Hi, it’s Jacob here, and in this QuickTip I’m going to show you how you can finally reposition the widgets on your lock screen — moving them from the top underneath the time down to the bottom, above those two action buttons.

That means you won’t block your loved one’s face with widgets anymore. And it also means, for the first time on the lock screen, you can have the cool depth effect — where the time goes behind the subject of your photo — even when you’ve got widgets on the lock screen.

All I’m going to do is long-press on the lock screen, then tap onto the Customisation options. From here, I can simply use my finger to drag or slide those widgets from the top to the bottom of the screen.

Yes — it really is that simple, but surprisingly hidden. You’d think there might be a toggle or a setting for it, perhaps.

When you’ve done that, you’ll see the clock goes behind the photo. And of course, I can use those lovely Liquid Glass numbers as well. I can even use what I call Stretchy Time — I don’t think that’s the real name, but here we are — to make the clock slightly bigger behind the photo of my cat, Polly, here.

If I change my mind and want the widgets back at the top — you guessed it — all I have to do is gently slide them back to the top and they’ll snap back into place.

This is something brand new in iOS 26 that’s, to be honest, pretty hidden. And there are lots of things like that. So, if you want to see what else your phone can do, please do check out my channel down below. And hey — perhaps you can subscribe as well so you won’t miss any QuickTips in the future.

I’ll see you later!