How to show full-screen music player on Lock Screen in iOS 16
Apple has brought back the full-screen Lock Screen music player with iOS 16, allowing users to see the full album art for the song they are listening to with controls at the bottom to skip, scrub and change the volume on the fly.
The full-screen music player was last available with iOS 10, with Apple reserecting the music player as part of iOS 16’s Lock Screen overhaul, which brings personalisation options that allow users to change the look of the date and time with type styles and colour choices, add widgets to the Lock Screen to get information at a glance, such as upcoming calendar events, the weather and battery levels, relocated notifications, and more.
With the full-screen music player enabled, the album art for the song the user is listening to takes full priority on the Lock Screen, with the Lock Screen background changing dynamically to match the background colour of the album art.
How to show full-screen music player on Lock Screen in iOS 16
- Start listening to a song by selecting a track from the Music app or by asking Siri
- Lock the device and tap the Lock Screen
- Tap the album cover on the mini music player preview at the bottom of the screen
From the full-screen player, users can AirPlay music from their iPhone to connected speakers, including HomePod.
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