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Kaycee Hill

iOS 27 finally gives you total control over your iPhone lock screen — here's what to change first

Iphoine 17 always on displays.

Your lock screen has always been Apple's canvas, not yours. iOS 27 changes that. Four new customization options hand control back to you, letting you expand photos to fit perfectly, generate custom wallpapers from scratch, reposition your clock, and banish distracting widgets.

For the first time, your Lock Screen can actually look like you designed it instead of like you accepted Apple's defaults. Here's what's new and how to use it.

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