How to Put Clock on Lock Screen?

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In this article we will show you how to put clock on lock screen on iPhone and Android . But first we would like to show you the difference between the three types of screens displayed on mobile phones.

Without more to add, we invite you to continue reading this tutorial, and thus learn to put the clock on the lock screen of your cell phone.

Index

  1. How to put the clock on the lock screen on Android
    1. How to see a preview
  2. How to put the clock on the lock screen on iPhone
    1. Differences between home screen, lock screen and screen saver

How to put the clock on the lock screen on Android

This feature is only available on Android Pie 9.0 and above . Proceed as follows to configure it:

  1. Open « Settings». Tap on « Screen ».
  2. Then, click on « Advanced» and then on « Screensaver ».
  3. Slide the virtual button to activate this function.
  4. Then, you have to configure the content that should appear on the screensaver.
  5. Go back to the « Screen Saver» section. Next, select the option « Current screen saver ».
  6. Select the clock. You can adjust the brightness by pressing the cog icon.
  7. Now you have to specify when you want the screensaver to appear. Press the icon in the three-dot column and then the option « When it starts ».

Keep in mind that you can also display other types of content in this part, such as a photo album, random colors, and content from other applications.

How to see a preview

If you want to see a preview of the function you just configured you must do the following:

  1. Press « Start now». If you can’t find it, look for the three dots icon in the column.
  2. You have to set the time at which the screensaver should appear. To do this, go to « Screen».
  3. Then click on « Advanced».
  4. Then, you must click on ” Screen timeout” and select an option.

Please note that you need to wait for the time you have set to elapse before you can start this feature. If you press the power switch, the screensaver will not start.

How to put the clock on the lock screen on iPhone

You might be surprised to learn that iPhones still don’t have a native option to set a screensaver . However, it is possible to use the OLED panel to set Always on Display mode with third-party apps.

The app we recommend on the App Store is OLEDX . After downloading it, you have to activate Guided Access on your iPhone. To do this, proceed as follows:

  1. Go to « Settings».
  2. Click on « General» and then on « Accessibility ».
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the user interface and turn on the ” Guided Access” option.
  4. Go back to the ” Accessibility” section and select the ” Accessibility Shortcut ” option .
  5. Select here « Guided access».

After enabling this feature, open OLEDX through its interface. You can configure the elements that will appear as a screen saver, in this case a clock. You can also add other visualizations , such as battery status, date, etc.

It should be noted that this app is compatible with all phones with iOS 11 . However, we recommend using it only if your iPhone has an OLED or AMOLED display . Otherwise, the battery will be drained very quickly.

Differences between home screen, lock screen and screen saver

Although it may not seem like it, it is common to get confused between the lock screen and the screen saver . To clarify the doubt, these are some differences:

  • The home screen is the screen where you can see all your apps. This is where you spend most of your time when you use your phone. The lock screen is the screen that is displayed when the phone is turned off and you press the power button. Here you can lock the screen of your smartphone with a password.
  • It is the interface before the home screen and always shows a clock. Finally, the screensaver is the one that appears when the phone goes to sleep, which is also called Always On mode and must be activated.

As you can see,  putting a clock on the lock screen on iPhone and Android is very easy and fast

 

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