After Apple overhauled the Lock Screen on iOS with the ability to customize the interface and personalize the lock according to the user's needs, the designers created a number of concepts to help us visualize what will happen next. How to apply lock screen style on Android inspired by iOS 16.

The Android lock screen design on current Pixel phones starts with the date/month in the top left corner, while the weather information is placed below it. Above the Quick View widget is a traditional status picture, which displays the mobile carrier's icon, battery percentage, connection status, notification icon, and more. At the bottom of the lock screen are some keys. turn off controls and Google Pay.

Besides wallpapers, Android 12's two-bar clock is one of Google's most notable expressions of Material You, and it uses dynamic colors to adapt to the wallpaper being used on the device.

Designer Philip Chang (Twitter + Instagram) took inspiration from iOS 16 to envision what the Android lock screen will look like in the future. Specifically, the depth of field effect helps the watch adapt to the details inside the background image.

In the example image above, the number 10 is hidden behind the rock and the seagulls are layered above the number 12, and the color of the number also changes over time.

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Other examples show time as if it were appearing on the other side of a bridge, behind a mountaintop and over a waterfall. Meanwhile, another designer with the nickname RKBDI also came up with his own ideas for different font styles on the Android lock screen:

This depth effect is sure to be popularized by iOS 16, but it's been around since watchOS 8 with the introduction of the Portrait watch face:

On the Apple Watch, a photo with depth data is required, but iOS 16 just leverages machine learning for a more scalable solution that also allows non-human backgrounds. A mock Android lock screen could take a similar approach. Google certainly has this same depth-of-field "know-how" as seen in Cinematic photos in Google Photos, where "machine learning" predicts the depth of an image and creates a 3D effect. of the scene.

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However, another thing that Google needs to consider is creating new live wallpapers that feature depth effects for the clock.

Here is another concept by designer Philip Chang: