How to Customize iPhone Lock Screen

This practical guide explains how to customize iPhone lock screen. Follow the steps in order, review the requirements first, and use the troubleshooting notes when a setting or option does not work as expected.

How to customize iPhone lock screen

Step 1:

After upgrading to iOS 16, we log in to the device. Next, press and hold on the iPhone lock screen . This will display wallpaper options for the iPhone lock screen. Swipe to both sides to choose the iPhone lock wallpaper you want.

Step 2:

To add a new iPhone lock screen , swipe down to the bottom at Add New and tap the blue plus icon .

Step 3:

Now you will see many options for iPhone lock screen styles , such as weather, emoji, colors. You see all the suggestions in this interface and then select the new screen style you want to use.

Step 4:

For example, with the emoji lock screen , you can change the emoji you want by clicking on the icon . Here you will select other emojis. The result will be a new lock screen as below.

In addition, you also have the option to display emoji icons on the lock screen such as spiral style, circle style, large grid, small grid.

Next we have the option to change the background by choosing the background color. After finishing the design, click Done to save the newly created screen.

Note, depending on the type of wallpaper you choose, there will be different customizations.

Step 5:

In addition, when you select the plus icon , you can add widgets to access right on the lock screen . You find the widget you want to add on the iOS 16 lock screen.

Each widget will have different sizes and display content. We just need to hold down and move the widget into the plus box . You can use 2 widgets at the same time.

Step 6:

The result is a changed iPhone lock screen as shown below. Tap on the widget to access the content instantly.

You can change it back if you are not satisfied by clicking Customize on the existing lock screen, or create a completely new iPhone lock screen as instructed above.

Video tutorial to create iOS 16 lock screen