Access features from the iPhone Lock Screen
The Lock Screen appears when you turn on or wake iPhone. It shows the current date and time, your most recent notifications, and a photo or any custom widgets you added. From the Lock Screen, you can see notifications, open Camera and Control Center, get information from your favorite apps at a glance, control media playback, and more.

Access features and information from the Lock Screen
You can quickly access useful features and information from the Lock Screen, even while iPhone is locked. From the Lock Screen, do any of the following:
Open Camera: Swipe left. On supported models, you can touch and hold
, then lift your finger. (See iPhone camera basics.)
Open Control Center: Swipe down from the top-right corner (on an iPhone with Face ID) or swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen (on other iPhone models). (See Use and customize Control Center on iPhone.)
See earlier notifications: Swipe up from the center. (See View and respond to notifications on iPhone.)
View widgets: Swipe right. (See Add widgets on iPhone.)
Control media playback: Use the playback controls on the Lock Screen to play, pause, rewind, or fast-forward media playing on your iPhone. (See View and control Live Activities on the Lock Screen.)
To choose what you can access from the Lock Screen, see Control access to information on the iPhone Lock Screen.
Show notification previews on the Lock Screen
Go to Settings
> Notifications.
Tap Show Previews, then tap Always.
Choose how you want notifications displayed on the Lock Screen:
View just the number of notifications: Select Count.
View the notifications grouped into stacks by app: Select Stack.
View the notifications in a list: Select List.
You can pinch the notifications on the Lock Screen to change the layout.
Notification previews can include text from Messages, lines from Mail messages, and details about Calendar invitations. See View and respond to notifications on iPhone.
View and control Live Activities on the Lock Screen
You can view Live Activities on your Lock Screen—including live sports updates, order updates, and media playing.
When you play music, a movie, or other media on your iPhone, you can use the playback controls on your Lock Screen to play, pause, rewind, and fast-forward.
You can also control media playback on a remote device (such as your Apple TV or HomePod) from your iPhone Lock Screen.
