The lock screen is the true star of iOS 16. Apple has reconceived its purpose altogether, shifting it from just a clock and a bunch of notifications to something much more like a second homescreen.

Starting with iOS 16, your iPhone's lock screen is so much more than just a long list of alerts and a clock stacked atop your wallpaper.You can now customize the first screen you see every time ...

With iOS 16, it’s adding Lock Screen widgets including a glanceable Word of the Day, quick access to Search (so you can look things up without unlocking your iPhone) and a Learn widget for ...

Tap the empty widget part, choose the “Lock Launcher” app, and add the widget that you created. You can add up to four icons in the panel. The app lets you create two widgets and the entire ...

If you have a Samsung Galaxy phone, you can easily add widgets to the lock screen using these steps: Long press an empty spot on your lock screen and enter your PIN to unlock the device. Tap the ...

And if you don't like any controls on your lock screen, here's how to remove them for good. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown ...

Then, you delete the default lock screen camera icon, which leaves behind an empty spot with a + sign on it. Tap that spot, and it opens up a menu with a list of all your available shortcuts.