The lock screen is the first thing you see when you pick up your iPhone, making it a critical component of your setup. To make it both functional and visually appealing, consider these strategies: A ...

One of the stylish visual changes to the iPhone on iOS 26 is a new layout for the lock screen when music is playing. Artwork can now be animated and shown full-screen on the iPhone display, with ...

Customizing your iPhone lock screen is nothing new, as Apple's offered that ability since iOS 16. But iOS 26 brings a new dimension to lock screen customization, bringing adaptive time and spatial ...

Discover the hidden shortcut that lets you add a functional power toggle to your Lock Screen or new iOS 26 Control Center.

In a sense, most software is a work in progress, with companies continuing to roll out tweaks and updates long after the initial release. For an example of that, look no further than iOS 26 in general ...

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Switch the buttons for whatever you want. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac You can change out your iPhone Lock Screen buttons from the standard flashlight and ...

With the iOS 26 public beta now out, you may have chosen to give the new software update a try ahead of its general release in the fall. If that's the case, Apple has made some changes and feature ...

Your iPhone's Lock Screen has built-in media playback controls that appear whenever music, a podcast, or other audio is playing. What you might not realize is that those controls can also include a ...