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I am trying to add a short line of text that scrolls across my locked screen on my iPhone 8 Plus. For the life of me, I cannot find this functionality on the device. I have the latest iOS. Does anyone know where this is (or not)? Thanks!
iPhone 8 Plus
While you can't have a line of text stream across your lock screen, you can certainly add text to a lock screen screensaver. I personally took a photo, and used markup on that photo to include a message to call a number if someone found my phone.
Is this perhaps what you are looking to do?
While you can't have a line of text stream across your lock screen, you can certainly add text to a lock screen screensaver. I personally took a photo, and used markup on that photo to include a message to call a number if someone found my phone.
Is this perhaps what you are looking to do?
Hello Wolverines.
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
If I'm understanding correctly, you would like to know if it is possible to add scrolling text to the lock screen of your iPhone. I will be glad to assist.
Unfortunately, this is not a feature of the iPhone, however I would suggest leaving some feedback:
Cheers.
TheLittles wrote:
For thought: Try An Animating Image
If you were to use Adobe Photoshop, you could make Animating Image (GIF), and set it as the background. Just have it scroll.
I’m not sure if it would stay paused. But it might just do the trick.
While you can certainly do that, it won't work as a lock screen.
Wolverines Said:
“Customized text on lock screen: I am trying to add a short line of text that scrolls across my locked screen on my iPhone 8 Plus. For the life of me, I cannot find this functionality on the device. I have the latest iOS. Does anyone know where this is (or not)? Thanks!”
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For thought: Try An Animating Image
If you were to use Adobe Photoshop, you could make Animating Image (GIF), and set it as the background. Just have it scroll.
I’m not sure if it would stay paused. But it might just do the trick.
IdrisSeabright Said:
“While you can certainly do that, it won't work as a lock screen”
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It might work as a locked screensaver, though. Unlock it, and it would pop up.
Thing is, I’m curious if it would pause.
TheLittles wrote:
It might work as a locked screensaver, though. Unlock it, and it would pop up.
Thing is, I’m curious if it would pause.
If you have to unlock the phone to get it to work, by definition, it doesn't work as a lockscreen.
Customized text on lock screen
