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The iPhones lock screen isnt just the place you check the time or your notifications anymore its a fully customizable space where you can express your personality, highlight your favorite photos and even stay on top of your day with helpful widgets. With iOS 18, Apple has given users even more control, letting you personalize your home screen and adjust lock screen controls.. Whether you want something functional, minimal, photo-heavy or playful, well walk you through exactly how to make your lock screen your own from changing fonts and adding widgets to switching between screens throughout the day. How to create a custom lock screen To start personalizing, youll first need to create a new lock screen or modify an existing one. Wake your iPhone, then touch and hold anywhere on the lock screen until you feel a buzz and see the wallpaper editor. Youll see a carousel of lock screens youve created. Tap the + (Add New) button to start fresh, or swipe to an existing one and tap Customize. A gallery of wallpaper options will appear. Choose from: Photos (pick one from your library) People (iOS intelligently finds portraits) Photo Shuffle (select multiple images that change) Emoji, Weather, or Astronomy Suggested themes like color gradients or Live Photos Once youve picked your background, you can dive into the fun part: customizing fonts, colors, widgets and more. Georgie Peru for Engadget Photos and People You can set a favorite picture as your wallpaper and tweak its color or crop to make sure you have the best view of your loved ones. Note that these steps will only allow you to select one picture if you want a rotating selection of backgrounds, skip to the Photo Shuffle section below. Tap Photos to bring up a list of Photos and Collections. You can search for specific images, or filter by All, Featured, Live Photo, People, Pets, Nature and Cities. Once youve selected a photo, you then have more options. You can Pinch to Crop the image, change and customize the filters (Natural, Black & White, Duotone and Color Wash) You also have the option to Add Widgets and remove the Flashlight and/or Camera. You can also set a photo as your wallpaper directly from the Photos app by tapping the Share icon, and then selecting Use as Wallpaper. Photo Shuffle With Photo Shuffle, you can select multiple photos that change depending on the frequency youve selected. Select the types of photos you want to include, e.g. People, Pets, Nature and Cities, or select an Album. Tap the Shuffle Frequency option and choose between On Tap, On Lock, Hourly or Daily. Select whether you want to Use Featured Photos or Select Photos Manually. It would be worth going through your selected photos separately to make sure they are cropped correctly (e.g. if you have a mix of landscape and portrait images). You also have the option to Add Widgets and remove the Flashlight and/or Camera. Emoji and Color If you dont want to use a photo, you can select an emoji or color instead. Select Emoji and choose up to six emojis. Alternatively, if you want a single color, you can select the Color option. Choose between Dynamic, Grid, Large, Radial and Spiral to customize how the emoji background will appear. Once youve selected an emoji or multiple, you can change the color of the background. You also have the option to Add Widgets and remove the Flashlight and/or Camera. How to change the clock style The default iPhone clock gets the job done, but it doesnt have to be boring. In iOS, you can customize the font, weight and color of the clock to match your aesthetic. This small change can have a big impact on your lock screens overall vibe. In the lock screen editor, tap the time. You can do this before or after youve personalized your lock screen with photos, weather, etc. Choose from a selection of font styles. Drag the slider to increase the font weight and tap the available fonts to see what they look like. Use the color picker or swipe through presets to find something that fits. How to add widgets to your lock screen Widgets are a game changer for lock screen productivity. Whether you want to see your calendar, the weather forecast, activity rings or even battery levels at a glance, widgets can make your lock screen both pretty and practical. Widgets are compact, but you can fit up to four small ones or a mix of two medium and one small on a single lock screen, depending on the layout. While editing the lock screen, tap the field below the time or select Add Widgets if the option appears (sometimes it can be tricky to see). Choose from Apples widget library or supported third-party apps. Drag and drop widgets into the space where youd like them to live. You can also tap the date above the time to change or remove the default calendar widget. Georgie Peru for Engadget How to customize controls at the bottom of the lock screen In iOS 18, Apple lets you personalize the quick access buttons at the bottom of the lock screen the ones typically reserved for the flashlight and camera. You can set different controls for different lock screens and tie them to specific Focus modes as well. Touch and hold the lock screen, then tap Customize. Tap one of the bottom controls to select it. Tap the Remove icon (-), then tap the Add (+) option to open the controls gallery. Youll see a gallery of available buttons for tools like Calculator, Translate, Shazam, Notes and more. Pick the one you want, then tap Done. How to link a Focus mode to your lock screen One of the smartest features in iOS is the ability to link different lock screens to Focus modes. That means you can have a minimalist screen for work, a bright one for weekends and a sleep-ready design for winding down. If you dont see Focus options when you edit your lock screen, go to Settings then Focus to set up a new one first. Touch and hold the lock screen, then tap Focus. Choose a Focus mode (e.g., Work, Sleep, Do Not Disturb). That lock screen will now automatically appear when that Focus is active. How to switch between lock screens Once youve created a few lock screens, you can swap between them on the fly. If youve linked a Focus to any of them, switching lock screens will also switch the Focus automatically. Touch and hold the lock screen. Swipe left or right to cycle through your saved designs. Tap the one you want to use. How to delete a lock screen If you want to delete a lock screen you no longer want or need, you can do so very easily. Touch and hold the lock screen until the carousel appears. Swipe to the screen you want to delete. Swipe up on the lock screen. Tap the Trash icon, then confirm with Delete This Wallpaper. Dont worry this wont delete any photos from your library. It just removes the layout. If youre looking for more iPhone customization tips, you might also enjoy our guide on how to make the most of the iPhones Action Button.