How to Use lock screen in a Sentence

lock screen

noun
  • Some iPhone users can make an SOS call through the lock screen.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2024
  • Some iPhone users, can make an SOS call through the lock screen.
    Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Some iPhone users, can make an SOS call through the lock screen.
    Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
  • With all the Fire HD tablets, the extra $5 is worth it to get it without lock screen ads.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • This will also affect the clock and widgets on the lock screen.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 21 Sep. 2023
  • When that fact was brought up, Profar grabbed his cellphone to point at the date on the lock screen.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
  • One tiny win Here’s a little trick to add a heart symbol to your iPhone’s lock screen.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Changing the flashlight and camera shortcuts on the lock screen.
    Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
  • Another option is to tap Add text on lock screen to do just that.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The wallpaper: The lock screen is an Art Shay photograph.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 31 Mar. 2024
  • There's the new lock screen layout, but even that feels like a half-step toward a return to lock screen widgets.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The macOS lock screen now looks just like your iPad or iPhone’s screen, just with a password field instead of a number pad.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The other bug was more harmless: on the lock screen weather widget, the snow icon was sometimes showing up as just a file icon.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Butler keeps a picture of Hall, who was 10 years older than him, as his lock screen wallpaper on his phone.
    Andrew Keh, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • To get data on the lock screen, iPhone owners will have to activate the live activities box.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The newest move from WhatsApp is to enable users to block that spam right from the lock screen without even having to unlock their smartphone first.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • First of all, your phone’s lock screen should be well protected, whether that’s through face or fingerprint recognition, or a lengthy PIN code.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Optionally, add a message or device number to the lock screen.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The lock screen becomes more versatile with the option to set different lock screens depending on your Modes and Routines.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Customization of the home and lock screen With iOs 18, iPhone users will not only be able to customize their wallpapers but have access to other features as well.
    Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
  • Once you’re signed in and in the app, enter and verify your phone number, review privacy and rewards preferences and set up a lock screen for your device.
    USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • Google The new lock screen options feature several different clock styles.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2023
  • There will be a new controls gallery with new options, and users can resize and adjust the apps as well as adjust options for the lock screen and reprogram the action button and other features.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
  • In addition to Italian high fashion, it was observed at the show that her phone lock screen was a photo of actor Timothée Chalamet.
    Celeste McCauley, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Now, millions of non-Pixel smartphones running Android 12 or newer can also send this on your behalf, in addition to displaying it on the lock screen.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2023
  • That means iPad users will — finally — be able to customize their lock screens with different fonts and wallpapers that can sit behind some elements on-screen.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • The reality star appeared to unintentionally flash the lock screen on her phone, which showed a photo of her and Chalamet snuggling.
    Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • With live voicemail transcriptions, users can view a real-time transcription of incoming voicemails from their iPhone lock screens as the message is being recorded.
    Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 6 June 2023
  • The Pixel also comes with Google’s At a Glance widget that shows the date, calendar appointments, air quality alerts, and other helpful notifications from the home and lock screen.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 24 May 2023
  • Enable Lock Screen Protection Finally, the third is lock screen protection usage.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024

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