Customizing the lock screen on an iPhone now has endless possibilities. We tell you about the latest news and the customization options it brings. Discover them with us!
In this blog, we show you how to customize your iPhone lock screen with the current options . And it’s that, since the iOS 16 operating system, you have a lot of customizations at your disposal: from changing the design or color of the clock and adding widgets, to surprising lock backgrounds. We’ll tell you all about it!
Customize lock screen on iPhone
When customizing your iPhone’s lock screen, creativity goes far beyond setting your favorite wallpaper or scheduling the time it takes for your iPhone to lock.
Thanks to iOS16, for the first time in the history of the iPhone, customizations such as widgets on the lock screen or the possibility of changing the appearance of the clock were introduced. Now, with the arrival of iOS 18, this customization goes even further. We tell you all the options you have—there are many!
Change lock screen clock on iPhone
Customize it to make it more original or to match your wallpaper perfectly . It has surely happened to you at some point, adding a wallpaper with which the time is camouflaged among the image. This problem is now a thing of the past!
Put widget on iPhone lock screen
Just below the clock on your lock screen, you can add widgets that will make your iPhone even easier in your daily life.
With just a glance, you can see the weather, the battery percentage of your AirPods, the next event on your calendar, or the latest news (among other options). All without having to unlock your iPhone . How convenient!
iPhone lock screen wallpapers
Choose from different iPhone lock screen wallpapers by swiping through the different options. Sound familiar? Exactly! It’s very similar to setting up different watch faces on your Apple Watch, where you can switch between them.
And, in addition to choosing from different original Apple backgrounds that will surely surprise you or choosing a photo from your gallery , you can customize your iPhone’s lock screen even more with its depth effects . Check out this example!
Automatic lock screen change on iPhone
Can you imagine changing your lock screen automatically ? Now it’s possible! Swipe until you see Random Photos, tap inside, select the category/s you want to appear and the frequency or time at which they change. If you want to know everything about this new feature, check out the following article about automatic screen changes .
To make all the changes, you just need to have at least iOS 16 installed on your iPhone and hold down the lock screen. When you see the configurable menu on your screen, tap the + icon on the right and browse through all the possibilities it offers.
Customize your lock screen shortcuts
What about the new features of iOS18? Thanks to this operating system, you can also modify the shortcuts found on your lock screen. By default, these are the flashlight and the camera. We show you how to modify them and choose the one you are going to use the most. To find out, we recommend reading our article on how to remove the flashlight and the camera from the iPhone lock screen.
And, if what you were looking for are wallpapers designed by Apple to personalize your iPhone , or an original image on your screen that accompanies you day after day, you can find endless possibilities in our article with direct access to our wallpaper folder. There, we show you multiple backgrounds and how to modify them . Don’t miss them!