**Unlocking Your iPhone's Customization Potential: A Deep Dive into Lock Screen Features**

One of the most exciting features to emerge with iOS 16 is the ability to customize your lock screen. To get started, simply wake up your phone and long press on the lock screen itself. This will bring up a plethora of options for you to explore.

**Selecting Your Main Wallpaper**

Once you've unlocked your lock screen's customization potential, you'll be presented with a range of pre-installed wallpapers to choose from. My personal favorite? A stunning photo of my wife – she's beautiful, and I love having her on my phone as a reminder of what's truly important. To add more variety to my lock screen, I can hit the plus button to browse through even more options. With so many different versions of the same image available, it's easy to create a unique look that reflects your personality.

**Exploring the Different Options**

As you navigate through the various wallpaper options, you'll notice several categories at the top, including Photos, People, and Photo Shuffle. These options allow you to add personalized touches to your lock screen, making it feel more like home. For example, if I want to see my wife's face on my lock screen, I can select the "People" option and choose a photo of her that I'd like to feature prominently.

**The Emoji Option**

But what about those who need a little extra motivation to get out of bed in the morning? Apple has introduced an emoji option for users who are struggling with anxiety or depression. By placing up to six emojis on my lock screen, I can create a visually striking and uplifting display that's sure to brighten up even the darkest of mornings.

**Weather and Astronomy Wallpapers**

Of course, not everyone needs (or wants) to see their phone's weather forecast on their lock screen. But for those who do, Apple has introduced an innovative new way of displaying this information – a beautiful, animated wallpaper that simulates the movement of clouds and storms. And if you're more interested in astronomy, there's also an option to display a stunning representation of the night sky.

**Photo Shuffle and People Options**

Speaking of photos, I'm a big fan of the "People" option on my lock screen. This feature allows me to select multiple photos of my loved ones (in this case, my wife and kids) and have them rotate in and out seamlessly. It's a great way to keep my phone feeling fresh and interesting – and it's also a fun way to showcase all the amazing memories I've captured with my family.

**Customizing Your Photo Shuffle Options**

One of the best things about the "People" option is that I can customize how often my photos rotate in and out. Do I want them to change every time I tap the screen? Every time the phone locks and unlocks? Or would I rather have them update hourly or daily? The choice is all mine – and it's great to have so many options at my disposal.

**Fonts, Colors, and Cropping**

In addition to selecting from a range of pre-installed wallpapers, I can also customize how they appear on my lock screen. This includes adjusting the font size and color scheme, as well as cropping the image itself to create a more streamlined look. And if I want to get really creative, I can even apply filters to give my wallpaper an extra boost.

**Adding Widgets**

Finally, one of the most exciting features to emerge with iOS 16 is the addition of widgets to the lock screen. For those who are new to this feature, a widget is essentially a small, self-contained app that can be placed on your home screen or lock screen. With this latest update, you'll have access to a range of pre-installed widgets – including calendars, agendas, and battery information. And if you're feeling adventurous, you can even create your own custom widgets using third-party apps.

