I just upgraded to iOS 16 and want to add widgets/change the clock font on my existing Lock Screen but it only gives me the option to add a new one. I don’t have that photo saved anymore so if I create a new one I can’t replicate what I have.
iPhone 12 mini, iOS 16
Reimagined Lock Screen
Make iPhone your own with all-new ways to personalise your Lock Screen. Showcase favourite photos, customise font styles and display a set of widgets to get information at a glance.
Those instructions work when I add a new wallpaper but I want to customize the wallpaper that I already had before upgrading. When I hit customize on that one it only gives me this option to add a new one.
Agreed. This is the most appalling, un-Apple-like change they have made in a long time. First, there is no way to change the default font or color. So if you don’t like what they force you to take, you have to go change them every single time you create a new Lock Screen. In addition (I cannot fathom either the logical or technical reason for this), you cannot change or adjust the font or color on an existing Lock Screen. If you want to make a simple change like this, you must create a whole new Lock Screen from scratch! It makes me wonder if the head of Apple User Experience was laid up in the hospital for the last couple of years. How did this design ever get out of the lab?
Finally, I can’t begin to imagine the disaster of changing lock screens using short cuts. Prior to iOS 16, this was a holy mess with images resizing themselves randomly. I can’t wait to see how much fun it will be using Apple’s short cuts with the Lock Screen now.
Sorry, I misread your question. If you no longer have that photo, there is no way to Customize the current Lock Screen.
Customize Existing Lock Screen
