How to Use Photo Shuffle for Your iOS 16 Lock Screen

Adding widgets is cool and all, but you can personalize your iOS lock screen even further.

In a long list of lock screen customizations announced with iOS 16, Photo Shuffle stands out. Photo Shuffle lets you see multiple photos on your lock screen throughout the day, much like a slideshow of your gallery. You can select the images shown or opt for automatic selection.

So, if you haven’t tried this feature after updating to iOS 16, read on to know more about Photo Shuffle and how to use it on your iPhone.

How to create Photo Shuffle on your iPhone

You can create a photo shuffle manually by hand-picking all the photos you love. It gives your device a personal look and allows you to customize it in various ways.

Don’t have time for this? Your iPhone can do that for you. You can also set up an auto shuffle with selected photos on your iPhone. This is very time-saving and allows you to use the feature without much work. Another cool feature you can opt for instead is using Live Photos as your iPhone wallpaper.

There are two easy methods to create a manual or automatic Photo Shuffle, and we’ll discuss both of them below. Here is the first:

1. Unlock your iPhone with Face ID or Touch ID. However, don’t swipe to open the home screen and stay on the lock screen instead.
2. Long press on the lock screen. A number of options for customizing your wallpaper will appear.
3. Tap the blue plus (+) icon at the bottom of the screen.
4. Choose Photo shuffle from above.

5. To create a shuffle photo manually, select Manually select photos. Select all the photos you want, then tap Add to.
6. Tap for automatic photo shuffle Use selected photos instead of this. You can remove or add people appearing in your featured photos by tapping Choose Next persons in advance.
7. You can now see what the photos will look like on your lock screen. You can pinch to zoom in or out and adjust the photo accordingly.
8. Press Finished to create Photo Shuffle.

The second method is to go to your iPhone’s settings. Here are the steps:

1. ​​​​Open settings and go to background.
2. Beat Add new background image.
3. Choose Photo shuffle above.
4. The rest of the process is identical. Decide for Use selected photos for an automatic shuffle and Manually select photos to choose your own selection of photos.

The closest thing to this feature that the iPhone previously offered was using shortcuts to change your iPhone wallpaper on a schedule. You can try it to see how it works for you.

Use random frequency to control photo random play

Random Frequency lets you choose how often and when photos are shuffled or rearranged. Put more simply, you can choose the method or time for your iPhone to switch from one image to the next.

There are currently only four options to choose from: On tap, on lock, Hourlyand Daily. You can quickly change your shuffle frequency at various points.

1. Open Photo shuffle either through your lock screen or yours settings Use any of the methods above and you will see the shuffle frequency setting on your screen. Tap on it to select your option.
2. You can also choose the random frequency once you have added all your photos to random mode. After you press Add to and the preview screen appears, tap More Button (three dots icon) below, select shuffle frequencyand select your option.

Personalize your iOS 16 lock screen with Photo Shuffle

Photo Shuffle lets you customize your lock screen like never before. You can make your wallpaper look like a slideshow of your favorite people or places in just a few minutes. The best part? This only scratches the surface.

You can also change the fonts, colors, positions and even add widgets to your lock screen to make it look brand new. So it’s worth learning more about the lock screen changes iOS 16 brings and how you can incorporate them into your mobile device.