The iOS 16 lock screen, the biggest update ever, has a new feature that allows you to display your favorite photos without the clock disturbing them, excellent color filters that change the same photo into a different atmosphere, change the font of the clock, and many more. With the customization function, you can now arrange it the way you want.
There is also a function to randomly display your favorite photos each time you lock the screen, but some people may be greedy to put more than just one photo on one screen.
In such a case, the application “Widgetsmith” that can place a photo widget on the lock screen is convenient.
What you can do with Widgetsmith App
Widgetsmith, which became famous in iOS 14 where you can put widgets on the home screen, is an application that allows you to place various widgets on the home screen and lock screen. Few people know about it.
There are several apps that allow you to put photo widgets on the lock screen, such as “Photowidget“, but after actually trying several, “Widgetsmith” introduced this time was the easiest to use.
It also has the minimum necessary functions.
- Place your favorite photos as a widget on the lock screen
- Randomly display your favorite photos by specifying the album of the photo app
- View photos with a cropped background
Create a photo widget with widgetsmith
The flow of adding a widget that can launch an application independently to the lock screen using “Widgetsmith” is as follows. First, download the app from the App Store .
Download Widgetsmith from the App Store
Launch Widgetsmith
After launching Widgetsmith and selecting the Lock Screen tab, tap Add Circular Widget to display the photo in a circle, or tap Add Rectangular Widget to display the photo horizontally.
Select photo widget
If you want to display a single photo in the widget, select Photo, move to the Photo tab, press the Choose from Photos button, and select the photo you want to display on the lock screen.
Select the photo you want to display on your lock screen
Move the photo displayed in the preview to adjust its position. Select Isolate People to cut out the background. After adjusting, tap Save at the top right of the screen
Select album
If you want to display multiple photos, select Photos in Album, then go to the Album tab and select the album you want to display on the lock screen. After selecting, tap Save at the top right of the screen.
The albums displayed here can be created with the iOS standard photo app. Let’s create an album with the photos you want to display on the lock screen in advance.
Add the created photo widget to your lock screen and you’re done
After successfully creating the photo widget, let’s add the widget to the lock screen
Add the Photo Widget to Lock Screen
Once you’ve created your widget, add a photo widget to your lock screen and you’re done.
Show edit screen
Tap Customize to edit your lock screen
Select Lock Launcher
Tap Add Widget under the clock and select Widgetsmith.
Add Widget
Tap rectangular Widgets to add a 1×1 square widget or Rectangular Widgets to add a 2×1 horizontal widget.
Widget selection
Tap the widget added to the lock screen and select the created widget from the list.
Widget added
Tap the “X” button, then tap the Done button at the top right of the screen.
Custom home screen
If you want to apply the lock screen wallpaper to the home screen, select Set wallpaper to both, and if you want to customize the home screen, select Customize home screen.
