In iOS 16, Apple presented practical and attractive changes to its audience, which has been met with a unique welcome. Ability Customizing the lock screen in iOS 16 One of the fundamental changes in this version of the operating system is that it has made it easier to personalize the device based on the user’s taste. In this article, we are going to teach this attractive feature step by step and we will also give explanations about widgets and the Focus section. So if you want to get information about this, follow us to the end of this article.

Teaching the steps of personalizing the lock screen in iOS 16

To personalize the lock screen in iOS 16, it is necessary to do the following steps carefully and in order:

1. First, make sure iOS 16 is installed on your iPhone.

2. Then keep your finger on the lock screen for a few moments.
3. If you are using an old wallpaper for your lock screen, you need to replace it with a new photo to access the next steps.
4. There is a blue icon with a + sign in the bottom left corner of the screen. Tap on it.
5. Select a new image from the top categories or swipe down to reveal more options.
6. Tap on the + sign below the clock to select the desired widget. In this section, the most used widgets are at the beginning of the list and other options are placed after it.
7. Tap on the time widget to customize the font and color of the clock display.
8. If you want to add a new widget at the top of the screen, tap on the date. The options you can choose for the new widget are Calendar, Clock, Fitness, Reminders, Stock and Weather. It should be noted that things like stocks may not be of much use to users living in Iran.

Steps to set wallpaper as Photo Shuffle

Know that if you tap the Customize button on an old wallpaper, you must select the Add New option in the next step. On the new lock screen, the images look crystal clear. You can even set the image to cycle through your photos with the Photo Shuffle wallpaper.

How to change the lock screen font + zoom perspective

If you want to customize the font and color, just tap on it when it’s on the screen, then swipe from right to left to bring up a color palette with different options.

In addition, if you intend to activate the zoom perspective feature, tap on the three-dot icon in the lower right corner of the screen and select Done after completing the required steps.

Add Focus option to lock screen

In addition to the above, you can add the focus option to the lock screen. For this, just go back to the lock screen customization page and tap on the Focus button located at the bottom of the screen.

Widgets in the personalization section of the lock screen in iOS 16

In the empty space at the bottom of the lock screen, you can add widgets with different layouts, such as 4 small widgets, 2 small widgets and 1 large widget, or 2 medium widgets. Tapping on any widget will instantly add it to the screen. Of course, you can also add widgets to the Lock Screen by dragging and dropping. You can also add 1 widget at the top of the date/time.

In fact, after personalizing the lock screen in iOS 16 and after placing the widgets you want on the lock screen, you can get live and real-time data at a glance. However, the lock screen widgets are not directly accessible unlike the widgets in the list of applications (Home Screen) and simply tapping on them will take you to the relevant application such as calendar, reminder and weather.

How many lock screens can be created?

Apparently, there is no limit to the number of lock screens created in iOS 16, and you can edit previous lock screens or add new ones as you like. This case can be considered another advantage of personalizing the lock screen in iOS 16.

How to switch between lock screens?

Just like the Faces in the Apple Watch, just keep your finger on the lock screen and drag it on the screen to switch between the pre-made lock screens. Of course, this is if you have created more than one lock screen.

Delete the created lockscreens

To delete any page, drag it up and then tap on the trash can button that appears below it to remove it from the list.

Personalization of the lock screen in iOS 16 and its effect on the phone’s battery

There’s no doubt that iOS 16 weather and astronomy wallpapers are really cool, but keep in mind that these wallpapers can take a toll on your iPhone’s battery due to constantly sending location requests.

Conclusion

Customizing the lock screen in iOS 16 is one of the important features added to this operating system and has attracted many users. We hope this article was useful for you. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this, be sure to share it with us and other IPS users in the comment section.

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