But keep in mind that Apple will probably remove all these options, which are intended for internal development, with the next beta of iPadOS 16. If you’re running iPadOS 16 beta 1 on your iPad, you can try out the hidden debug options yourself. Apple has made it clear that, this year, the new lock screen is a feature for iPhone users. Otherwise, they would have at least announced it at WWDC or shown marketing images with the feature. Apple will probably hold the feature for iPadOS 17, just as they have done with home screen widgets and App Library in the past. Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ll see lock screen customizations coming to iPadOS 16, even in a future beta. It seems that Apple didn’t have enough time to get the new lock screen ready for the iPad, but they’re working on it. Applying any other lock screen options doesn’t work. The only thing you can actually do through this debug menu is to change the font and the color of the time in the default lock screen. Tap Set and choose whether you want to set the wallpaper for the Lock screen, Home screen, or both. Select Stills for a normal, static wallpaper or Dynamic if you want it to subtly tilt with the movement of the device. However, multiple features are broken, especially widgets – which don’t work at all. If choosing your own image, you’ll then want to swipe and pinch to adjust the exact placement and cropping of the image. It works with new wallpapers, it can merge the background photo with the time, and it even lets users change the font and colors. The new lock screen is not ready for the iPadĪt this point, it’s clear that there’s a basic implementation of the new lock screen on the iPad. There, you can see in action how options such as adding the new animated wallpapers or changing the colors would work on the iPad. Opening the PosterBoard app from the Shortcuts app brings up a debug menu that is used by Apple designers and engineers to test all the new options available on the iOS 16 lock screen. As such, all you need to do is create a shortcut that opens the PosterBoard app and you’ll have access to the lock screen customization options on the iPad. However, even though iPadOS 16 lacks the new lock screen, it is there hidden in the system, and there’s a way to access it.Īs discovered by Federico Viticci, Apple forgot to hide PosterBoard from the list of apps available to users via Shortcuts. In this case, by pressing the lock screen on the iPhone. This app, like many other iOS tools, is hidden by default and is only accessible through specific options. Instead, Apple has created a new internal app called “PosterBoard” that redirects the user to the lock screen customization options. The new lock screen features haven’t been implemented directly into Springboard, which is the process that manages both the lock screen and the home screen on iOS. Unfortunately, the new lock screen is only available on the iPhone, but iPadOS 16 has a secret debug menu that lets you enable it on the iPad – sort of.
One of the main new features of iOS 16 is the new customizable lock screen, which not only has widgets but also lets users add animated wallpapers and change the color of the text.
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