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In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has introduced a variety of customization options for the iPhone Lock Screen, including the ability to add widgets and style the look of the digital clock. Among the new changes you can make to the digital clock readout on the Lock Screen, Apple now allows you to switch the time display from Arabic numerals to Arabic-Indic symbols. The following steps...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has opened up the Lock Screen to a wealth of personalization options not seen before. iPhone users can change not only the wallpaper but also the clock font and color, and with the addition of widgets, users can customize the look and control the information density. As a result of all the new personalization features, Apple has overhauled the Lock Screen...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has brought several personalization features to the iPhone Lock Screen that enable you to get just the wallpaper you want, including options to add widgets and change the font and style of the digital clock. Of course, if all you want is a minimal colored wallpaper with nothing else going on, Apple has included this option too. The following steps show you ...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has added multiple options to customize the iPhone Lock Screen, including the ability to change the font and color, apply filters, and even add information-rich widgets to your wallpaper. Apple has also included a handful of dynamic Lock Screen wallpapers that adapt to specific real-world variables, including an astronomy wallpaper that shows the current...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has introduced some major changes to its mobile operating system, including a complete overhaul of the Lock Screen experience. One of Apple's aims in ‌iOS 16‌ is to make personalization of your iPhone's Lock Screen a fun and rewarding experience that goes beyond just adding a wallpaper to it. To that end, Apple has made it possible for you to apply unique...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has introduced some major changes to the Lock Screen experience, including the ability to have the wallpaper shuffle between a pre-selected set of photos. Using the new Shuffle option, you can select multiple pictures from your photo library and opt to have the wallpaper shuffle between them on a set hourly or daily schedule, or every time you wake or tap...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has introduced some major changes to its mobile operating system, including a complete overhaul of the Lock Screen experience. On an iPhone running ‌‌‌iOS 16‌‌‌, it's possible to customize the Lock Screen in ways that were simply not possible before, thanks to new options to apply unique fonts, colors, filters, and, for the first time, add widgets. ...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has added multiple options to customize the iPhone Lock Screen, including the ability to change the font and color, apply filters, and even add information-rich widgets. As a result of these feature additions, the interface for editing the Lock Screen has changed in ‌iOS 16‌. This article shows you how to navigate the process of setting a photo as your Lock ...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has added multiple options to customize the iPhone Lock Screen, including the ability to apply different styles or "looks" to your chosen wallpaper picture. This article explains how it's done. With the Lock Screen in ‌iOS 16‌, Apple set out to give ‌iPhone‌ users the ability to create something that looks slick like a magazine cover, but in a way that's...

After a long wait, Meta this week announced the ability to transfer WhatsApp chat history, photos, videos, and voice messages from Android to iPhone while maintaining end-to-end encryption. The system uses Apple's Move to iOS app for Android phones, and can be initiated during the setup process for a new (or factory reset) ‌iPhone‌. This article runs through the steps involved in transferring...

Apple announced iOS 16 at its Worldwide Developers Conference, paving the way for developers and public beta testers to test the new operating system for iPhone before its official release in the fall. iSO 16 introduces new Lock Screen personalization features including widgets, new Messages features like Mark as Unread and the ability to edit or delete sent messages, new Focus filters, new ...

Apple announced macOS 13 Ventura at its Worldwide Developers Conference, paving the way for developers and public beta testers to test the new operating system for Mac before its official release in the fall. macOS Ventura introduces a new multitasking feature called Stage Manager, a revamped Mail app, enhanced Spotlight Search, a next-generation authentication technology called Passkeys,...

Apple announced iPadOS 16 at its Worldwide Developers Conference, paving the way for developers and public beta testers to test the new iPad operating system before its official release in the fall. ‌iPadOS 16‌ introduces new multitasking features, new collaboration features in Messages and Safari, an improved Mail app, a dedicated Weather app, and more. This version also includes "pro"...

Apple has introduced several improvements to Focus modes in iOS 16, and one of them is the ability to link a custom Lock Screen to a particular Focus mode. With the wealth of personalization options that can now be applied to Lock Screens, this means you can customize them specifically to better reflect your focus. One of the great things about iOS 16 is that it allows you to make Lock...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has enhanced its Visual Look Up capability for photos by making it possible to isolate the subject of a picture from its background so that you can copy it to the clipboard for use elsewhere or share it in another app. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Apple says the feature relies on advanced machine learning, and in our time...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has added multiple options to customize the iPhone Lock Screen, including the ability to change the font and color, apply filters, and even add information-rich widgets to your wallpaper. Apple has created a variety of customizable Lock Screen wallpaper types that you can choose from, including shuffling photos, Emoji backgrounds, Apple Collections, and...

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has introduced some major changes to its mobile operating system, not least of which is a total overhaul of the Lock Screen. On an iPhone running ‌iOS 16‌, it's possible to customize the Lock Screen in ways that were simply not possible before, thanks to new options to apply unique fonts, colors, filters, and, for the first time, add widgets....

In iOS 16, currently in beta, Apple has introduced some major changes to its mobile operating system, including a complete overhaul of the Lock Screen experience. On an iPhone running ‌‌iOS 16‌‌, it's possible to customize the Lock Screen in ways that were simply not possible before, thanks to new options to apply unique fonts, colors, filters, and, for the first time, add widgets. One...

With iOS 16, Apple introduced a complete overhaul of the iOS Lock Screen, making it more customizable than ever and able to display information-rich widgets. This article shows you how to personalize your iPhone's Lock Screen in ‌iOS 16‌, which is currently still in beta. In ‌iOS 16‌, you can customize the Lock Screen with unique fonts, colors, and, for the first time, widgets. To get started,...

If you're keen to try out the new features and improvements in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, you can test beta versions of the software today. Keep reading to learn how to download and install it on your device. With ‌iOS 16‌ and ‌iPadOS 16‌, Apple is introducing several new features and improvements, including a revamped Lock Screen, editing and undo features for Messages, new SharePlay features, an...