DIY iOS 17: Easily Change Your iPhone Lock Screen

Did you hear that? iOS17 has updated some parts of the lock screen, so maybe you need to fully understand the latest lock screen settings again.

This article will introduce you to 6 options for customizing your lock screen, including personalize a new lock screen, customize your lock screen photos, change iphone lock screen password, change iphone lock screen password, edit or change widgets on Lock Screen, link a Focus mode to your Lock Screen, switch and delete Lock Screens.

There is also an additional technical support. I believe you will gain something after reading this article.

Part 1: How to Create a Custom iPhone Lock Screen (For iOS 17)

The advantage of changing the lock screen is that you can see the information you want through the lock screen without unlocking it. Want to design a unique lock screen just for you? it’s actually really easy.

Option 1: How to personalize a new lock screen

Step 1. Touch and hold the lock screen. After a few moments, the lock screen will shrink and a Customize add new button will appear at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2. Tap the “+” button to create a new lock screen, or swipe to the screen you want to change, tap Custom, and then tap Lock Screen.

Step 3. If you want to create a new lock screen, tap one of the displayed wallpaper options to select it as your lock screen. If you selected “Photos” or “Photo Shuffle”, see the Option 2.

Step 4. Tap the time to drag the slider to make the font heavier or lighter. Or you can design the font, color, and style of the time

Tips: Change the date and time on iPhone-Locate to Settings > General > Date & Time.

Step 5. To add widgets containing information such as today’s headlines, weather, and calendar events on the lock screen so that you can read the latest information without unlocking, please read Option 4.

Step 6. Click Done or Add, then click Set as Wallpaper pair or Customize home screen.

Option 2: How to customize your lock screen photos?

Step 1. If you select a photo for your lock screen, you can reposition the photo, change the photo style, and more.

Step 2. If you need to resize your lock screen photo, pinch your fingers apart on the screen to enlarge the image, drag the image with two fingers to move it, or pinch together to zoom out.

Step 3. If you need to change the style of your photo, swipe left or right to try filters with different styles.

Step 4. If you need to create a multi-layered effect, select an image with people, pets, or the sky, tap the More button in the lower right corner, and select Depth Effect.

Step 5. If you need to create dynamic effects using Live Photos, you first select a Live Photo that can be converted to slow motion, and please click the “Play” button in the lower left corner to play the Live Photo when the device is unlocked.

Step 6. If you want to set the random play frequency, select “Photo Shuffle”, first click the “Browse” button to preview the photo > “More” > the options under “Shuffle Frequency” to set the random play frequency.

Option 3: How to change iphone lock screen password

Step 1. Unlock your iPhone, go Setting > Face ID & Passcode.

Step 2. Enter your current six-digit passcode

Step 3. Change Passcode > enter your old passcode again

Step 4. Lastly, you will be prompted to enter a new password.

Option 4: How to edit or change widgets on Lock Screen

Step 1. Touch and hold the lock screen until the Customize and “+” buttons appear at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2. Locate the lock screen you want to change, click Customize, and then click Lock Screen.

Step 3. Click Add widget below the date or time to add a widget with information like today’s headlines, weather, calendar events, and more.

Step 4. Tap Done or Add, then tap Set as Wallpaper Pair or Customize Home Screen.

Option 5: How to link a Focus mode to your Lock Screen

Focus mode can help you focus on work or study by reducing distracting notifications. You can set a Focus to temporarily turn off all notifications, or only allow notifications for specific software.

Step 1. Press and hold the lock screen until a “Customize” button appears at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2. Click Focus near the bottom of the wallpaper to see the Focus options, which include Do Not Disturb, Personal, Sleep, and Work.

Step 3. Select a focus mode you want and click the Close button.

Option 6: How to switch and delete Lock Screens

You can create multiple custom lock screens and switch between them at any time.

Step 1: Touch and hold the lock screen until the Customize appears at the screen.

Step 2: Swipe to the lock screen you want to use and tap on it.

Step 3: To delete the lock screen you no longer use, swipe to the lock screen you no longer want, then swipe up the screen, and finally click the Trash button.

Bonus: How do I unlock my iPhone if I don’t know the password?

If you forget the iPhone lock screen password, and you don’t know the iPhone’s Apple ID and password, you cannot provide any iPhone ownership information. Then you can use Passixer iPhone Unlocker to help you unlock the locked iPhone screen.

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Now, let’s learn how to unlock iPhone without password below.

Step 1. Download Passixer iPhone Unlocker for free on your PC or Mac. Connect your iPhone to your computer using a USB cable and open our unlocker.

Step 2. Select Wipe Password from the three options and it will automatically detect and identify your device.

Step 3. Please check your iPhone information is absolutely correct. Click Start.

Step 4: Passixer iPhone Unlocker will ask you to enter “0000” to confirm unlocking after downloading the required file package. After confirming the unlocking, the program will officially start to unlock your iPhone.

Step 5: Wait patiently for the unlocking process to continue. When done, remove the usb cable and your iPhone will be unlocked successfully. If you save your data in iCloud or iTunes, please remember to recover your data to avoid data loss.

Conclusion

Do you already have your own unique lock screen? I am glad that you can learn useful knowledge here. If you encounter difficulties in the follow-up iPhone unlock, you can use Passixer iPhone Unlocker, which guarantees 100% security and success, to help you solve the problem. It is committed to researching iOS unlock technology, and has a professional customer service team, which is a software you can trust.