Changes to the iPhone Lock Screen are arguably iOS 16’s biggest new feature, bringing 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.
One of the most colourful new Lock Screen customisations a user can choose is a new custom emoji wallpaper, where up to six different emoji characters can be selected to create a unique emoji background in various patterns.
The custom emoji Lock Screen can use any combination of emojis, from smiley faces and hearts to objects, food and animals, making no two wallpapers the same.
How to create a custom emoji Lock Screen in iOS 16
- On the Lock Screen, press and hold the background image until the Collections view appears
- Tap the blue + arrow to create a new wallpaper
- Scroll down the wallpaper list until you reach the Emoji list, then swipe across to choose a patten
- Select your desired pattern and tap the smile face emoji in the bottom left of the screen to choose your emoji characters
- Choose up to 6 emoji characters to make your custom Lock Screen
- Tap the background to close the widget list and press Done to save your emoji Lock Screen
Users can add multiple of the same emoji to the Lock Screen or a mix from the Emoji picker.
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