The customization of your iPhone locking screen is not new, because Apple has offered this capacity since iOS 16. But iOS 26 brings a new dimension to lock the customization of the screen, bringing adaptive time and spatial photo features to the mixture.
The adaptive time is based on the liquid glass interface by making its debut on iOS 26, so that the clock on the locking screen evolves dynamically to fill the scene, interacting with the image you have chosen as wallpaper of the lock screen. Speaking of this wallpaper, the space photo function can give any image you choose from depth and 3D effects, so that the prospect of the photo changes when you move your phone.
You can see the impact of these modifications by yourself when you download the public beta version iOS 26. Otherwise, the changes will be available for all the devices supported by iOS 26 when the full version of the iPhone software update will be released in the fall. (An exception: you will need an iPhone 12 or later to live space photos.)
If you have not created your own iPhone locking screen for some time, it is worth examining how to make these changes once you have gone to iOS 26, because there are many more options at your disposal than in recent iOS versions. Here is how to customize your iPhone locking screen in iOS 26, emphasizing the use of a spatial image as a iPhone wallpaper.
1. Start creating a new locking screen.
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The fastest way to create a new locking screen remains Tapping and maintenance of your current iPhone locking screen. Your phone will reveal a carousel of the current lock screen options. Tapping Persurize allows you to modify existing locking screenswhile Plus (+) button taping allows you to create a new one.
2. Select your background
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When you create a new locking screen, you will be taken on a screen with different wallpaper options that you can scroll. Select the wallpaper you want by typing it.
Wallpaper options include:
- Featured: A photo block of your library, as well as wallpaper options provided by Apple
- Photo-photo: More images from your library that will mix between similar themes throughout the day
- Spatial scenes: Photos selected automatically by iOS 26 with applied 3D type effects (don’t worry if you don’t like the options here – you can apply spatial effects in the photo you choose later)
- Weather and astronomy: Wallpapers provided by the apple which reflect current weather conditions or astronomical events
- Emoji: Wallpapers with popular emoji
- Kaleidoscope: As its name says, these are kaleidoscope type patterns
- Unit: Apple wallpapers celebrate the history and culture of blacks
- Pride: Apple wallpapers that celebrate the LGBTQ + community
- iOS 26: These wallpaper has glass effects and move dynamically, reflecting the aesthetics of liquid glass
- Collections: Wallpapers provided by Apple – If you like the clown fish wallpaper associated with the original iPhone, here is where you will find it
3. Adjust your photo
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Once you have chosen an image, you can adjust how it appears on the iPhone screen by pinch the zoom and the cropping. If you do, you may also want to adjust the clock size Enter the lower right corner and drag to enlarge or shrink he.
If you have chosen a regular photo, it is also your chance to add space effects. Press the hexagon -shaped icon on the right side of the screen to apply a spatial effect – A message generating spatial scene will appear. Note that you will again need to crop the image to place it to your liking. If you want to cancel the space effect, press the hexagonal icon again.
4. Change the font and the color of your lock screen
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From now on, the stages of personalization of your lock screen in iOS 26 are very similar to what they have been since iOS 16. Press the clock area To adjust the font and the color of the clock and all the widgets that appear on the locking screen. You have four different police styles and a cursor allows you to adjust the size. Colorful circles allow you to change the text dyeing on the screen.
A new addition to iOS 26 is the ability to switch between glass styles and solid styles for the police. The first option is more translucent.
5. Add widgets
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You can add widgets in two areas – at the top of the screen where the date is currently or the area blocked on the screen that reads “add widgets”.
If you Press the date areaYou will be able to replace the current date with Widgets for the weather, calendar events, reminders or a host of other options.
In the same way, Pressing Add widgets The area gives you space for four square widgets, although there are larger rectangular options that provide more details. You can scroll through the options for integrated and third -party applications. For my locking screen, I chose widgets that show all the alarms that I have defined, current progress towards my travel objective, weather conditions and a shortcut to record my healthy drugs.
6. Adjust the central control shortcuts
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From iOS 18, you were able to put your own shortcuts at the control center on the lock screen, replacing the default flashlight and the camera controls. To add your own control, Press the minus button by one or the other of the current options, then Press the remaining icon. Choose your new central control shortcut In the list of options provided.
7. Save your work
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Once you are satisfied with all your DIYs, Press Add In the upper right corner of the screen. Tapping Cancel Schec of the lock screen that you have personalized.
8. Choose your home screen
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Wait – You haven’t finished. You must always define a wallpaper agreement with your personalized home screen. If you like the image you have chosen for the lock screen, you can also make it your wallpaper of the home screen by pressing on set of wallpaper. To choose a different image, Press customize the home screen.
From there you can Choose a new photo by selecting the photo And choose an image from your library. You can also opt for a background of color or degraded or apply a blur to the wallpaper.
And that’s all there is to customize your iOS 26 locking screen. If you are looking for more information on the new software, see our IOS 26 guide and its overview of all new features. We can also show you how to use the Hold Assist function on telephone calls in iOS 26 and how to go to translucent icons using the liquid glass interface.
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