From putting widgets in place to selecting the most appropriate wallpaper
iOS 16 arrived back in September. One of the most talked about features (and upgrades incentives) for this version is the redesigned lock screens that you can install on your iPhone.
The iOS lock screen has been pretty stagnant over the years and this new update offers everyone the chance to make it an interesting conversation piece – especially when you own iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max with the display that is always on.
In the meantime, the past few iOS updates have tweaked home screens it’s now the turn of the Lock Screen to have some spotlight The feature is in line with the amazing Focus Modes, which were added in iOS 15 and numerous wallpapers and widgets to select from.
With that in mind, here’s how you can get started in building your ideal iOS 16 Lock Screen.
What’s new in the Lock Screens In iOS 16?
To put it in simple terms, Apple has essentially torn off the traditional lock screen interface. You could set a picture as wallpaper. This could be the basis of personalizing Your Lock Screen.
In the place of iOS 16 The the iOS 16’s Lock Screen customization extends to certain key areas which we’ll discuss in this article. New widgets are available including font and color choices as well as innovative techniques to ensure your favorite images look the best they can.
Additionally, there are new powers-user features that let you can alter the lock screen to your preference and alter them using Focus Modes. We’ll be discussing those later.
How to begin making changes to the lock screen of your iOS 16 Lock Screen
Simple as rearranging the icons you see on your Home Screen just hold and tap on the Lock Screen when iOS 16 is installed.
This opens a gallery with Lock Screens, so you can browse through the ones that you’ve created before or design your own by starting from scratch.
With this option using the latter option, using the latter option, your iPhone will have options to set backgrounds that are based on weather, Astronomy, or fun backgrounds like Emoji and color shift backgrounds.
This is a good starting point and will give you an idea of the many possibilities that are available.
It is the Home Screen/Lock Screen relationship
If you want to customize Your Lock Screen, you’ll have the option of making your Home Screen be the same color palette as the background image.
This can be done by using the “Set As Wallpaper Pair” option. However, you can also go to your Home Screen itself and make adjustments there, too.
You can use the background image to blur image, or replace it with gradient or color options, or choose an entirely different background picture.
The Lock Screen as well as Focus Modes are available in iOS 16
Another important point to keep in mind is iOS 16 Lock Screens and Home Screens are able to be linked to the new Focus Modes which were introduced this year.
It means that when you’re in, for instance an ‘Personal’ Mode you can set wallpapers of your pet, family members or any other image that is more personal to you. If you change to a different Focus Mode, for example the option ‘Work is substituted by an environment, weather or color gradient.
These changes are able to be automated , along the Focus Modes as well, meaning that you could set your work Focus to switch the Home and Lock screens during the hours 9-5, for instance.
In the end, everything you read from now on can be modified to suit your Focus which means that the widgets you use, your fonts and much more are able to change depending on the present Focus Mode.
iOS 16 Widgets for the Lockscreen
Although iPhone 16’s Lock Screen widgets were available through the beta phase during this summer time, we’ve also seen developers release updates to their apps that let them display your information on the Lock Screen now that iOS 16 has been accessible for a few months now.
A perennial favorite of Techradar Things 3 for example, displays your to-do list when you pull out your phone. Google Chrome allows you to search for anything with one click.
As the number of third-party application widgets are coming out but there are only four slots below the timer displayed on the Lock Screen (at least for the moment). The good thing is that a lot of them are based in Apple Watch complications, so they can make the most of the space, whether you’re looking to know how much battery your gadgets are running when the next shipment is due, or check how you’re doing in closing your Activity Rings.
Certain widgets come in various sizes such as Fantastical may provide more precise views , but at the expense of using two slots for widgets.
It is easy to forget about the widget slot on the top that is located over the clock on the iPhone. This slot offers larger, more compact widgets, ranging from showing the date of your next appointment in your calendar, as well as the time in other time zones. It also shows the current date and the weather.
iOS 16 Lock Screen colors and fonts
The widgets you select and the clock can be further customized with an addition of colors options and font choices.
Tap on the various parts within the Lock Screen to enable you to utilize the “Font and Color” tool to choose from a range of colors or even create your own.
You can also alter the brightness of the colors by moving the slider to the bottom of the screen, as well as alter the font used by the system clock.
iOS 16 Lock Screen photo options
If you choose to set an image to be the background for your iOS 16 Lock Screen background you can alter it further using a number of choices.
Users can use the pinch feature to alter the crop and then swipe through a variety of options that can be used to modify the appearance of the image. In the above image for example, we’ve chosen the “Color Wash” option with a blue color.
There are other options available in Duotone, Color Backdrop (keeping the subject’s color in the standard), Black & White and Studio Lighting.
If your photograph contains the required depth information from the time it was taken you can enable “Depth Effect” using the ellipsis icon in the lower right. This will allow the subject’s image to be displayed an in front of the camera.
