Phone changed to photos on sideways lock screen on iOS 17 - Unable to change back to calendar and clock

You can turn this off in settings. Search StandBy and swipe it off! Hope this helps!

How do you unlock the phone when it’s sideways? I feel like every time I try I just rotate through the widgets. I would like to be able to unlock my phone while charging sideways

Can you get this feature when you are not charging? I love the feature, but don't always want all of the cords on my desk.

Swipe left or right. You can choose between Clock with Calendar, Photos, or Clock only.

When your iPhone is plugged in and resting in the horizontal orientation, the default action seems to display photos that exist on your phone. You can simply change what is displayed by swiping left or right on the display in the locked state. My preferred setting is to show a calendar on one half of the screen and the weather on the other half, but there are many configurations using different widgets. You can customize the display by touching and holding down on the screen, and you will be prompted to unlock the phone. There is no indication that swiping left or right on the locked screen will change the display when locked. A much better approach would be for Apple to at least show an icon that can be tapped to edit the locked screen display, or add a menu option in the Setting app.

You can turn off Standy completely but not change what is displayed. I liked the Standly closck but not the photo, and there is no customization. Rip.

It's very customizable.

Use StandBy to view information at a distance while iPhone is charging - Apple Support

Hello! On standby mode, you can swipe left or right to access the different types of stand-by screens. The first standby is the ‘Time and Clock’ mode; you probably swiped to the next mode, which was photos—there’s one more if you swipe again, it’s the tide & clock mode.

***To fix this, go to stand-by mode—unlock your phone if you have to—and swipe back to the ‘Time and Clock’ screen.***

I hope this helps!

How do you unlock the phone when it is in this mode?

When riding my motorbike, i am listening to music & running maps so it can chew up battery life.

I have a quadlock charger on my bike but when i sit my phone sideways and it goes into this mode, i can not for the life of me, unlock it...

There may be a third-party app that provides somewhat similar functionality, but StandBy requires that your phone be connected to a charger, MagSafe or wired.

Use StandBy to view information at a distance while iPhone is charging - Apple Support

Swipe up.

Try going to Settings >Face ID & Passcode >Enter your passcode >scroll down and turn ON Lock Screen Widgets.

Hope it helps.

i try but it just scrolls different clocks & then I can't swipe up any more.

Also, thanks for coming back to me :)

Wow

Omg thank you for this, so frustrating!