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iOS 16 Lock Screen Widget Lets You Quickly Open Any App
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Use launcher instead. More flexible and one time purchase.
And Apple couldn’t come up with this? The new lock screen has very limited options, can’t even use if with existing wallpapers.
A new iOS 16 app lets users open any app of their choice directly from their Lock Screen without ever needing to navigate their iPhone.
The app called "Launchify" lets users configure one or more iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets that directly open any app of their choosing. Users can create a widget to quickly open Messages, Twitter, the Phone app, or Apple or Google Maps, for example.
While iOS 16 includes a redesigned Lock Screen with new customization features, Apple does not allow users to replace the flashlight and Camera app shortcuts with custom apps. Users can, however, customize a wide range of visual elements on the Lock Screen, including the font and color of the time, custom wallpapers with a depth effect, and more.
Launchify is available for free on the App Store but features an in-app subscription that enables more advanced features, such as adding more than one app shortcut on the Lock Screen.
Article Link: iOS 16 Lock Screen Widget Lets You Quickly Open Any App
I used Lock Launcher as it's a one-time purchase. I have it set so that I can do a Safari search from the lock screen which is perfect for the times when my parents ask me to Google things for them 😅😅
Erm, why? Even subscriptions such as Dropbox and Microsoft Office don’t list Financial Information as being captured so genuinely curious what’s being collected and why.
Well that just sucks…
Apple is still forcing the flashlight and camera buttons to remain on the Lock Screen. God, that’s irritating.
Apple is still forcing the flashlight and camera buttons to remain on the Lock Screen. God, that’s irritating.
I'm willing to pay for a good app. I'm not willing to have yet another subscription for a small service that is not vitally important. So thanks, but no thanks.
Does Apple allow developers to offer upgrade pricing? If not then I get why they go down the subscription route.
LockLauncher works way better than the app mentioned in the article. I downloaded both and for a one-time purchase of $0.99 I would choose LockLauncher 17 times over before I paid a yearly subscription of $17 to Launchify.Just get lock launcher for 0.89 as a one off payment
LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget
LockLauncher is the best Lock Screen Widget Builder. Create your own Lock Screen widgets and actions using symbols, app icons, and custom images. Each widget can open any URL you want; there is a list in the app to select from and you can add your own if you wish. For example: - Select an app...apps.apple.com
The anticompete folks would find some way to twist that.. "Apple took $17 from a small developer"
It doesn't even work for me. I added Facebook/Tweetbot, went into customize my lockscreen and the only option is the app itself. (Launchify)
The apps I added to the app don't even show up. WTF.
The apps I added to the app don't even show up. WTF.
Just tried this one. It lets me add Facebook to my lock screen, but Tweetbot doesn't show up as an option even though I created it. Hmmm.
Waste of money. Doesn't work as advertised. And, while I am all for subscriptions for apps that are involved and require a lot of maintenance and back-end support, this does not meet that standard. Subscriptions are getting out of control.
This must be some new usage of the word “quite“ of which I wasn’t previously aware.
Here's an app that will be pulled in a few days because it got past the "thou shalt not use your iPhone this way" gates....
You need to add the widget of the app itself first (showing the app logo), then tap on this lockscreen widget while still in edit mode and then you can select which „app“ you want
They could just charge once for the better one like the one checkbook app i got. Pro is $0.99 and doesn't have the ads, which should just be illegal in checkbook apps. At least the pop ones that just appear when you're trying to figure out something out. I don't mind the banner ones, or if they would just appear when you first open it. 99 cents one time is beyond worth it to kill ads. Might have done a little more but a sub is an instant no buy.