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/how-to-personalize-your-iphone-lock-screen-120015173.html?src=rss
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Blackmagic Design has unveiled DaVinci Resolve 20, the latest version of its editing app with free and paid versions that's a popular alternative to Adobe's Premiere Pro. The update offers over 100 new features including many powered by AI, along with improved cloud support and major quality-of-life updates to the cut, edit, color and fusion pages. One of the key new features is called AI IntelliScript that can automatically generate a timeline based on the original project script. "AI IntelliScript will match the transcribed audio in media clips to the script and construct a timeline of the best selected takes, with any alternative takes placed on additional tracks for editor review," Blackmagic wrote. That new feature could drastically speed workflow for editors (like myself) who often use standup or voiceover clips. Another key feature is the AI Set Extender that can create a scene extension to fill an entire frame based on a text prompt. If you want to reframe a shot or delete something, for instance, you can simply tell DaVinci Resolve what you want and it'll fill in the blanks. "Customers can even create new backgrounds behind foreground objects," the company wrote. Other new AI features include AI Animated Subtitles, AI Mulltcam SmartSwitch (which can assemble a timeline based on who is speaking) and AI Audio Assistant. The latter can create a "professional audio mix" with a single click, according to Blackmagic Design. Finally, the AI Detect Music Beats feature does just that, analyzing music and automatically placing beat markers in the timeline. Along with the AI stuff, DaVinci Resolve has a number of quality-of-life improvements in the cut, edit, color and fusion pages. Davinci Resolve Studio 20 (the paid version) now supports Apple Immersive Video on Apple Vision Pro, allowing creators to edit, color grade, mix audio and deliver Apple Immersive video capture on the company's recently launched URSA Cine Immersive camera. Blackmagic Design Other updates include improved Blackmagic Cloud support with improved collaboration tools, easier editing for vertical video, new voiceover palettes, a dedicated keyframe editor in cut and edit, a new Text+ tool, direct voiceover recording and more. On the color page, there's a new chroma warp function that lets you adjust color and saturation with a single motion. And the Fairlight audio page has a new feature that lets adjust a target clip's audio to match a reference clip, dynamic EQ to match tonality throughout a clip and Level Matcher to ensure that levels remain consistent in a given timeline. A full list of features can be found on Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve 20 product page. It's now available to download in a public beta, and as usual, DaVinci Resolve 20 is free to download while DaVinci Resolve 20 Studio costs $295 with no subscription required. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/davinci-resolve-20s-latest-ai-feature-can-create-an-entire-timeline-based-on-a-script-120009351.html?src=rss
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If you were wondering whether itd be possible to ferment foods in space, the answer is apparently yes. In a study published in the journal iScience, researchers from the US and Denmark say they were able to make decent-tasting miso on the International Space Station but the flavor and smell was distinct from that of miso made on Earth. While it still scored well in the taste tests, with similar ratings to Earth miso in qualities like umami and saltiness, the ISS miso was found to taste nuttier and more roasted than the usual stuff. The team suggests the findings reflect a sort of space terroir, playing off the term often used in relation to wine grapes to describe unique, location-specific flavor characteristics. For the study, the researchers sent a package containing the miso paste ingredients (cooked soybeans, rice koji and salt) to the ISS in March 2020, and let it ferment for 30 days. They also started miso batches back at home in Cambridge, MA and Copenhagen, Denmark, and monitored the environmental conditions of each setup. After a month, the space miso was sent back and analyzed in comparison to the Earth batches. There are some features of the space environment in low earth orbit in particular microgravity and increased radiation that could have impacts on how microbes grow and metabolize and thus how fermentation works, co-lead author Joshua D. Evans of Technical University of Denmark said in a press release. We wanted to explore the effects of these conditions. Not only were there differences in flavor, including the notable roasted nuttiness of the space miso, but also in the microbial composition of the misos. The team concluded that overall, the space miso is a miso, but says the findings suggest a specific fermentation environment in space.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/researchers-who-made-miso-in-space-say-it-tastes-good-but-different-215410333.html?src=rss
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