The lock screen is often the first thing you see when you wake your Mac. By default, Apple sets a simple, system-generated background that may or may not match your style. Thankfully, macOS lets you ...

The iOS 26 Lock Screen uses Spatial Photos for wallpapers and lets you stretch the clock using Liquid Glass. It's a big change, and a welcome one. Apple's Lock Screen customization options have ...

Apple officially released iOS 26 on September 15, just a few months after it was first announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference. The most recent update adds new features like call screening, ...

Apple continues to refine the look and feel of the iPhone with each major iOS release, and iOS 26 places more emphasis than ever on personalization. The one big change is the introduction of Spatial ...

Apple has continued its trend of giving users more creative freedom over how their iPhones look and feel, and one of the most striking new customization options in iOS 26 is the ability to stretch the ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

As part of Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign, announced at WWDC 2025, the new iOS 26 will rework some native Apple features and apps. The Lock Screen and Home Screen are getting updates that align with ...

For years, the Lock Screen on the iPhone and iPad was a minimalist affair. You could check the date, time, and your latest notifications but not much else. With more recent updates to iOS and iPadOS, ...

Apple released iOS 26.2 this week with yet another option to tone down Liquid Glass, its controversial semi-transparent design language for iOS 26. This update lets you change the transparency of the ...

When you're not using your iPhone, the Lock Screen is what you see most often. Liquid Glass is everywhere in iOS 26, and it starts right when you pick up your device. The Lock Screen got a Liquid ...

Apple added a ton of features and tweaks with iOS 26, including to the iPhone's Lock Screen. Here's how to customize your iPhone's clock, including its size. The clock might be one of the most-used ...