Controlling iPhone's Lock Screen: Try iOS 16's New Widgets.

Modify your iPhone's look with the new iOS 16 lock-screen widgets.

Apple's latest mobile OS, iOS 16, was released last week, and many third-party apps followed suit by releasing updated versions on the same day. The ability to give information or functionality from the iPhone's new customizable lock screen is the most significant new feature for apps in iOS 16.

You can now customize the look of your locked iPhone display by changing the wallpaper, the typeface, and the backdrop. Below the time, you'll find a circle or a rectangle-shaped widget, while a bar-shaped inline device sits atop the time display.

In addition to the widgets preinstalled on your Apple device (for things like the Weather, Calendar, and News), you can also add a plethora of third-party gadgets from your favorite services, like Google (soon). Here are a few of the best widget-containing apps for the new iPhone lock screen in iOS 16. Learn more about iOS 16 and why your iPhone might not support all of the new features by reading this guide to the initial steps you should take when setting up your device.

Customizable Widget Designing Apps with iOS 16.

Widgetsmith:

In 2020, when iOS 14 introduced widgets to the home screen, Widgetsmith, a powerful iPhone app for building and editing your devices, was released. To make the lock screen of an iPhone more personal, the app has integrated widget customization features.

Widgetsmith allows you to make and modify all three varieties of lock screen widgets, including calendar events, text, weather updates, photographs, and more.

Screen Kit:

ScreenKit is another widget-editing program that, with iOS 16, moves into the realm of lock screens. Numerous personalized icons and other visual flourishes are available within the program.

ScreenKit simplifies the process of making a personalized lock screen widget, from scratch, with additional customization possible through changes to the widget's backdrop, colors, and other embellishments.

Apps in iOS 16 that can activate actions or other apps.

Launcher:

Launcher's Widgets have been accessible from the home screen and Today View for quite some time. You may set up shortcuts in the app to launch your favorite music player, call your best friend, or get into a FaceTime call.

Most of Launcher's features have been ported over to the iPhone lock screen. Tapping a loved one's image will immediately initiate a call or text to that individual.

Launchify:

Launchify, a new app released alongside iOS 16, allows users to create shortcuts on their iPhone's lock screen that launch their preferred apps or web pages. It's possible to use your custom icons in addition to the hundreds that come with the application.

Adding two circular widgets to your lock screen is the limit of the free edition of Launchify; for $17 annually or $2 monthly, you can have access to more widgets and install apps that aren't already in the Launchify database.

Lock-screen widgets for iOS 16 include utilities, trackers, and social media apps.

Flighty:

Flighty, a widely used flight monitoring app, has been updated to permit widgets on the lock screen. Now, you must glance at your iPhone to see the most up-to-date information on new arrivals and departures.

You can customize your lock screen with a flight countdown timer, a widget showing the current temperature and weather at your destination, a widget displaying your flight's progress while in the air, or a device showing specific details about your flight, such as your gate number, seat assignment, and baggage claim.

Facebook:

On the day iOS 16 was released, the social networking behemoth Facebook startled its customers by updating its iPhone app to allow two lock screen widgets. You may quickly post important updates from your pals or mark essential birthdays.

There are both square and round variants of the birthday widget available. Widgets come in various shapes and sizes, but the top updates device is only accessible as a bigger rectangular widget and displays the most current Facebook alerts.

Dark Noise:

Dark NoiseNoise, an iPhone app that plays ambient sounds in the background, has become a popular aid for people who need white Noise to sleep. Noise can be played instantly without unlocking your device. All three kinds of widgets have been added to Dark Noise so that you may easily access the app's many noises and sounds.

For Reddit, Apollo:

Its new lock screen widgets for the popular discussion board site, Reddit, would be much appreciated by regular users of this third-party app. Christian Selig, the developer of Apollo for Reddit, has made several new lock screen widgets available so that you can keep tabs on Reddit activity even when your iPhone is locked.

You can customize your Reddit homepage with a wide variety of widgets, such as those that update you on the success of your most recent post, the arrival of new messages, the status of your karma, the popularity of specific content, and your most-frequented subreddits.

WaterMinder:

Keep yourself well-hydrated with the health-oriented iPhone software. WaterMinder, which now offers reminders to drink more water on your iPhone's lock screen. Eight new lock screen widget designs have been added to the app in its most recent version.

The lock screen of your iPhone now features a water gauge, hourly and weekly graphs, and a drinking log.

Things:

Things is a popular personal task manager that lets iPhone users create to-do lists and track their progress as they are completed. With the latest iOS 16, much of the functionality of Things can be accessed right from your iPhone's lock screen.

Things' new widgets let you view your to-do list, create new tasks quickly, and monitor your progress toward completion. The Today list of functions is what the lock screen widget for Things displays by default, but you can change that to display other lists, such as your inbox, due dates, or shopping lists.

Parcel:

The benefits of parcel tracking software You can monitor the delivery status of packages sent via 300 different services, such as UPS, FedEx, DHL, and the US Postal Service, all from within Parcel. The app has been updated for iOS 16 so that you can now track a specific package without unlocking your device. Lock screen widgets from Parcel are available in three shapes: circle, rectangle, and inline.

 iOS 16 brings many new features to iPhones, including lock screen widgets.

As of iOS 16, a wider variety of iPhone apps have been updated or added support for widgets that can be displayed on the lock screen. Here is a rundown of the apps we discovered recently added lock screen widgets for:

Twitter client Aviary 2

A food calorie counter and diet planner

The Cozy Calculator

Track your heart's health with CardioBot.

Humorous Weather App: Carrot

Word of the Day — a dictionary app

The Empirical Sleep Logger

Wonderful — scheduler app

Flanker Finder (Flitsmeister)

The Diet Recording App Foodlapse

Workout stats keeper, Gentler Streak

GoodLinks is a link collection service.

Photographic Application: Halide Mark II

HomeKit's Home Widget is a home-control application.

Widget App for Lock Screens to Quickly Access Anything

Check It Out: LookUp Is Your Mobile Dictionary

Sun Observer (Lumy)

A Weather App Called Mercury

The MoneyCoach Mobile Budgeting App

Daily Inspirational Quotes to Get You Going

NapBot: A Device That Tracks Your Sleep Schedule

Podcasting app: Overcast

The Best of Your Workouts — A Fitness Journal

Recipe organizer and shopping list pestle

Intriguing Developments: Countdown Clocks

The QuickScan OCR Scanner App

RainViewer: Real-time weather radar and storm tracking

Scanner Pro is an advanced mobile scanner.

In the Mountains: Skiing and Snowboarding with Real-Time Snow Reports and GPS Tracking

The SmartGym Exercise App

Audio Player / Soor

Rapid — easy access to your contacts

Motion detector — pedometer

Countdowns – a list of things to do

Running journal with Tempo for Distance Runners

Themify: Personalization for Your Home Screen

To-do list — organizer

TripIt is a trip-planning app.

Strip Weather — Mobile Forecasting Program

Time Zones: A Worldwide Clock and Time Zone Converter

Read our comprehensive tutorial on iOS 16 and the new iPhone 14 to learn why some of iOS 16's new features may not work with your iPhone and how to disable iOS 16's search button on your home screen.