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# The iOS 16 Lock Screen Rules
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/the-ios-16-lock-screen-rules/
- Published: 2022-07-11T19:08:08.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-11T19:08:28.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Apple, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Apple released public betas for all their main products today, and I think the one people will enjoy the most up front will be the new lock screen. We got:

1. New fonts
2. Color controls
3. Wallpaper filters
4. New animated wallpapers
5. Depth-detection in all photos
6. Widgets (aka watch complications)

And this was all in one release! I have minor quibbles here and there, but this is such a big jump over what we've had since the iPhone X that I'm honestly a little surprised Apple did it all at once.

Oh, and it's been said a million times already, so I'll just voice my agreement that this is *clearly* there so that Apple can do a better always-on mode for the iPhone 14 coming in a few months. I mean this just makes too much sense:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2022/07/always-on.jpg)