It's common to spend a significant amount of time staring through your phone's lock screen therefore it's important to ensure that the lock screen is tailored to your preferences. the correct information can help you save hundreds of phone unlocks each day. Although Google's latest Android 14 OS is hardly filled with headline-grabbing new features, the majority of the changes are small and gradual. Still, one area that has undergone a noticeable overhaul is the possibility of customizing the screen of your lock.
The additional customization options follow the same pattern that Apple made available in iOS 16. You now have greater control over how your clock and widgets display on your lock screen, along with the other settings already present, which I'll go over.
Here's how you can customize the lock screen. can be done now, based on tests on a Google Pixel 6 Pro running Android 14.
Clock And Widgets
You can change the design of the clock on the lock screen to put your personal preference on the clock. You can also modify the shortcuts on areas around the screen which gives you accessibility to Android applications you use most.
Begin by opening Settings. After that, tap Style and Wallpaper > Screen for locking. You can access the exact screen by pressing and holding down on the lock screen and selecting Customize the lock screen.
You can swipe either left or right over the lock screen to switch between the various digital and analog clock styles to choose from.
Click the color and size of the clock Click Clock color and size, then color to select an appropriate shade for the clock's font. You can change the lightness of the shade by using the slider on the lower.
Change the Size option to choose the dynamic clock (which adjusts its size according to what else is displayed on the screen) and a small clock (which is always smaller).
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More Options For Lock Screen
For more options on the lock screen go back to this page. page for the Lock screen tab of the Style & Wallpaper page.
Another new feature: scroll down the bottom and then click shortcuts to select quick links that appear on the right and left corners in the lower-left corner of the lock screen. There are options to choose from Camera Do Not Disturb, Flashlight Home Mute, and QR code scanners. video camera, wallet, or none.
The new Android 14 customization options are covered however, you'll have the older list of choices to play with as well. You'll still be on The Lock Screen tab switch to show notification notifications in the Lock screen to show notifications (for added convenience) or to hide them (for additional privacy).
Tap the More Lock Screen options to access several other options.
Choose privacy to hide or show "sensitive content" in notifications (such as previews of new emails and messages).
If you've configured your phone to allow several users you can allow the addition of users on the lock screen.
Tap Add a text message on your lock screen to get the message shown perhaps your contact information (if your phone is misplaced) or a mantra for you to get through your day.
The Controls for the device toggle switch determine whether or not you're able to manage the various Google Home devices (like smart lights) via the Quick Settings panel, without locking your phone.
The Double-line clock toggle switch determines whether or whether that clock is expanded to fill two lines if you lock the screen blank.
Click "Now Playing (if you own a Pixel smartphone) to determine whether or not the songs are displayed in the screen lock. If the songs aren't instantly identified, there's an icon for searching that you can press.
In the event that your Android phone has an on-all-day display, you'll be able to see an Always Show Time and information toggle option. This will ensure that you always have the clock on display and any notifications displayed on the screen, but keep in mind that this may have an effect on the battery's time.
If you own a Pixel or a Pixel phone, you can activate the feature of tapping to check your phone as well as the Lift feature to look at your phone to make it easier to monitor your notifications.
Finally, there's a wake screen to notify you of notifications toggle that you can activate if you'd like the screen to temporarily be lit up whenever notifications are received.
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Re-Learning The Basics
Of course, the basic settings for the lock screen are available and are correct on Android 14. Go back to Wallpaper & Style > > Lock Screen and you'll be able to see an array of wallpapers you can choose from. Click for more wallpapers to view the complete selection of backgrounds available or select one from the gallery on your phone.
If you open More Wallpapers and choose a brand new wallpaper, you'll be asked whether you'd like to set it as the background for the lock screen, home screen, and/or both screens.
Below the wallpaper thumbnails on the Wallpaper and style page are color swatches. Tap any icon to select that color scheme you can also tap on the 3 dots to get additional options from the System Colors page.
Android can now alter your operating system's colors (menu background accents, fonts, accents, etc.) with a palette that is based on the wallpaper you have selected. On the System Colors page, click the Wallpaper colors for those who want to make use of this method. Tap other colors for those who prefer the color scheme matched independently to the wallpapers you've picked.
There's an additional darker theme toggle switch that you can choose to select dark versions of the chosen color scheme. The changes you make are displayed in the pictures above when you scroll through the various choices.