Use Suggested Photos as iPhone Lock Screen in iOS 16: Hands-on Guide

One of the best parts about the suggested photo Lock Screen wallpaper is that it offers plenty of customization options. Be it the depth effect, perspective zoom, font & color, or a variety of styles, it’s got the variety to let you adorn the screen to your liking.

  1. To get going, unlock your iPhone with Face ID or Touch ID.
  2. Now, long press on the Lock Screen to access the Lock Screen gallery.
  3. Tap on the “+” button at the bottom right corner of the screen. Attractively, head over to the Settings app on your iPhone > choose Wallpaper > Add New Wallpaper to proceed.
  4. Under the Suggested Photos section, you should see a handful of your most loved photos. Now, select a nice photo to continue.
  5. Now, you will have access to all the customization tools like widgets, fonts, colors, styles, and more. Add Widgets Below Time To add widgets to the widget panel below the time reading, tap on the frame to bring up the widgets selector. After that, tap on a preferred widget to add it to the widget panel. Add Widgets Above Time Tap on the date and time reading to access the widgets selector and then tap on the widget that you wish to add. Customize Font and Color In order to customize the font and color on your iPhone Lock Screen, tap on time reading to reveal the font and color window, after that select the desired font and color. Then tap on X to choose the window. Switch Between Different Styles  Just swipe left or right on the screen to switch between different styles such as black & white, natural, duotone, color wash, and more. Enable/Disable Depth Effect  With the Depth Effect enabled, the subject is shown above Time. And when it is turned off, it goes below the time reading.  Just tap on the triple dot icon at the bottom right corner of the screen and then tap on Depth Effect to enable/disable it as per your needs. Note:

Though the depth effect works as expected, at times, it seems to misbehave and does not tend to go above the time. But bother not, that’s why we have created a detailed troubleshooting guide to let you fix the depth effect not working issue on your iPhone Lock Screen wallpaper.

Enable/Disable Perspective Zoom Tap on the triple dot icon located at the bottom right corner of the screen. Now, tap on Perspective Zoom to enable/disable it. 6. After you have customized your new Lock Screen, tap on Done to confirm the changes. 7. Next, a popup will appear from the bottom of the screen with two options:

Set as Wallpaper Pair: Tap on it to set this wallpaper to both the Lock Screen and Home Screen.Customize Home Screen: Tap on it to customize the Home Screen separately.

  1. Next up, tap on your photo wallpaper to activate it immediately. That’s done! You have successfully set a suggested image as your iPhone Lock Screen wallpaper. You can repeat the same steps to customize more suggested photos and use them as your device Lock Screen wallpaper. Read more: How to Set Emoji Wallpaper on iPhone Lock Screen in iOS 16

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There you have it! So That’s how you can adorn your Lock Screen with a nice image and deck it up with a variety of widgets, fonts, and styles. Now that you know how this iOS 16 feature works, get the most out of it. Do you have any related questions to ask? Feel free to shoot your feedback in the comments below.