Create a custom iPhone Lock Screen (2024)

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Create a custom iPhone Lock Screen? ›

Create a Wallpaper Background

To do this, go to Settings > Wallpaper and tap Add New Wallpaper. Alternatively, swipe down from the top left of the screen until the Lock Screen appears, long-press on any empty area of the screen, and tap the plus (+) icon. From here, there are a few ways to tweak your Lock Screen.

Create a Wallpaper Background

To do this, go to Settings > Wallpaper and tap Add New Wallpaper. Alternatively, swipe down from the top left of the screen until the Lock Screen appears, long-press on any empty area of the screen, and tap the plus (+) icon. From here, there are a few ways to tweak your Lock Screen.

With iOS 16, you can add widgets to your Lock Screen to get information at a glance — for example, the temperature, air quality, battery level, or upcoming calendar events. Touch and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize button appears, then tap Customize. Select Lock Screen. Tap Add Widgets.

How to set up screen lock pattern. Tap Settings > Security & privacy > Device lock > Screen Lock. If prompted, enter your current lock screen code. Tap Pattern, enter a pattern, and tap Next.

In the Settings app, tap Wallpaper. Tap Add New Wallpaper. Tap Photos, People, Photo Shuffle, or Live Photo to choose your own photo. You can also select a wallpaper from a category like Weather & Astronomy, Kaleidoscope, Emoji, Unity, Pride, Collections, or Color.

Search for "live wallpaper" in the Apple App Store and choose an app like intoLive. It's free, but a Pro version offers more features. Select your video. After giving the app access to your camera roll, pick the video you want to convert.

In iOS 16, one can also change the two wallpapers from the lock screen. All users have to do is press and hold on the iPhone's lock screen, swipe left or right to browse the available options, and tap to choose one.

Head back to Wallpaper & style > Lock screen, and you'll see a selection of wallpapers to pick from. Tap More wallpapers to see the full range of provided backdrops or to pick one from your phone's gallery. Pick a wallpaper from Android's built-in selection, or choose a photo of your own.

Tap Add New Wallpaper. Select Photo Shuffle from the top row of options. On the Photo Shuffle screen, set a frequency (On Tap, On Lock, Hourly or Daily). Then choose a set of photos that will shuffle as you use your iPhone throughout the day.

How do I make my iPhone Lock Screen and wallpaper different? ›

Step 1: From your iPhone's lock screen, press and hold any blank space to open the lock screen picker. Step 2: Swipe left or right to locate the lock screen for which you'd like to edit the corresponding home screen wallpaper. Step 3: Select the Customize button below the lock screen image.

With iOS 16, users can change their home screen wallpaper and set an image they clicked, an emoji background, or featured pictures as the wallpaper. To do so, they need to open the 'Wallpaper' options menu in the 'Settings' app, which contains all the options.