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It is possible to customize almost any element of the user interface. In this article we will talk about such an important element of iOS as the lock screen.
For many, this may seem obvious, but still, most users, when setting up this element, are completely irresponsible in choosing wallpaper, but it is this image that determines the main beauty. Tastes, of course, are different, and therefore the issue of choosing a picture is purely subjective. But despite this, you should adhere to one simple rule - maximum simplicity. Of course, photos from a recent vacation are an important part of life, but this does not guarantee that they will look great on the lock screen, because there are much more interesting options from a design point of view. 
When choosing wallpaper, you should pay attention, first of all, to the colorful gradient, which will not only perfectly decorate the screen, but will also highlight other interface elements, such as the clock, status bar and . Next, you can resort to using a tweak - which can change the operator’s logo (you can add any logo or inscription).
Don’t forget about other interface elements, such as the camera and the “dashes” for calling the Control Center and Notification Center, which the tweak allows you to get rid of customLS. Simple removal can also be done using TabLess, But customLS gives the user the additional option of removing the clock or replacing the unlock slider. Action Center and Control Center are still accessible from the lock screen even after you remove the graphics. Both tweaks are available for free in Cydia.
Also, be sure to pay attention to AndroidLock XT, which is definitely worth the $1.99 price tag. He borrows for iOS 7 some functional aspects of Android, allowing, for example, to activate a picture lock instead of a numeric code. Also AndroidLock XT includes appearance customization, the ability to disable additional input when connected via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, increasing the maximum number of password attempts, emergency calls and compatibility with other tweaks such as LockCalendar, Lockinfo, Cydgets, BuddyLock. 
AndroidLock XT has many settings and works with almost all existing versions of iOS (from 4 to 7). Unfortunately, this tweak is also still not supported, but an update should be expected in the very near future. The official list of compatible devices includes iPhone 5, all models of iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini. If you suddenly want to return to a normal password, just disable the tweak in the settings. As an alternative, you can also use another jailbreak tweak that simulates the Android lock screen on an iOS device.
It is also worth noting the status bar customization options offered by jailbreak tweaks. By installing these two free utilities, you can display such informers as Weather, date, and an indicator of the free amount of RAM in the iOS status bar. 
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Perhaps the most noticeable change in iOS 10 is the lock screen. Now many things happen differently. Thus, owners of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus do not even need to press anything for the smartphone screen to come to life: everything happens automatically. Older devices will require you to press the Home button. If you do not have a login password set and are not using Touch ID, then you no longer need to do the usual swipe across the screen to unlock. You just need to press “Home” again.
If your fingerprint scanner is configured and working, then with the first click you will unlock your smartphone. There is an interesting point here: if you lift your finger quickly enough, you will be able to linger on the lock screen, which in fact is no longer locked.
The changes don't stop there. Noteworthy is the new notification design. You can interact with them either using 3D Touch or simply by expanding incoming notifications and choosing from the available actions.
The lock screen now supports moving left and right. To the left of the main screen is the Spotlight search bar and a redesigned widget block. The latter have also changed, become more functional, and now have support for 3D Touch clicks. Well, developers have a reason to create widgets for their applications, because they will be available on the lock screen.
Finally, to the right of the main screen is access to the camera. No more swiping up from the bottom right corner.
Home screen
The need to access the notification center from the lock screen has disappeared. Both notifications and widgets can be viewed immediately, without additional gestures. However, from the home screen and from any application, you can access the redesigned notification center with a standard top-down swipe. There are no surprises here: the widgets have moved, so the main focus is solely on notifications.
It is also worth noting that the design of pop-up notifications from applications has changed. As before, they appear on top, but the animation and appearance are different.
The control center has also been changed. Now it is divided into separate screens. The first one is very similar to what came before. Only the tools for controlling playback are missing. They moved to the next screen of the control center, and there were more of them. In general, the design has changed; the freed up space has made it possible to enlarge the buttons. However, you still cannot configure your own switches.
It is noteworthy that if you have the Shazam application installed, you can launch it directly from the control center, from the playback control screen.
The home screen itself, with its grid of applications, has undergone the least visual changes. Only the animation for opening and closing folders has been updated. However, there is one major innovation here: the ability to hide pre-installed programs in iOS. This happens in much the same way as applications are removed from the App Store. However, system programs are simply hidden from the home screen and can be restored at any time. You can hide most of the pre-installed applications.
Of course, to the left of the first home screen there is still Spotlight search, to which widgets have also been added. Now these small additions to programs are available literally anywhere.
New 3D Touch actions have appeared on the home screen and among widgets: Apple has worked hard to further implement this promising feature. 3D Touch can now also be used by application developers, so variable pressure on the screen will be especially popular in the new version of the mobile operating system.
Built-in Applications
Messages
The Messages application, more precisely, its part called iMessage, is probably the main innovation of iOS 10. The possibilities of communication via iMessage have been seriously expanded, some ideas were borrowed from the Apple Watch.
