Your lock screen is much more customizable now thanks to new controls.

iOS 26 adds new elements to the iPhone's lock screen that you can take advantage of when you customize the look of your iPhone.

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Your lock screen can be more personalized than ever, not just in terms of the wallpaper but also the elements on top, and how they're arranged. The lock screen clock can now be resized.

After you update your iPhone to iOS 26, you will see that the Lock Screen, by default, chooses the “Glass” style as the clock style. You can change it to remove the iOS 26 glass UI.

With the release of iOS 16 in 2022, Apple removed the volume slider from the iPhone Lock Screen except while using AirPlay. In iOS 18.2, however, Apple has decided to bring back that capability ...

How to create a custom lock screen To start personalizing, you’ll first need to create a new lock screen or modify an existing one.