**Conclusion**

In short, the new lock screen features in iOS 16 offer an incredible level of customization and flexibility, allowing users to personalize their phone to suit their unique tastes and preferences. From selecting stunning wallpapers to adding widgets and adjusting font sizes, there's never been a better time to make your iPhone truly one-of-a-kind. So don't be afraid to get creative – and don't forget to share your custom lock screen creations with the world!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso ios 16 is here and if you have an iphone it's exactly the sort of update you want to grab sooner rather than later if for no other reason than for the security update seriously that's important don't wait on this there's another big reason you're going to want to try this update as soon as you can customized lock screens this is the first time we have ever seen those on a smartphone they absolutely have not been on android for years apple invented them and now you can have them in ios 16. them jokes but seriously they're really good here and you're going to want to try them soon because you interact with your lock screen probably more than you do anything else during the day more than your spouse more than your kids it's your lock screen that is your new god first i'm phil dickinson this is digital trends go do the things right subscribe to the channel like the video hit the notification bell so you see all the new videos coming up alright that's it you ready let's go take a look at the new lock screens on ios 16. so there are a few things going on here and they're kind of all going on at the same time you can change how the lock screen looks and that has to do with fonts and colors and stuff you can change what's in the background of the lock screen itself too now that in and of itself is not new we've been able to do that for a long time with pictures right but now we can add widgets which adds even more functionality and we're not done yet you can adjust all this depending on your focus which really just means you can have it do one thing during one part of the day and something else during another part of the day so first things first how do we get to any of this so you can still do it sort of from the settings just search for wallpaper and there in fact it gives you a little little hint down there to show you how to do it and that's just fine but there is an easier way just wake up your phone and then long press on the lock screen itself and now it's time for some fun so you can see i've got my main wallpaper there that's my wife she's beautiful love having her on there let's put more of them just go over there and hit the plus button and whoa all right there's a lot going on here but it's also pretty simple so at the top are all the different options we've got photos people photo shuffle all sorts of different versions of the same thing really we'll get more into those in a second now the emoji option is for people who have some serious issues in their life and you'll immediately see what i mean here you can put up to six emoji on your wallpaper which is about seven emoji too many i think and then you can change how they look on there just keep swiping and you see it looks different this is some really messed up stuff but you do you now if you're a more well-adjusted human being there's a really cool weather wallpaper that in no way looks like animated weather wallpapers we've seen on android phones in the past no apple invented them here too there's also an astronomy wallpaper and this one's really cool definitely be sure to swipe through for all the options here look at the moon or if you're boring just go for a color okay nothing wrong with that i'm not gonna judge it's simple it's all just not as much fun so back to the photos and people and photo shuffle options this is what i've been using for a long time now in the betas and i love it the photos and people options are kind of just for a single image at a time and that's fine but it's also kind of boring and my wife is stunning i want to see more of her on my phone and okay my kids too so photo shuffle it is you've got some options here too i don't really care about city so i'm going to uncheck that now you can have your iphone pick which identified people that you want to add this is my wife and kids for example you shouldn't see them on your phone you should see your family or you can choose to add photos manually which really is what i like to do you can pick and choose as many as you want all right so let's just pick a few here you know one two three six whatever and that's what i'm going to use now one last thing here you can choose how often you want the photos to rotate in and out you can do it every time you tap the screen you can do it every time the phone locks and unlocks or you can do hourly which is where i keep it or even daily totally your call here now that's a lot but we're still not done yet so you've got options for the font and the color of the words and the numbers you see here and that's pretty cool play around with that for a little bit and figure out which one you like and now see how my wife's head is actually obscuring the clock a little that's an automatic thing that the phone has done and we can adjust it so you can play around with how the image itself is cropped zoom in and out just like you would if you're zooming in and out on a photo so play around with that too on each individual photo and yes there are filters here so you can go black and white if you want or filter or whatever totally your call we're still not done here right we got one more thing to go widgets so what's a widget you ask it's a little tool right if you've never used one before they're handy there are some built into your phone that's cool different applications that you have installed on your phone are going to have their own widgets too so my list here is going to look a little different than yours you can pick and choose whatever you want to put on there if you want a calendar put a calendar if you want your agenda put your agenda battery info other stuff right totally up to you i actually choose not to put any on my lock screen i just don't like it i want to see my wife she's beautiful did i mention that she's hot so use a widget don't use a widget totally up to you and that's it uh from the start of ios 16 the beginning of lock screen widgets and custom wallpapers and stuff like that really cool this is only going to get better over time right so expect it to change at some point and we're going to have even more options the important part to remember though apple invented here you've never