From now on, you can send a picture, pulse, or various graphic effects to your interlocutor. You can even take a new photo and instantly add captions and other decorations that any iOS user needs. You can draw conveniently by turning your smartphone or tablet into landscape mode.
However, the above is only a small part of the innovations. Thus, sending messages can now be accompanied by various visual effects, and information can be transmitted using invisible ink.
There are previews of links, sharing of tracks from Apple Music (the recipient must also have a working subscription to the service), there is even an image search that replaces the keyboard when typing a message.
It seems that the iMessage service in iOS 10 has absorbed absolutely all the trends in network communication. But we haven’t yet mentioned the ability to change the background of the dialog window, install add-ons for iMessage from the App Store, and even leave reactions to incoming messages.
Telephone
The application has changed slightly: Russian letters have appeared on the dialing keys. Perhaps this will be useful to someone.
iOS 10 settings now have an option that allows you to use apps from the App Store to block numbers. Therefore, it will become easier to combat voice spam.
Users from Belarus will certainly appreciate the problem with dialing a plus by holding zero. Throughout testing of the new OS version, the bug was not fixed and smoothly migrated to the final release.
Watch
Inspired by the Apple Watch, the developers decided to change the color scheme of the Clock application to dark. There's also a brand new menu item called Bedtime. This feature is designed to improve the quality of sleep for iOS 10 users. You need to specify the desired time to wake up, the desired amount of rest and a number of other details, and your Apple device will figure out when to send you to bed. New alarm ringtones are included.
Photo
With literally every update to its mobile operating system, Apple improves the Photos app. This time, facial analysis and recognition capabilities have been added. Now you can ask Siri to show you pictures of cars, and the system will accurately find them in your photo collection. Facial recognition works in a similar way.
The new Memories feature works really well. iOS 10 automatically groups events by date and location, creating cool visual presentations of various events from the photos in your feed. This whole thing can be edited.
By the way, image editing has now also been taken to a whole new level. The system's scanty photo editing capabilities have not gone away, but Apple has allowed tools from third-party applications to be added to them. So, you don't even have to launch Pixelmator separately: all the features are already at your fingertips when editing in the Photos app.
Notes
The application was thoroughly redesigned back in iOS 9. In the “ten” it only gained the ability to jointly edit notes and grant rights to view them to other users. Thus, the record keeping system in iOS 10 allows you to almost completely abandon alternatives in the form of third-party services.
Settings
iOS 10 system settings have received several changes. In particular, Siri settings are placed in a separate menu item. It also became possible to install additional dictionaries into the system, for example an explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. It will be used to define the highlighted words.
From now on, you can limit the use of device memory by the Music application. If the built-in memory runs out, iOS 10 itself will delete those tracks for offline playback that you haven’t listened to for a long time.
Finally, let's note one new picture for use as wallpaper.
Siri
The virtual assistant in iOS 10 has become smarter and, most importantly, has received support for third-party applications. Once developers update their programs, you will be able to use Siri in them. Typing a message on WhatsApp without touching your smartphone will soon become possible.
The updated female voice of Siri also attracts attention. It sounds much nicer. Moreover, Apple offers to install a male voice as an alternative. In general, Siri in iOS 10 is nothing but pleasing.
House
iOS 10 debuts an application of the same name for managing a smart home. Using the program, you can manage various gadgets and systems connected to a single home network. As before, the hub for Apple's smart home is Apple TV.
If the Home app isn't useful to you, at least you can uninstall it now.
App Store
There aren't many changes to the app store, but they are necessary. The nearly useless Browse menu has been removed, and in its place is a list of App Store categories. This change has been a long time coming, so it’s great that it’s been implemented.
Cards
Apple paid a lot of attention to updating Maps, or rather, their capabilities. Now, immediately after launching the application, you can specify the destination of the route; places that may be of interest to the user are also available to choose from. You can view the weather at a specific point on the map. The interface change deserves special attention. It has finally become driver-friendly thanks to its large elements. Fonts and animation have been updated.
Contacts
The application itself has not undergone any changes, but the contact cards have been seriously modified. Now any person in your address book is represented much more conveniently: immediately below the photo and name there is a set of buttons for communication in all available ways. Below is the familiar list of numbers and other information.
Music
The Music application, a client of the service, has changed significantly. The overloaded interface has been replaced by large, easy-to-use elements on the go. The “Media Library” tab has moved to the very beginning and is available immediately after launch - this was missing before. Moreover, you can also organize different categories for displaying music there.
The player itself has also changed: there is nothing superfluous on the screen anymore. All actions with a track, including downloading it to your device and adding it to your library, can now be performed from the context menu. Working with “Music” has become simpler and clearer, the player is definitely more convenient for use on the move.
Health
The Health app appears in iOS 10 virtually unchanged. Only those who regularly look into the program will notice the slightly modified design.
Apple Watch and Activity
Owners of Apple smartwatches will certainly notice the improvement of the application for controlling the watch from a smartphone. From here you can now fully customize your watch faces. A frankly incomprehensible menu item with a set of promotional videos was removed. Now everything has become much more logical and convenient for the owner of the watch, and not for its potential buyer.
