If you really want to get the most out of it, you’ll want to put some great widgets in there so you can see the information most important to you and have easy shortcuts to your favorite apps. Here are dozens of great apps that already support lock screen widgets to help you get started on your iOS 16 journey.
For the DIY crowd
When iOS 14 allowed you to customize your Home screen with custom widgets, layouts, and icons, various apps and icon packs appeared to help you create your own custom Home screen widgets. Many of them have been updated to allow you to create your own lock screen widgets as well. Some of them display selected information, others give you one-tap shortcuts to specific contacts, message threads, locations, or even the ability to run the Shortcuts you’ve created.
Weather apps
No wonder so many weather apps were quickly updated to provide lock screen widgets. It’s exactly the kind of information you’d want to see at a glance, without even unlocking your iPhone.
Health and fitness
Health and fitness apps are another great candidate for lock screen information. Track your calories, start a workout, see how much sleep you got last night.
Productivity
Email, to-do lists, calendars, contacts and more. Sometimes you want information at a glance, other times you want a quick one-tap way to get to an app you use often. Lock screen widgets can provide both.
Travel and Monitoring
The lock screen is the perfect place to get updated information about your flight status or keep track of that important package on the way.
Other applications
There are many apps with iOS 16 lock screen widgets that don’t fit neatly into the above categories. This is our passion for everything from social media to recipe apps.
