The customizable lock screen was by far the most awaited feature in iOS 18. With the update out now, users are trying to figure out what features it offers and how to customize their lockscreens, as they are the first thing a person looks at on an iPhone.
Guide to Customize Lock Screen on iOS 18:
Customizing your lock screen on iOS 18 is easy; it takes around 5 minutes. However, the update requires an iPhone 8 or newer. Here’s how to style your lock screen.
Long Press on the Lock Screen
To start modifying, long press anywhere on the lock screen(other than the notifications).
Your lock screen will now zoom out, and you’ll see two buttons on the bottom of your iPhone: a Customize option and a (+) button to add a new starting-from-scratch lock screen.
- Users can also change their lock screen in the Settings app under Wallpapers.
iOS 18 allows users to have more than just one permanent lock screen. You can add lock screens and change them either manually or automatically(by having specific wallpapers to specific focus modes).
Choose Lock Screen Style
The first thing you have to do is to choose what wallpaper you want. There are several new options you can choose from, which include;
- Astronomy: This new option shows a globe with different options. You can see the globe or a close-up with your location on it. You can also see the same features with the moon, and you can witness our Solar System.
- Emoji:Â Users can choose up to 6 emojis, which will then be their wallpaper after they’re put into a pattern
- Photo Shuffle:Â This option automatically changes your lock screen images throughout the day. You can set images for a set amount of time.
- Photos:Â A photo background selected from your Gallery.
- Color:Â This option allows you to pick a plain background color.
Customise Time Display on iOS 18
Now that you have styled your lock screen, iOS 18 allows you to change the font for your time display as well.
To change your time display, you simply have to tap on the time to pull out the Font and color picker. In iOS 18, Apple has also introduced numbers in different languages, users now can look at their time in Arabic, Indic, and Devanagari. There are 6 different font styles to choose from and a range of different colors.
Add Your Widgets
Users can have five different widgets on their Lock Screen. Most of these widgets are tappable, but the apps with private information cannot be accessed until Face ID recognizes you.
Under the time: You can add four different widgets below the time. You have four circular or square slots. There’s no limit, though. Users can have none or all four slots with widgets.
Above the time: iOS 18 allows you to remove the date and have a widget instead of it. Users have room for a small horizontal widget above the time.
Apple already has many built-in widgets, but it’s allowed developers to add their own. Many apps already have their widgets for the new lock screen out now.
Change Options and Filters to customise lockscreen on iOS 18
For all the new Lock Screen designs, users are allowed to have a set number of options to change. Users can change options, filters, and more by long pressing the lock screen and tapping customize on the lock screen they’re willing to edit.
For photos, users can swipe right and left to change their filters, and like before, users can set whether they want perspective zoom or not. For the Photo shuffle option, tap the button on the lower left to select which photo you’d like on your lock screen and for how long you want them.
Decide Notification Style on iOS 18
As per default, notifications are stacked on the bottom of the screen. To view these notifications, you must tap on the most recent one. Apple has allowed users to change how they want their notifications to appear. You can do that in the Settings app rather than on the Lock Screen.
You can swipe the stack down to see a Count of your notifications or swipe the stack upward to see the full list as you would on earlier versions of iOS. But in Settings > Notifications, you can change the default to any of these views.
That’s all you need to know about how to customize lockscreen on iOS 18Â on iPhone and iPad. If you have any questions or would like to share a customized version of your iPhone lock screen, please do that in the comments.
