Learn how to create the viral iPhone lock screen with iOS 26’s depth effect, underwater clock, and advanced customization features.

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 ...

The lock screen in iOS 26 has been thoughtfully redesigned to balance practicality with visual sophistication, offering a more dynamic and user-friendly interface. Key updates include: iOS 26 extends ...

Apple keeps adding ways to tweak the effects of Liquid Glass in iOS 26. Here's the latest tool, which adjusts the ...

The iPhone’s lock screen isn’t just the place you check the time or your notifications anymore — it’s a fully customizable space where you can express your personality, highlight your favorite photos ...

The depth effect on the iOS 16 lock screen can work with pretty much any image, not just Portrait mode images. The image also doesn’t necessarily need to be a photo that you took — even images that ...

Google giveth, and Google taketh away. It’s an all-too-common tale here in the land o’ Android, and it’s exactly what happened in the world of widgets on our lock screens. Now, it’s still entirely ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

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 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. That's why it's a bit odd to see the company put both its minimalism and fandom at risk by putting ads on its lock screens, via a new "Lock Glimpse" ...