For years, the Lock Screen on the iPhone and iPad was a minimalist affair. You could check the date, time, and your latest notifications but not much else. With more recent updates to iOS and iPadOS, ...

Your phone’s lock screen displays notifications and alerts without unlocking it. You can also access some features directly ...

The Android lock screen has evolved many times over the years. There have been various slide-to-unlock methods, and OEMs have always put their own spin on things. As it turns out, there are also a lot ...

You can change your lock screen on an iPhone to any photo you have saved, a series of photos, and more. If your iPhone has iOS 16 or newer, you can also choose from a gallery of premade lock screens ...

Google announced today that the upcoming Android 16 QPR1 release will bring lock screen widget support to phones. Android 16 QPR1 isn’t expected to roll out until September, but we managed to activate ...

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Your iPhone’s Lock Screen was previously limited to showing the date and time (as well as a few other status icons like your iPhone’s battery life and connectivity), but that’s about it. Thanks to iOS ...

The lock screen's big clock is great, but there are a few more changes iOS 26 brought to your device. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his ...

Apple continues to refine the look and feel of the iPhone with each major iOS release, and iOS 26 places more emphasis than ever on personalization. The one big change is the introduction of Spatial ...