Accidental Lock Screen Edit Menu Triggers In iOS 16? Fix?
Accidental Lock Screen edits
Are you accidentally opening Lock Screen edit mode after iOS 16 update? Customize wallpaper menu is triggered too easy when touching the screen? Here is what you can do to fix it!
Accidental Lock Screen Edit Menu?
This annoyance has been reported by Mady:
“I’m accidentally triggering this Lock Screen edit menu. Is there an option to block it?”
We don’t find the hold gesture too sensitive and did not experience any accidental triggers of the Customize wallpaper screen. However, we’ve found similar complaints on Reddit:
“Is there a way to prevent this? Disable it? I have mobility issues in my hands and it often comes up and can’t get rid of it.”
Apparently, iPhone users with mobility issues, that require more time between taps are prone to accidentally trigger the Customize Wallpaper screen.
How To Prevent Accidental Lock Screen Edit Menu Triggers
Lock Screen edit menu can be accidentally triggered when the user swipes up to unlock! If the swipe gesture is done to slow, because of motor issues, the interaction is perceived as a touch & hold gesture by iOS 16!
iOS 16 doesn’t provide an option to block or disable the Customize Wallpaper menu on the Lock Screen. However, you can apply the following workaround:
- 1. Open Settings and scroll for Accessibility.
- 2. Tap on Touch, under Physical and Motor section.
- 3. Go for Touch Accommodations and enable them.
- 4. Turn On Hold Duration and increase the duration you must touch the screen before a touch is recognized.
Fact: Try to double the time to 0.2 sec first and this it out. If it still happens you can go back and increase even more.
Downside: This will affect all taps on your iPhone, which means that you have to tap longer each time for a tap to be registered!
Have you managed to stop accidental triggers of the Lock Screen edit menu? Do you have a better solution or other problems to report? Share your feedback in the comments.
Related: For more iOS 16 issues and available workarounds please check our extended review available here.
This workaround is even more annoying than the problem it’s trying to fix. Apple just needs to fix this
What a waste of time. This doesn’t work
Sorry to hear this. Let us know if you find a better solution.
This is so useless, don’t write an article about a problem and pretend to have a solution when it isn’t a real fix and just adds another layer of frustration
Sorry that it did not help. Let us know if you know a better option. Thanks