Seconds
Inline · 47
A 60-tick ring with a hand that genuinely sweeps, and the count beside it. The one thing the system clock refuses to show you.
Lock Screen
The Lock Screen
is prime real estate.
You look at it a hundred times a day and it is showing you the weather you already know. The system already draws the time — so these three fill the gaps it leaves: live seconds, another city, and the whole month.
- 3
- slot shapes
- 3
- accessory designs
- 1 s
- live seconds
Three designs, three slots
What a Lock Screen widget
actually is.
Circular, rectangular and inline — the same design re-drawn for each, in the single tint iOS allows. These are live.
World Time
Inline · Tokyo 09:47
Another city, on a 24-hour ring with its daylight window drawn in and a marker where that city currently sits. Digits alone would not tell you whether to call.
Calendar
Inline · Sunday, Aug 2
The circular slot fills as the month does; the rectangular one fits the whole month grid with today struck out of it.
Every screen you own
Lock Screen widgets on
iPhone and iPad.
Accessory widgets are their own species: three slot shapes, drawn in a single tint, sitting under a clock the system already draws for you.
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Lock Screen clock widget for iPhone
The row under the clock takes four units: one rectangular widget counts as two, a circular one as one. Shown here as a rectangular World Time beside a live Seconds dial and a month gauge — plus the inline strip above the clock.
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Lock Screen clock widget for iPad
iPadOS moves the clock to one side in landscape and stacks the widgets next to it. The same three designs are re-composed for that column instead of stretched across it, and your city and format arrive from the iPhone through iCloud.
Three designs, not a hundred
The Lock Screen already shows you the time, so repeating it is wasted space. What it does not show is the seconds, another city, or the shape of the month — so those are the three widgets, and each is drawn for all three slot shapes.
Built to be tinted
iOS renders every accessory widget in one flat colour of its choosing. Nothing here relies on hue: hierarchy comes from weight, size and the translucent backing plate, which is the only thing that survives the tint.
A 24-hour ring, not just digits
Apple’s own accessory clock is four digits. The World Time widget adds a ring with the city’s daylight window drawn on it and a marker where that city currently sits — so a glance tells you whether it is a reasonable hour to call.
Live previews
The Home Screen faces they pair with
Accessory widgets are deliberately spare. These are the full-colour designs that sit on the Home Screen behind them.
Step by step
Add a clock widget to your Lock Screen
- 1
Long-press the Lock Screen
Unlock the phone first, then press and hold anywhere on the wallpaper until the wallpaper gallery appears.
- 2
Tap Customise, then Lock Screen
You will get the editable view with the widget tray under the clock.
- 3
Tap the widget area
The picker opens. Scroll to WidgetClock — or search for it by name.
- 4
Choose a shape and design
Inline for the strip above the clock, circular for the small slots, rectangular for the wide one.
- 5
Tap the widget to configure
Set the city, the format and whether seconds show. Tap Done twice.
Questions
Lock Screen, answered.
Can I change the big clock font on the iPhone Lock Screen?
The system clock font is chosen in Apple’s own customisation screen — tap the time while customising. Third-party apps cannot replace it. What WidgetClock adds is the widget row under and above it, which you control completely.
Why is my Lock Screen widget grey instead of coloured?
That is iOS. Lock Screen widgets are rendered in a single tint chosen by your wallpaper settings. These designs are built to stay readable under it.
Do Lock Screen widgets update every second?
Yes, that surface allows a per-second refresh, which is why it is the best place for a live seconds readout.
How many clock widgets can I add?
iOS allows up to four small slots (or two wide) plus the inline strip. You can mix designs and cities across them.
Do Lock Screen widgets work on iPad?
Yes, on iPadOS versions that support Lock Screen widgets. The iPad places them in a wider row, so the designs are re-composed for that shape rather than stretched, and your settings sync across from the iPhone.
Why can’t I put my favourite Home Screen design on the Lock Screen?
Accessory slots are tiny, flat-tinted and memory-constrained — a dial with lume, gradients and a date window cannot survive there. Rather than shrink designs until they turn to mush, the Lock Screen gets three widgets drawn specifically for it.
The Lock Screen
is prime real estate.
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