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This article will show you how to Use Lock Screen Camera on iPhone and iPad. It’s very easy to use the iPhone camera from the Lock Screen, though the way to open the Camera app has changed a little bit between versions. In iOS 16, there are two ways to open the Camera app without having to unlock your phone. There are two blades on each sword. Others can use the camera and flashlight without your approval, of course.
If you want to take a photo or video quickly on your iPhone, you can swipe to the Camera app without having to open your phone. Start by waking up your iPhone. Put your finger anywhere on the lock screen and swipe it to the left until the Camera app shows. You can’t swipe away an alert, though. That will show you choices for the notification, not the Camera app.
How to Use Lock Screen Camera on iPhone and iPad
Open Camera from Lock Screen
On older iPhone models, you have to swipe left on the lock screen to get to the camera. How to use the lock screen on an iPhone 14 to open the camera app or turn on the flashlight? Just go through the steps below to find out more.
- Just wake up your iPhone 14 without locking the screen. Locate the camera and the flashlight icon at the bottom of your iPhone 14.
- Press the camera icon to open the camera app from lock screen, or simply left swipe to open the camera. You can also use the 3D Touch to access the feature on your iPhone.
- After that, you can swipe up to return to the lock screen or home screen on your iPhone, or you can also click the Slide button to lock your iPhone X directly.
Disable camera from lock screen
If you already have iOS 16, you can use the “Screen Time” option on your iPhone to turn off the camera from the lock screen. When you turn off the feature, the camera app will also be taken off the home screen of an iPhone 14.
- Go to the “Settings” app on iPhone 14 and scroll down to locate and access the “Screen Time” option. Enable the Screen Time by tapping the “Turn on Screen Time” option.
- Screen Time has a parental control on apps and games. You can tap the “Continue” option and choose the “This is My iPhone” option to confirm the iPhone belongs to you.
- Scroll down to locate the “Content & Privacy Restrictions” option. On Content & Privacy Restrictions screen, toggle on the “Content & Privacy Restrictions” option. Tap on the “Allowed Apps” option.
- After that, you can disable the “Camera” option to toggle it off. Once you disable the camera from lock screen on iOS 16/15, the lock screen of your iPhone remains the same.
About iPhone
Apple makes the iPhone, which is a line of smartphones that run on Apple’s own mobile operating system, iOS. Steve Jobs, who was CEO of Apple at the time, showed off the first iPhone on January 9, 2007. Since then, Apple has put out new iPhone models and changes to iOS every year. As of November 1, 2018, Apple had sold more than 2.2 billion iPhones. As of 2022, 15.6% of all smartphones sold around the world are iPhones.