iOS 26 May Bring Full-Screen Animated Lock Screen Album Artwork

[MacRumors]

Apple Music could get more visual flair in iOS 26 with full-screen animated artwork coming to the Lock Screen, according to 9to5Mac.

The rumored feature would expand on recent changes to the Lock Screen's Now Playing view. Currently, maximized album artwork from the Now Playing widget tints the entire interface, creating a more immersive experience when controlling music playback.

iOS 26 appears set to take that concept further by introducing animated artwork that fills the entire Lock Screen, making album covers and other visuals more dynamic and engaging.

The new iOS 26 features are expected to be unveiled at the WWDC keynote event on Monday, June 9. It starts at 10:00 a.m. and while Apple will livestream it, if you can't watch, you can follow along here on MacRumors.com or on our MacRumorsLive X account. For everything else we're anticipating, check out our iOS 26 roundup.

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[Johnny907]

… why?
Who wants something like this? Let me customize the Lock Screen more myself, literally all I am asking here.

 

[pdaholic]

Fleetwood Mac Rumours album…well played, MacRumors!

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Wish they’d bring back Coverflow to browse albums in music.

 

[Chazak]

Toggle off. Useless except for draining your battery.

 

[klasma]

Fleetwood Mac Rumors album…well played, MacRumors!

Rumours, though.

 

[elementalwingma]

I would appreciate it more if they could fix some of the outstanding stability issues, it really doesn't work as well as it should with especially local libraries.

 

[adonis72]

I like it. Make things fun again, anyone who complains about battery can turn it off. Can we get cover flow back too?

 

[dominiongamma]

… why?
Who wants something like this? Let me customize the Lock Screen more myself, literally all I am asking here.

That’s where Android comes in handy

 

[JamesMay82]

I hate to sound like a broken record! but why can't they give us oldies more support on ripping cd's and syncing! I hate streaming, mainly cos I own all the stuff I want but the syncing between phone and Mac is broken!

I really wish they'd sell us lossless music on iTunes!

 

[cjsuk]

Think they are running out of actual useful features to add and are now redecorating the shed.

At this point without a complete paradigm shift, technology is essentially "done".

 

[nortonandreev]

I think the app has bigger issues than the Lock Screen widget. Especially the macOS one.

 

[Rychiar]

I hate to sound like a broken record! but why can't they give us oldies more support on ripping cd's and syncing! I hate streaming, mainly cos I own all the stuff I want but the syncing between phone and Mac is broken!

I really wish they'd sell us lossless music on iTunes!

does ripping cds and syncing not work the same as it always did? I know I added some bonus tracks that way last year

 

[boswald]

Not a huge change by any means, but I'm all for it. It's time to bring a little more fun into iOS.

 

[neuropsychguy]

… why?
Who wants something like this? Let me customize the Lock Screen more myself, literally all I am asking here.

I think it's cool and would like it. It's not a must-have feature, but I'll use and appreciate it.

 

[jonblatho]

"We truly live in an age of wonders."

 

[Digital Dude]

These days, the ineptitude and priorities of Apple never cease to amaze me. 🫩

 

[bruno7]

The Lock Screen album artwork is perfect as it is. This again is a change for the sake of change, nothing else.

Besides, they will only ruin the artwork itself as the majority has a square format - if they make it full screen, some parts will inevitably be hidden.

Well, we'll see but I doubt it's going to work.

 

[NMBob]

Funny, but I feel immersed in a sea of cr&p.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

iOS 26? Am I missing something aren’t we only on iOS 18 why did they skip or change it from 19?

 

[nfl46]

I’ll be turning this feature off.

 

[Biro]

Fleetwood Mac Rumours album…well played, MacRumors!

Mac Rumors… writing about the “rumored feature.”

 

[Biro]

iOS 26? Am I missing something aren’t we only on iOS 18 why did they skip or change it from 19?

This is what you do when you can’t make progress on anything that matters.

 

[cicalinarrot]

Fleetwood Mac Rumours album…well played, MacRumors!

They've been doing it for a long time
I'm curious to know who got the idea!

 

[one more]

iOS 26? Am I missing something aren’t we only on iOS 18 why did they skip or change it from 19?

Catch up here 😉🖐️

iOS 26: Everything We Know | MacRumors

iOS 26 is the next version of iOS that Apple will preview in June 2025 with a smarter, more capable Siri and other features.

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