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How to customize iPhone Lock Screen?

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Starting with iOS 16, you can now customize your iPhone and iPad lock screens with fun widgets and wallpapers! In this thorough tutorial, we will explain how to customize your iPhone lock screen and what has become possible with iOS 16!!!

What can be customized on the lock screen?

In iOS 15, only wallpapers could be customized, but with iOS 16, the following customizations are now possible:

- Changing the font of the clock

- Adding a widget above the clock in a single line

- Freely adding widgets such as schedules, weather, and timers, app Launchers below the clock

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How to customize the lock screen

Let’s change to “Edit Lock screen” mode

1. Long press an empty area on the lock screen

2. Automatically switch to the home screen selection and tap the "Customize" button

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3. Tap “Lock Screen” and then your iphone is now in lock screen edit mode!

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How to Change Lock screen wallpaper

1. Tap Photo icons then select the photo you want to set!

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(Depend on the device, You will lead to making wallpaper mode, but if you have the photo to set as a lock screen wallpaper, select “Photo”, then select “All”, you can select photo from your album)

2. If you only want to change the lock screen wallpaper, simply select “Done” here.

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How to change the font and text color of the lock screen clock

1. In the editing screen, tap the clock area! Choose your favorite combination from the font and color options that are displayed. Once done, tap the "×" button next to "Font and Color."

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How to Add Widgets on Lock Screen

About Inline Widget

1. Tap the date area above the clock, then a list of available widgets will be displayed. Choose your favorite one by tapping it.

Once you've set the widget you like, tap the "x" button next to "Select Widget" to return to the edit screen.

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About widgets below the clock

1. In the edit screen, tap "Add Widget," and a list of available widgets will appear from the bottom. Select the one you want.

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2. By scrolling down, you can see lock screen widgets sorted by app (if it doesn't appear in the list, try selecting the app and checking it!).

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Different apps offer a variety of widget options. Try adding your favorite widget! (For example, in this case, we selected a weather app and added one of the eight widgets available in the app.)

After you finish editing, tap “Done” and swipe up to finish the edit mode.

1.Once the settings are complete, tap the "Done" button in the top right corner.

2.Swipe up to finish the edit mode.

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It’s all done!

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How to set different images for the lock screen and home screen wallpapers:

If you want to set different images for the lock screen and home screen wallpapers;

1.Long-press the lock screen again and Tap “Customize”

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2.Select "Home screen" and Choose "Photo"

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4. Select “Photo” and Tap “Done”(If your photo is blurred, tap the "Blur" button to deselect it.)

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6. Tap “Done” and swipe up to finish the edit mode.

Done!

If you've customized your lock screen, let's customize your home screen too!

Did you know that you can actually customize your home screen to look stylish as well? You can create a fashionable design by combining widgets, app icons, and wallpapers!

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The recommended app to use is WidgetClub, which has won first place in the App Store's home screen design ranking!

You don't need to collect materials, and you can choose from 500 stylish home screen customization ideas!

To customize your lock screen stylishly, an app is essential!

If you want to customize your lock screen more stylishly, an app is a must! With a dedicated app, you can set various information on your lock screen, such as "countdown to your favorite's birthday"!

What you can do with a lock screen customization app

1. Set up a photo widget!

Not only lock screen wallpapers, but you can also add photos as widgets like this! Make your lock screen even more stylish with your favorite photos🖤

2. Set up an anniversary widget on your lock screen

With the anniversary widget, you can see at a glance things like "● days since debut" and "● days since we started dating"! Count down your important anniversaries!

3. Countdown to a specific day on the lock screen!

With the countdown widget, you can quickly check how many days are left until an event, such as an exam, without having to count every time! It can also count down to your favorite artist's release date!

4. App icon widget to open apps directly from the lock screen!

The icon widget can also be used as an app launcher! Tap the widget on the lock screen, and the app opens directly!

5. Inline widget to add custom text or information above the lock screen clock

You can add any information to the inline widget that can be added to the date area!

There's no doubt that your passion for your favorite artists will be even more productive! Even if you don't have a favorite artist, using the lock screen app launcher feature can help you quickly open apps and improve work and life efficiency! Personally, I found it convenient to place payment apps like PayPay on the lock screen, allowing for quick checkouts.

Learn how to customize your lock screen in a video!

Check out this easy setup tutorial for the WidgetClub lock screen!

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