidgets.
You can add a Widget next to the date above the digital clock on the Lock Screen, and many of them display a single data point, using text and symbols, right next to the date. There are a number of Apple's built-inwidget options.
There are more options in the box below the time.
There are both square and rectangular versions of the Batterieswidget. You can see their battery life if you connect them.
The battery level for the same device may be a bug that Apple will address at a later time.
There are three ways in which the calendar can be used. The date is already listed above the time, so you can track it as a squareWidget. You can show both the name and time of the event with a larger button.
There are three clockwidgets that allow you to view a clock for a city and you can choose between rectangular and square varieties. There is a world clock that shows the time in up to three cities around the world and two versions that show the next alarm.
A larger readout shows your Activity ring stats while a smaller one shows the Activity rings graphic.
Two of the Home app's widgets show any indoor climate sensors, one shows any lights and switches, and the other tells you of any security issues. You can see a summary of the security, climate, and lights in the house.
Today's top news story is provided by a single largerwidget.
You can quickly access one of your Reminders lists with a single largerWidget.
You can view price quotes and see the performance of a symbol with one small and one largewidget. Three stocks are displayed in a largerwidget.
There are eight weatherwidgets that can be used for moon events, sun events, conditions, location, rain, air quality, and wind. Current weather conditions and moon events are only available in the bigger format.
There will be morewidgets in the future as there is an application that will allow developers to createwidgets.
Notifications come in from the bottom of the Lock Screen instead of the top because of the new design. It makes for a more subtle notification that doesn't interfere with the things you have set up.
If you want to see more of your notifications, you can move your finger upward from the bottom of the display.
You can see Live Activities from the Lock Screen. Tracking the progress of a food delivery is one of the things that can be done with Live Activities.
You can see live activities at the bottom of the screen, and keep an eye on what you're doing.
Live Activities will not be available when the new operating system is released, but will be available later this year.
There are a lot of similarities between Lock Screens and the Apple watch. You can set up a bunch of them and swap them with a single digit.
After you've unlocked, just long press on the screen to get to the Lock Screen customization interface, and then use the left or right finger to scroll through the different Lock Screens that you've created.
Each lock screen can be linked to a different focus mode. If you want to associate the Lock Screen with one of the Focus modes, you need to open the Lock Screen interface, scroll to the Lock Screen of your choice, and then tap on the "Focus" button.
An icon at the bottom of the Lock Screen will let you know which Focus it is linked to.
If you use the new Lock Screen customization option, your Home Screen will be changed to the wallpaper that you choose.
Setting up the Lock Screen will allow you to have different wallpaper for both your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
The Home Screen can use a different background from the lock screen if you choose a solid color or photo.
If you have questions about the Lock Screen, know of a feature we left out, or want to give feedback on the guide, please contact us. We'd love to receive an email here.
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