The latest iPhone update has caused quite a stir among Apple users as it brought a total redesign for the lock screen. iOS 16 introduced helpful widgets to the lock screen but it also moved notifications down to the bottom.
Apple said this design gives the user even more control over their lock screen with personalisation of clock, widgets, and background. Before this change users could only edit their lock screen background so this is a major step forwards for customisation.
While some are loving the redesign and sharing their new screens, the sticking point for most appears to be the notification bar. People took to social media to vent about the change and ask Apple to undo this one feature move.
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One user tweeted : “Whoever was in charge of changing the notifications in iOS 16 to show at the bottom, I want you to know that you are stupid and I hate you.” Another agreed: “Please tell me I’m not the only one that hates the new IOS 16 screen notifications bar”
Users cannot get notifications to come from the top of the screen anymore as the new design brings them into a stack at the bottom. However, there is a way to make it look more similar to the original format which can be achieved by changing the settings for notifications.
Users can bring back the old style through the settings app by going to ‘notifications’ which is the first option in the section with ‘sounds & haptics’ and ‘screen time’. Here users will see ‘display as’ with three options underneath which are 'stack', 'list' and 'count'.
iOS 16 automatically sets notifications to ‘stack’ but users can switch this back to 'list' or try the new 'count' feature easily by clicking on their preferred design. Using the list design means messages will come through as individual blocks rather than stacking on top of each other.
While they will still come from the bottom of the screen, newer notifications will appear above older ones. This gives a similar look to the old style list on the lock screen although it is not identical.
If users get over five notifications from the same source, such as Instagram messages, these will then stack to conserve space on the lock screen. There is no way to get notifications to appear from the top down like they used to but the list feature is a close replica.
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