How to Add Widgets on the Lock Screen on iOS
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Apple introduced lock screen widgets for the iPhone in iOS 16. Since then you can personalize your own iPhone lock screen, so that it is visually apealing for you, but also with more useful informations displayed by widgets.
We'll show you how you can customize your lock screen very easily. We will use Couple Joy app as an example, but it works the same for any other app you have installed on your iPhone.
Add a Widget on Lock Screen - Step by Step Instructions
- Lock your phone so that you can see your lock screen
- Long Press on Lock Screen and then press on Add Widgets
- Choose the app you want to add a widget for. In this case I'll choose Couple Joy and then press on Select the distance widget to add it on your lock screen.
The widget is now added on your lock screen and it will update from time to time to show the information you need. You can add more widgets to personalize your lock screen as you want.
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