iOS 16: How to fix the fix the Depth Effect not working

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A new depth effect that blends nicely with pictures of individuals in your Photo collection is one of the new features. A “Individuals” category that appears when you’re creating a new Lock Screen offers pictures of people you’ve taken that will look well with the new depth effect.

The results are frequently extremely spectacular, with the time appearing beneath the subject or object in some pictures to create a layered appearance much to how shots taken in Portrait mode on the Apple Watch seem.

Though not usually. The depth effect may occasionally be automatically added to the image you choose, but it may take up too much space on your Lock Screen or may just not appear right. We have mentioned steps below to fix the Depth Effect not working.

iOS 16: Ways to fix the Depth Effect not working

Update your iPhone to iOS 16

Once you’re sure your iPhone supports Depth Effect, go to Settings > General > Software Update to install iOS 16. Note that Depth Effect is a new feature and it isn’t available on iOS 15 or earlier.

Remove widgets from the Lock Screen

Your iPhone’s lock screen may contain widgets. If so, the layered effect won’t be visible in the Lock Screen wallpaper. Remove the Lock Screen widgets if the wallpaper effect is more significant; the Depth Effect will then function.

Enable Depth Effect while adding the wallpaper

Open the Settings app and tap Wallpaper.

You can choose to customize the current Lock Screen or tap Add New Wallpaper. We’re picking the latter option.

From here, tap Photos to pick a wallpaper from your Photos app. Or scroll down to Collections and choose the default iOS 16 wallpaper, green pride wallpaper, or the fish wallpaper.

You should automatically see portions of the clock appear behind the photo subject. If not, tap the More button from the bottom and check Depth Effect. After this, the multilayered effect should kick in.

Finish by tapping Add > Set as Wallpaper Pair.

Reposition the wallpaper

Open the Settings app and tap Wallpaper.

Tap Customize below the current Lock Screen, or tap Add a New Wallpaper and pick the right picture.

Now, focus your attention on the subject near the clock. Use two fingers to zoom in and out slowly. While doing that, see if the subject appears over the time indicator or not. You will have to retry this a few times to get it to work.

Next, try dragging the image slowly using two fingers and see if the subject comes in front of the clock or not.

Final Words

That’s it with our article on how to use depth effect on iOS 16 lock screen.  The subject of a photo is seamlessly placed in front of the clock on the Lock Screen with Apple’s new multi-layered photo effect, called Depth Effect. Even while it may not seem like much, this unique feature goes a long way in ensuring that the things that are important to you are always visible when you pick up your iPhone. Because both features can’t be utilized simultaneously, you must regrettably give up utilizing Lock Screen widgets.