Turning off view of Widgets and access to Camera on iPad Lock Screen

If you are concerned that your Today View (which incorporates Widgets) is available from your iPad Lock screen while your iPad is locked, you can completely remove this access.

Settings > TouchID & Passcode > [Allow Access When Locked] > Today View & Search - set to OFF

You may also wish to review similar permissions - as access to other features can be similarly denied (or permitted) while the iPad is locked.

jamienyc1 wrote:

I've been exploring settings on my iPad Mini 6 in hopes of syncing the settings to match my iPhone, but I've noticed I can't prohibit access to widgets and camera when the iPad is locked. I can control these settings on my iPhone, so why not my iPad? …any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

The iPhone and the iPad each have their own set of features and only Apple could answer why the features differ from device to device.

It's concerning to me, especially for widgets as I use that to view confidential info, e.g., calendar and stocks – these are things I do not want to be accessible from the lock screen. Obviously I could delete the widgets, but that's not fun.

There is no way to lock access to those widgets. Your on,y recourse is to delete them. You can always submit feedback to Apple.

Product Feedback - Apple

Unlike iOS16 for iPhone, iPadOS 16 for iPad does not support lock screen customisation. Likewise, the new active Astronomy and Weather Wallpapers are currently exclusive to iOS16.x for iPhone.

iPadOS16 doesn’t support Lock Screen Widgets - this being an element of Lock Screen customisation. As such, there are no widgets on the lock screen to disable via settings.

Similarly, the iPad Camera is also not directly available from the Lock screen.

You are very welcome.

Your initial description was perhaps unclear as to the nature of your problem, the actual issue only becoming more obvious through subsequent comment.