iOS 16 Lock Screen Customizations Not Coming to iPadOS 16

[MacRumors]

With iOS 16, Apple is giving users unprecedented levels of customization for the Lock Screen, letting them change the font and colors, add widgets, and so much more. None of those customization features, however, are coming to iPadOS 16.

While in most releases, iOS and iPadOS share many of the same features, this year there seems to be a larger separation between the two platforms. On iPadOS 16, at least in its initial first beta, users can not customize their lock screen with custom widgets, colors, and themes. Instead, Apple has just changed the default font for the clock.

Despite iPadOS 16 missing out on the lock screen customization features, it remains a significant release. Most notably, Apple has brought window support for M1-based iPads with a new feature called "Stage Manager." iPadOS 16 also beings desktop-class app features to the iPad such as new context menus, undo and redo in more apps, and more.

iPadOS 16 and iOS 16, alongside watchOS 9 and macOS Ventura, are available to developers for beta testing, with public betas planned for each in July.


Article Link: iOS 16 Lock Screen Customizations Not Coming to iPadOS 16

 

[joshseibert]

It’s this kind of inconsistency that confuses me.

 

[Harrycooke]

This way they can use it as a brand new feature coming to iPads for iPadOS 17!

 

[infinitejest]

This is bananas. They always leave out key iOS features for no reason.

 

[_Spinn_]

Well this is a big disappointment!

 

[TigerNike23]

Wait. I wasn't paying a lot of attention to the keynote. If you don't have an M1 iPad, is there much different?

 

[4743913]

their iPadOS "advances" are not very advanced are they?

but we did get that rad new weather app. 🤡

and I disagree with that "window support". only one window at a time is unobstructed.

 

[4jasontv]

Well this is a big disappointment!

I see what you did there.

 

[NC12]

Wait. I wasn't paying a lot of attention to the keynote. If you don't have an M1 iPad, is there much different?

We have a weather app but no calculator.

There is also external display support but it was implemented in a really dumb way

 

[gsmornot]

Suspected as much after playing with it for a bit. I like the weather lock screen so far on the phone, showing the current conditions as the background. Would be nice on the iPad mini as well since it lives in my car most of the time on a dash mount. I like the info and the variety to the background but if it goes well with iPhone maybe it will make it to iPad one day.

 

[NC12]

their iPad "advances" are not very advanced are they?

It advances as quick as a snail

 

[TigerNike23]

We have a weather app but no calculator.

There is also external display support but it was implemented in a really dumb way

Is that USB-C only? Or will that work on Lightning?

 

[Kylo83]

that's for next year

 

[Rudy69]

Did they 'split it' from iOS just so they could explain why they don't give it all the new features right away? lol

 

[biracialfamily91]

I guarantee that this feature is coming next year to iPad OS similar to the whole widget thing.

 

[Spock]

This is bananas. They always leave out key iOS features for no reason.

Remember, it is iPadOS and not iOS...


Not sure why you all are disliking my comment. I didn’t do it, Apple did.

 

[GregJohn]

This and multitasking for iPhone were the things I really wish were added… otherwise great

 

[NC12]

Did they 'split it' from iOS just so they could explain why they don't give it all the new features right away? lol

Yeah it seems like they intentionally put iPadOS in this weird limbo state where it's more capable then iOS but missing a lot of iOS functions but still keeping it less capable than macOS

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

"None of those customisation features, however are coming to iPadOS 16"

Put simply: WHY?

 

[bradman83]

Much like the App Library and new widgets we can look forward to this coming next year!

In all fairness the sheer amount of programming engineering it would have taken to get virtual memory swapping working on iPadOS was no doubt a huge undertaking, as was Stage Director. I’m fine waiting a year as I barely use my iPad lock screen like I do my phone.

 

[antiprotest]

Lol I knew it.

 

[DanteHicks79]

Makes no sense not to have the lock screen enhancements on iPad.

 

[JippaLippa]

It’s this kind of inconsistency that confuses me.

I agree.
I don't get it..

 

[johnnyenv]

For anyone who doesn't get it..

It's as simple as give yourself an update next year. It happened with Wigdgets/App Library etc and how they justify is its not iOS. It's iPadOS.. even though we all know. it's practically the same thing.

 

[Wildkraut]

Lock screen is the new weather app.
Now that the weather App is available, they need something new that is not.