![]() Get Back Lock Screen Widgets in Android Lollipop Your iPhone's Lock Screen Is Getting Better Widgets, Notifications, & More in iOS 10 Keep Others from Replying to Messages on Your iPhone's Lock Screen Get Custom Lock Screen Widgets on Your Samsung Galaxy S5ĭisable the 'Good Morning' Message on Your iPhone's Lock Screen The Easiest Way to Make Calls from Your iPhone's Lock Screen Unlock the Hidden Weather Lock Screen Widget in iOS 12 on Your iPhoneĪdd Custom Widgets to the Lock Screen on Android Lollipop How to Add Widgets to Your iPhone's Lock Screen & Notification Center The Easiest Way to Add Widgets to the Today View on Your iPhone 59% off the XSplit VCam video background editorĬover photo by Dallas Thomas/Gadget Hacks Screenshots and GIFs by Justin Meyers/Gadget Hacks Related.Get a lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited for all your devices with a one-time purchase from the new Gadget Hacks Shop, and watch Hulu or Netflix without regional restrictions, increase security when browsing on public networks, and more. Keep Your Connection Secure Without a Monthly Bill. Follow WonderHowTo on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Flipboard.Sign up for Gadget Hacks' daily newsletter or weekly Android and iOS updates.Follow Gadget Hacks on Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, and Flipboard.No matter how you went about it, you'll still be able to swipe left on the lock screen to quickly access your camera (though, you can get rid of that, too).ĭon't Miss: 100+ Cool New iOS 12 Features You Need to Know About To do so, follow the steps in Option 1 above, then open up the Settings app, select "General," then "Accessibility." From there, hit "Home Button." then enable " Rest Finger to Open." Instead, you can make it so when you rest your finger, it'll exit the lock screen to your home screen or whatever app you were in, making widgets impossible on the lock screen. If you have an iPhone model with a Home button and you're using Touch ID, whenever you rest your finger on the Home button, it will unlock the lock screen, making it possible to swipe to reveal widgets. ![]() However, if you're also worried about accidentally opening it - or if you just don't like widgets - you can disable it from an unlocked state too. Also, you might not want them knowing what calendar appointment you have coming up, who your favorite contacts are, or even what news you like to enjoy. The first option is really useful when you don't want others to know what widgets you have. Option 2: Disable Widgets in a 'Locked' & 'Unlocked' State ![]() Note: If your device doesn't have Touch ID or Face ID, disabling this option will remove lock screen widgets entirely, so there's no need to check out the second step. To prevent this from happening, open up the Settings app, then tap either "Touch ID & Passcode" or "Face ID & Passcode." Enter your passcode, then scroll down and un-toggle "Today View" under the Allow Access When Locked section.īefore and after comparison, where after, you can still view widgets in an unlocked state. In a locked state, you or anyone else can access the widgets by swiping right on the screen to reveal the Today view. On an iPhone X or newer, you can also tap on the screen to wake the lock screen into a locked state. When you raise your iPhone 6 s or newer model, the lock screen would wake into a locked state. Option 1: Disable Widgets in a 'Locked' StateĮver since iOS 10, your iPhone's lock screen could either be in a locked or unlocked state. ![]() Note: If you don't use a passcode or biometrics, only Option 3 below will work. Don't Miss: Keep Your iPhone X or Newer's Screen from Randomly Turning On.However, because of the locked or unlocked state that the lock screen can be in, hiding widgets can be either very easy or a multi-step process that removes some basic functionality from your lock screen. But in iOS 10 and later, it's much easier to access, even when you don't want to, with a quick right-swipe on the screen. There is a way, however, to disable the page entirely.īefore iOS 10 came out, you would have to pull down your notifications on the lock screen, then swipe the page to the Today view to see your widgets. ![]() You could manually remove every widget, but that wouldn't prevent the right-swipe from opening the Today view. Plus, others can see your widgets without any authentication. A quick swipe right on the lock screen will reveal the Today view and its widgets, and it's very easy to accidentally open. ![]()
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