Get upcoming calendar events on your iPhone lock screen

On iPhone running iOS 16 or later, you can show upcoming calendar events right on the lock screen. Read on to find out how it's done.

Thanks to watch face complications, many Apple Watch users are used to being able to glance at their wrist to see the next upcoming calendar event. With the advent of iOS 16 and Lock Screen widgets, you can view the same calendar event information directly on your iPhone without even unlocking the device.

The Calendar Lock Screen widget comes in two flavors, allowing you to track the time of the next upcoming event, or use a larger widget that displays event names and their times.

To start adding widgets, unlock your iPhone using Face ID or Touch ID, press and hold the lock screen to enter the Lock Screen Gallery, then tap Customize" button. The following steps will guide you through the rest of the process.

Add Calendar Events Widget to Lock Screen

1. Click the frame above or below the time to bring up the widget selector.
2. Tap the suggested Calendar Events widget at the top of the widget selector to add it to the selected frame.
   
3. You can also tap Calendar in the app column list to choose from several widget variations. Swipe to the one you want, then tap or drag it into the viewfinder to place it.
4. After completing the arrangement of the widgets, click in the upper right corner of the screen to complete.
5. Tap on the current lock screen in the wallpaper gallery to activate it.
   

iOS developers often use Apple's WidgetKit API to create widgets for third-party apps, so keep an eye out for them whenever you install a new app.

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