The Best Apps to Shrink the New iOS 16 Lock Screen

Have you already updated your iPhone to iOS 16? If so, then you know that among the many new features, the iOS 16 lock screen will delight those of us who love to customize and personalize our devices. Change the font, background image and moreover add your favorite apps as widgets for lock screen.

Like any novelty, you will have to wait a bit until all applications launch their widget, but for now we already have good selection of apps what will you see on the lock screen show you interesting information or something related to this application. There are plenty to choose from.

For starters, an old friend we discovered a couple of years ago for tweaking iOS 14 widgets. Quite a change size and functionality to make better use of these small apps available right on your iPhone screen instead of having to open them manually. And taking advantage of the launch of iOS 16, it returns loaded with changes again so that transform your lock screen and leave her unrecognizable.

blacksmith

we start from blacksmithan application that became famous when Apple decided to improve widgets in iOS 14. Since then, this application has delighted those who fill their iPhone screen with widgets of all sizes to receive information, notifications and messages in real time.

With the new iOS 16 lock screen, blacksmith updated so you can edit the widgets and customize them to your liking. In addition, it expands its own widget catalog by adding some for the lock screen. All this and more.

Overcast weather

Podcasts also have a place on the iOS 16 lock screen. One of the most popular clients is Overcast weather and it has one of the most versatile and practical lock screen widgets. To start, let play playlists without unlocking the iPhone and opening the app.

But of course it also serves to open Overcast weather and to see the chapters of your podcasts that you have waiting to listen and just published. Couldn’t be more practical.

flighty

If you’re a frequent flyer, you’ll always want to know your flight time, or the person you are going to be waiting for at the airport. FROM flighty you can organize your flights and track specific routes, learn about cancellation or delay, etc. In short, it shows all the necessary information about it.

On the lock screen iOS 16 role flighty is to show you this information in the most visual way possible. So you can see live arrivals, cancellations and flights In the process of transportation. Directly on your iPhone without having to unlock it.

Apollo for Reddit

Reddit maybe. one of the most popular forums from the Internet. And while it’s mostly in English, Spanish-language groups are gaining a following. If you are a user of this forum, you will be pleased to know that its official application, Apollo for Redditalso available for the iOS 16 lock screen. So you will be among the first to know about any new post.

What does the widget provide? Apollo for Reddit on the lock screen? Well, the best of Reddit: most successful postsyour mailbox, your karma level if you post on a forum, most recent posts, recently posted comments, shortcuts to your favorite subreddits and even a button to discover new subreddits.

stripes

be productive or change some habits for the healthier, it’s easy with apps like stripes. And if they have lock screen widgets, even better. This way you will see your pending tasks and you will be better able to keep track of yours. goals and changes habits. With icons and progress bars.

Quit smoking, walk your dog, brush your teeth more often, or eat healthy. These are habits that you can easily integrate into your daily routine thanks to stripes and its new lock screen widget.

night sky

If you enjoy stargazing and/or you amateur astronomy, it is possible that you have this application installed. A true visual delight filled with information to find these tiny points of light in the sky night. A plus, night sky It has a version for all devices in the Apple ecosystem, from iPhone and iPad to Apple Watch or Apple TV.

Taking advantage of the release of iOS 16, night sky it has been updated to version 11, which will be released soon. It is full of news. Among them is a widget for the iOS lock screen. It contains information about future celestial phenomena.

NapBot

doyou sleep well at night? You may think so, but you may be waking up too many times, snoring excessively, or, who knows, talking without knowing it. To find out what is the quality of your sleepyou can try with NapBotan application that analyzes your constants while you sleep.

For iOS 16 and iPhone 14, this brings a few improvements. On the one hand, it offers screen support always on. And if we talk about widgets for the lock screen, then it includes its own. FROM NapBot you will see the most up-to-date information about your sleep cycles from the same lock screen.

Seven: 7 minutes of exercise

A little exercise for the iOS 16 lock screen. Seven: 7 minutes of exercise is one of the most popular apps for your iPhone. personal trainer tell you what to do inside or outside the houseto keep your body in shape. It has over 200 different exercises, personal plans, etc.

Among the novelties is the addition of widgets to the lock screen. In particular, widgets Seven: 7 minutes of exercise they will serve you don’t forget any meeting with your personal trainer, motivate you to keep exercising and know what exercise are you doing today.

Todoist

The most popular app for make to-do lists it also has its own lock screen widget. Todoist entry is not needed. It is very versatile, simple and easy to use and available on most platforms. In addition, it allows you to analyze your performance with the help of generated statistics.

In the part that concerns us, Todoist includes widgets to make it even easier and faster for you to create new tasks, view pending tasks compliance and motivate you statistics performance. At a glance and with a locked iPhone.

Google Chrome

Google couldn’t miss the party lock screen widgets iOS 16. Which is why he announced on his blog the launch of several of his stellar apps. We single out three of them, but among widget for iOS 16 you’ll find Google’s own search app, Google Chrome, Google Drive, Google Maps, Gmail, and Google News.

Google Chrome He most used web browser around the world. So he deserves to be on this list. Its widgets will be included in iOS in the coming weeks. They may already be available by the time you read this. Its function is mainly open google chrome, perform a voice search, and open a new incognito tab. And for most gamers there is a button play t-rex game.

Google Maps

Another Google app with a lot of users is Google Maps. Precisely, this is one of the ones that can play with widgets the most, as the more information you see on the iOS 16 lock screen, the better. In addition to search shortcuts something specific, you can see information about traffic, the time it takes to get to a certain place, etc.

End up with Google Maps you can search bars, cafes, restaurants, shops or hotels pressing the button. Useful shortcuts if you usually do this type of search on Google maps. In addition, information about Arrival time, etc. This will help you to hurry up or not be late for a meeting or event.

gmail

And we end this list official mail client Google. FROM gmail you can manage your mail and other email accounts. An alternative to the Apple client with tools as powerful as his spam filterhis marks, opportunity send scheduled messagesetc.

widgets from gmail will pave the way for you manage your mail email with locked iPhone. They are mainly used so that you can see if you have messages to read in your incoming. You can see it with a small widget, or with a larger one that allows you to see messages available in your inbox and/or tagged as messages or important.