If you've ever wanted to customize the shortcut buttons on your Lock Screen, you're in luck! You can now swap out your iPhone flashlight shortcut or camera shortcut to pretty much any shortcut of your choosing. Here's how to change Lock Screen shortcuts and have your favorite activity or app launch with just a touch.
Why You'll Love This Tip
- Swap out the default flashlight and camera controls for other shortcuts, like the timer or alarm app.
- Keep your favorite shortcuts right on your Lock Screen.
- Access apps or actions quickly without unlocking your iPhone.
How to Change Your iPhone Lock Screen Shortcut
System Requirements
This tip was performed on an iPhone 15 Pro running iOS 26.2. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.
With the addition of the Action Button and now Camera Control buttons, the usefulness of having your camera and flashlight as your Lock Screen shortcuts is rapidly waning. Fortunately, you can swap these shortcuts out for different options.
It's important to note that the shortcut will only be for that Lock Screen. If you have multiple Lock Screens, the others will have the flashlight and camera defaults unless you manually change them. For more iPhone customization tips, check out our free Tip of the Day newsletter. Here's how to swap out the Lock Screen shortcut on your iPhone.
- Long-press on your Lock Screen.
![a screenshot of the iphone lock screen with a red box in the center, indicating for the user to press and hold]()
- Tap Customize.
![a screenshot of the lock screen edit screen on iphone with a red box around the customize button]()
- Tap the minus symbol on the top left corner of the shortcut you want to replace.
![a screenshot of the iphone lock screen customization screen with a red box around the minus symbol next to a shortcut icon]()
- Tap the plus icon where the shortcut just was.
![a screenshot of the iphone lock screen customization screen with a red box around the add shortcut button]()
- Scroll through your new shortcut options and tap the shortcut you want to add.
![a screenshot of lock screen shortcut customization on iphone displaying several different shortcut options with a red box around the timer shortcut]()
- Tap Done to finalize your Lock Screen.
![a screenshot of the iphone lock screen customization screen with a red box around the done button]()
- You can now tap that iPhone Lock Screen shortcut to launch the new app or function you selected.
![a screenshot of the iphone lock screen with a red box around the newly added timer shortcut in the lower right corner]()
That's how to change shortcuts on iPhone Lock Screen. These can easily be swapped out by following this same step procedure each time. Remember, you'll have to do it individually for each Lock Screen.
