One of the stylish visual changes to the iPhone on iOS 26 is a new layout for the lock screen when music is playing. Artwork can now be animated and shown full-screen on the iPhone display, with ...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly extending one of iOS 26's new features—animated album art on the lock screen—to third-party music and audio apps, breaking its exclusive tie to Apple Music. What ...

Apple Music could get more visual flair in iOS 26 with full-screen animated artwork coming to the Lock Screen, according to 9to5Mac. The rumored feature would expand on recent changes to the Lock ...

macOS Sonoma introduces a new Lock Screen that looks extremely familiar to the iPad’s Lock Screen. But on the Mac, the Lock Screen can display beautiful animated wallpapers. Previous betas already had ...

Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15 and the update brings call screening, new ringtones and lots of hidden features to your iPhone. The update also brings some new features to Apple Music ($11 a month) ...

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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 ...

Samsung is pushing lock screen customization a step further on Galaxy phones. A fresh LockStar update expands Samsung unlock animations, giving you a quick way to make your phone feel different every ...

The iPhone's lock screen isn't just the place you check the time or your notifications anymore — it's a fully customizable space where you can express your personality, highlight your favorite photos ...

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Samsung is bringing a fun new feature to Galaxy smartphone users ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The company has updated ...

With iOS 26, you can move your lock screen widgets, increase the size of your clock and give your lock screen wallpaper a 3D spatial effect. Here's how to bring these changes to your lock screen and ...