Your :Lck Screen is the point of first contact between you and your device, so creating one you enjoy using is important. Apple lets you create as many lock screens as you wish so you can switch between them whenever you want. This also makes it easy to experiment with different designs.

To create a new Lock Screen, go to “Settings,” and select “Wallpaper.”

Then tap on “Add New Wallpaper.”

Alternatively, press and hold your lock screen until you see “Customize,” then click the “+” icon.

Similarly, if you want to delete the Lock Screen, press and hold the lock screen until you see “Customize.” Then, swipe upwards and tap on the red trash icon, which will appear at the bottom of the screen.

The wallpaper is the central theme of your Lock Screen and forms the basis of its aesthetic. The wallpaper is the first thing you’ll select when creating a new Lock Screen. On the wallpaper menu, you can choose between a photo, emoji, color, or even weather and astronomy. Once selected, you can apply various edits to the wallpaper, such as filters, depth effects, and zoom.

Filters can help you enhance the appearance of the wallpaper, while the depth effect allows you to control the dimensional arrangement of your Lock Screen, bringing images to the foreground or background of the clock and other widgets. You can also choose a Photo Shuffle, which uses a slideshow of your choice of images as your wallpaper. You can set the shuffle frequency to either hourly, daily, on lock, or tap.

The wallpaper menu also shows featured wallpapers and suggests other themes, giving you a wider variety of options. To change an existing one, open “Settings,” and select “Wallpapers.” Then, swipe right to view and choose the Lock Screen you want to change. Once you do this, tap on “Customize,” which will take you to the Lock Screen you selected.

From there, you can tap the icon on the bottom left of the Lock Screen to choose a new photo, emoji, color, etc., as your wallpaper.

Once your lock screen wallpaper is set, you have to decide if you want a matching Home Screen, as you can choose separate Lock Screen and home screen wallpapers.

Change Your Preferred Clock Style

Apple’s Lock Screen customization does not stop at wallpapers, you can go further by editing your clock style. After the wallpaper, the clock is the next centerpiece of your device’s Lock Screen, taking up a good chunk of space. Once your wallpaper is finalized, you’ll be able to customize the clock.

Tap on the clock to see which options you have available to you. A “Font & Color” menu will pop up, showing different appearance options, including fonts, colors, as well as sizes. A default color is usually set from the wallpaper’s colors, but you can change it by selecting a different one on the color wheel. You also have the option of six different fonts.

Furthermore, you can click the Globe icon to select from the numeral options of Arabic, Arabic Indic, Devanagari, Khmer, and Burmese. Depending on your chosen wallpaper, you can also set the depth effect (as mentioned earlier).

Your iPhone and iPad’s Lock Screen is as much about functionality as it is about aesthetics. That said, widgets are a great way to boost the functionality of your Lock Screen. You can select a variety of widgets, including battery meters, reminders, calendars, and weather. You can also add widgets from third-party applications you frequently use, allowing you quick access to those applications.

There are many useful iPhone Lock Screen widgets; selecting one depends on your needs and usage. Some common widgets include Mail, Spotify, and Snapchat. Some widgets allow you to access functions without even launching the associated app.