ios 16.1.1 and screen appearance

Hello omahauser,

Thanks for choosing the Apple Support Communities. Sometimes setting up your Lock Screen and Home Screen wallpapers again, can fix issues such as this. Let's try doing that by following the steps below:

Personalize your iPhone Lock Screen - Apple Support

"Personalize your iPhone Lock Screen

You can personalize your Lock Screen by choosing a wallpaper, customizing the colors and fonts, layering subjects of photos in front of the time, and much more. You can also add widgets with information from your favorite apps to your Lock Screen, such as today’s headlines, the weather, and calendar events.

You can create more than one Lock Screen and switch between them. Since each Lock Screen can be linked to a Focus, you can switch your Focus by switching to a different Lock Screen.

Tip: It’s easier to create a custom Lock Screen if you set up Face ID (on a model with Face ID) or Touch ID (on a model with Touch ID) first. See Set up Face ID or Touch ID.

Create a custom Lock Screen

1. Touch and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize button appears at the bottom of the screen.
2. If the Customize button doesn’t appear, touch and hold the Lock Screen again, then enter your passcode.
3. Tap  at the bottom of the screen.
4. The Lock Screen wallpaper gallery appears.
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6. Tap one of the wallpaper options to select it as your Lock Screen.
7. For some wallpaper choices, you can swipe left or right to try different color filters, patterns, and fonts that complement each other.
8. Tap Add, then do one of the following:

• Choose whether to use the wallpaper on both the Lock Screen and Home Screen: Tap Set as Wallpaper Pair.
• Make further changes to the Home Screen: Tap Customize Home Screen. Tap a color to change the wallpaper color, tap  to use a custom photo, or select Blur to blur the wallpaper so the apps stand out.

Customize your Lock Screen photo

If you choose a photo for your Lock Screen, you can reposition the photo, change the photo style, and more.

• Reposition your photo: To reposition your selected image, pinch open to zoom in on it, drag the image with two fingers to move it, then pinch closed to zoom out.
• Change the photo style: Swipe left or right to try different photo styles with complementary color filters and fonts.
• Create a multilayered effect: If you have a photo that supports layering—like an image with people, pets, or the sky—tap  at the bottom right, then choose Depth Effect.
• Note: The multilayered effect is available on supported models. Layering may not be available if the subject is too high, too low, or obscures too much of the clock.
• Set the shuffle frequency: If you choose Photo Shuffle, you can preview the photos by tapping , and set the shuffle frequency by tapping , then selecting an option below Shuffle Frequency.

Tip: Alternatively, you can add a photo directly from your photo library to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. In the Photos app , tap Library, select a photo, then tap . Scroll down and select Use as Wallpaper, tap Done, then choose whether to show it on both your Home Screen and Lock Screen.

Add widgets to your Lock Screen

You can add widgets to your Lock Screen to get information at a glance—for example, the temperature, battery level, or upcoming calendar events.

1. Touch and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize button appears at the bottom of the screen, then tap Customize.
2. Tap the box below the time to add widgets to your Lock Screen.
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4. Tap or drag the widgets you want to add.
5. If there’s not enough room for a new widget, you can tap  to remove a widget and make room for a new one.

Tip: On iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, you can set your Lock Screen to stay on so you can glance at it at any time to check the date, time, and information in your widgets. See Keep your Lock Screen visible with the Always-On setting.

See Add widgets on iPhone.

Link a Focus to your Lock Screen

Focus helps you concentrate on a task by minimizing distractions. You can set up a Focus to temporarily silence all notifications, or allow only specific notifications (ones that apply to your task, for example). By linking a Focus to your Lock Screen, your Focus settings apply when you use that Lock Screen.

1. Touch and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize button appears at the bottom of the screen.
2. Tap Focus near the bottom of the wallpaper to see the Focus options—for example, Do Not Disturb, Personal, Sleep, and Work.
3. Select a Focus, then tap .

See Set up a Focus.

Switch between Lock Screens

You can create multiple custom Lock Screens and switch between them throughout the day. If a Lock Screen links to a specific Focus, switching from that Lock Screen to another also switches your Focus.

1. Touch and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize button appears at the bottom of the screen.
2. Swipe to the Lock Screen you want to use, then tap it.

Edit a Lock Screen

After you create a custom Lock Screen, you can make changes to it.

1. Touch and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize button appears at the bottom of the screen.
2. Swipe to the Lock Screen you want to edit, then tap .
3. Do any of the following: 

• Choose a wallpaper: Tap an option in one of the categories (for example, Featured, Suggested Photos, or Photo Shuffle) or tap a button at the top of the screen (Photos, People, Photo Shuffle, Emoji, or Weather). If you want to add a photo to your Lock Screen, see Customize your Lock Screen photo.
• Add widgets: Tap the box below the time, then tap the widgets you want to add.
• Select a photo style for a Lock Screen with a photo: Swipe to change the color filter (for example, Vibrant, Tone, Deep, and Vapor), the background for the photo (Natural, Black & White, Duotone, Color Wash, and so on), and the font for the time.
• Add a multilayered effect for a Lock Screen with a photo: Tap  at the bottom right, then choose Depth Effect (not available for all photos).
• Change the Focus: Tap Focus near the bottom of the wallpaper, then choose another Focus from the list.
• Change the style of the time: Tap Customize, tap the time, then select a font, color, and shade by tapping .

Note: You can also add new wallpaper in Settings .

Delete a Lock Screen

You can delete Lock Screens you no longer need.

1. Touch and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize button appears at the bottom of the screen.
2. Swipe to go to the Lock Screen you want to delete, swipe up on the screen, then tap ."

We hope this helps.

Cheers!