seen this before on any other phone nudge nudge wink wink know what i mean so that's it don't forget subscribe to the channel like this video if you haven't already hit the notification bell so you see the next awesome video from digital trends see you next timeso ios 16 is here and if you have an iphone it's exactly the sort of update you want to grab sooner rather than later if for no other reason than for the security update seriously that's important don't wait on this there's another big reason you're going to want to try this update as soon as you can customized lock screens this is the first time we have ever seen those on a smartphone they absolutely have not been on android for years apple invented them and now you can have them in ios 16. them jokes but seriously they're really good here and you're going to want to try them soon because you interact with your lock screen probably more than you do anything else during the day more than your spouse more than your kids it's your lock screen that is your new god first i'm phil dickinson this is digital trends go do the things right subscribe to the channel like the video hit the notification bell so you see all the new videos coming up alright that's it you ready let's go take a look at the new lock screens on ios 16. so there are a few things going on here and they're kind of all going on at the same time you can change how the lock screen looks and that has to do with fonts and colors and stuff you can change what's in the background of the lock screen itself too now that in and of itself is not new we've been able to do that for a long time with pictures right but now we can add widgets which adds even more functionality and we're not done yet you can adjust all this depending on your focus which really just means you can have it do one thing during one part of the day and something else during another part of the day so first things first how do we get to any of this so you can still do it sort of from the settings just search for wallpaper and there in fact it gives you a little little hint down there to show you how to do it and that's just fine but there is an easier way just wake up your phone and then long press on the lock screen itself and now it's time for some fun so you can see i've got my main wallpaper there that's my wife she's beautiful love having her on there let's put more of them just go over there and hit the plus button and whoa all right there's a lot going on here but it's also pretty simple so at the top are all the different options we've got photos people photo shuffle all sorts of different versions of the same thing really we'll get more into those in a second now the emoji option is for people who have some serious issues in their life and you'll immediately see what i mean here you can put up to six emoji on your wallpaper which is about seven emoji too many i think and then you can change how they look on there just keep swiping and you see it looks different this is some really messed up stuff but you do you now if you're a more well-adjusted human being there's a really cool weather wallpaper that in no way looks like animated weather wallpapers we've seen on android phones in the past no apple invented them here too there's also an astronomy wallpaper and this one's really cool definitely be sure to swipe through for all the options here look at the moon or if you're boring just go for a color okay nothing wrong with that i'm not gonna judge it's simple it's all just not as much fun so back to the photos and people and photo shuffle options this is what i've been using for a long time now in the betas and i love it the photos and people options are kind of just for a single image at a time and that's fine but it's also kind of boring and my wife is stunning i want to see more of her on my phone and okay my kids too so photo shuffle it is you've got some options here too i don't really care about city so i'm going to uncheck that now you can have your iphone pick which identified people that you want to add this is my wife and kids for example you shouldn't see them on your phone you should see your family or you can choose to add photos manually which really is what i like to do you can pick and choose as many as you want all right so let's just pick a few here you know one two three six whatever and that's what i'm going to use now one last thing here you can choose how often you want the photos to rotate in and out you can do it every time you tap the screen you can do it every time the phone locks and unlocks or you can do hourly which is where i keep it or even daily totally your call here now that's a lot but we're still not done yet so you've got options for the font and the color of the words and the numbers you see here and that's pretty cool play around with that for a little bit and figure out which one you like and now see how my wife's head is actually obscuring the clock a little that's an automatic thing that the phone has done and we can adjust it so you can play around with how the image itself is cropped zoom in and out just like you would if you're zooming in and out on a photo so play around with that too on each individual photo and yes there are filters here so you can go black and white if you want or filter or whatever totally your call we're still not done here right we got one more thing to go widgets so what's a widget you ask it's a little tool right if you've never used one before they're handy there are some built into your phone that's cool different applications that you have installed on your phone are going to have their own widgets too so my list here is going to look a little different than yours you can pick and choose whatever you want to put on there if you want a calendar put a calendar if you want your agenda put your agenda battery info other stuff right totally up to you i actually choose not to put any on my lock screen i just don't like it i want to see my wife she's beautiful did i mention that she's hot so use a widget don't use a widget totally up to you and that's it uh from the start of ios 16 the beginning of lock screen widgets and custom wallpapers and stuff like that really cool this is only going to get better over time right so expect it to change at some point and we're going to have even more options the important part to remember though apple invented here you've never seen this before on any other phone nudge nudge wink wink know what i mean so that's it don't forget subscribe to the channel like this video if you haven't already hit the notification bell so you see the next awesome video from digital trends see you next time\n"