
The bottom widget space lets you add up to four small widgets.

The date will always remain in the same box sans the month name. The top widget space where the date resides can be customized to include moon events, calendar events, Activity ring progress, and other widget stats. You can put widgets above and below the time. You can tap on most widgets when your iPhone is unlocked and on the lock screen to jump you to their associated apps. For example, the Weather app has a widget that shows the weather in any you choose, and the Calendar app has a widget to display the date or the next event. Widgets display frequently updated data from their primary apps. Plus, you can add widgets to any lock screen design. You'll see widgets already on your lock screen if you choose one of the available designs in the gallery that has them, but you can edit the ones you see whenever you want. However, you can visit the "Wallpaper" settings to add a new wallpaper, which will switch the lock screen to whatever you create. This is the only way to switch between lock screens since there isn't a switching option in Settings –> Wallpaper. To change lock screens, tap and hold the image, date, or time on the lock screen, then swipe left or right and tap the theme you want.

Don't Miss: All 350+ New iOS 16 Features for Your iPhoneĪpple's iOS 16 lets you create multiple lock screens that you can switch between whenever you want, and you don't even have to leave the lock screen to do it.There are many new wallpaper options, cool effects, Focus integration, and data-rich widgets, to name a few of the new features. The new lock screen capabilities are available in iOS 16, and it doesn't look like they'll be hitting iPads until next year, likely with iPadOS 17.

The theme of this upgrade is customization, giving you complete control over the look and functionality of your iPhone's lock screen. Apple just made its most significant update ever to the iOS lock screen, with a lot of features to be excited about.