For Apple Watch to work fully, you need to update to watchOS 3.
The email client in iOS 10 remains virtually unchanged. Now you can view message threads and filter out unread messages. Mailboxes are displayed with a full set of folders and subfolders.
Safari
The Safari mobile browser finally has a simple but useful ability to close all tabs at once. Apple Pay support has also appeared in the browser, because the payment system of the American company will now be presented on the Internet.
iPad owners will be pleased to be able to use dual-window mode to launch Safari. This way you can view two pages at once or transfer information from one to another. This is a major step for Apple's tablets as they try to replace computers.
Other changes and innovations
Immediately after installing iOS 10, two points attract attention: the changed sound of the device locking and the updated sound of the keyboard. The new sounds do not seem alien, they perfectly correspond to the spirit of this version of Apple's mobile operating system and after a few minutes they cease to stand out from the general background.
If you actively use several Apple gadgets, you will appreciate the new clipboard that works between devices. We copied a piece of text onto the iPhone and pasted it onto a Mac running macOS Sierra. The integration doesn't end there: the iCloud Drive app on iOS 10 brings your Mac's desktop and documents folder to your fingertips. You just need to activate the appropriate setting on the latter.
In connection with the active use of iCloud, Apple has rolled out a new tariff plan offering as much as 2 TB of cloud space. This pleasure costs 1,490 rubles per month.
The improvement of 3D Touch capabilities has already been mentioned above, but we cannot ignore the symbiosis of this function with a simple flashlight. Now, if you hold your finger on the flashlight icon, you can select the brightness.
This is how iOS 10 turned out. Of course, Apple has done a lot of work and the new version of the operating system is a big step forward. In the future, we will probably expect intermediate updates with fixes, improvements and even new features. Traces of a dark theme were found in the iOS 10 code, so it cannot be ruled out that somewhere in iOS 10.1 we will be able to change the tones of the operating system to less light ones. There is still a lot of interesting things ahead!
The iOS 10 update is available to download and install on all compatible devices today. Owners can also update their smartwatches to watchOS 3.
All novice users of Apple technology make the same mistake: if they want to change the time and date, they go to the application “ Watch” and begin to explore it for a suitable section. Finding ways to set the time through this program will not bear fruit - without visiting " Settings» it is impossible to make such adjustments on the device.
To change the date and set the time on your iPhone, follow these instructions:
Step 1. Open " Settings" and proceed to the section " Basic».
You will see a screen like this:
Step 3. Set the time format to 24-hour or 12-hour. Americans are more accustomed to the second option: they count 12 hours before noon and 12 hours after it. Therefore, the 12-hour format is the default. If a Russian wants to switch to a more familiar 24-hour time format, he needs to switch the corresponding toggle switch.
Step 4. Deactivate the slider " Automatically» . If you enable this option, it will independently select the time zone and determine the date/time, based on the data it receives through geolocation and from the Internet. There are a number of reasons not to use this option:
- Time may change spontaneously on days when most countries switch from summer to winter (or vice versa). What does this mean? At the very least, being late for work.
- Time is not determined correctly when the iPhone owner travels across multiple time zones. This is due to the fact that the SIM card constantly loses signal and cannot provide the device with location data.
- The option requires the inclusion of geolocation services, which in turn leads to rapid energy consumption.
Step 5. Select your time zone - click on the appropriate field.
Then enter “ Russia» and select the city in which you live or which corresponds to your time zone. We choose the option " Moscow, Russia"and set Moscow time ( UTC +3).
Step 5. Click on the line in which the date and time are written in blue, and manually set the necessary parameters by spinning the peculiar reels. You can find out the exact time for any city, for example, using the Yandex service.
There is no drum that would be responsible for setting the year. Therefore, if you want to move the date back or forward several years, you will have to try.
After that, continue to use the gadget and don’t worry about the time being lost.
The year is displayed incorrectly - what is the reason?
Trying to change the time, an iPhone user may find himself living in the year 28 Heisei era.
This means that the device is not activated Gregorian calendar (which we all use), and Japanese. It’s easy to set the correct calendar: you need to return to the “ Basic" settings, then go to the subsection " Language and text"(located not far from " date and time»).
On the menu " Calendar» should be preferred Gregorian chronology Japanese And Buddhist. Then the time settings will display your usual year.
How to “kill” an iPhone using a watch?
"Forum members" of the blog Reddit.com discovered a curious vulnerability in Apple devices with 64-bit processors (iPhone 5S and newer models). If you set the date on the gadget January 1, 1970 and until 3 am, after rebooting the device will turn into a “brick”, and it will not be possible to bring it back to life using any software - even through the mode DFU.
What is remarkable about this date? This is where the so-called UNIX era, which is also called computer time. From midnight on the 1st day of 1970 to the present moment, UNIX time is counted in seconds without breaking down into days, months or years. The “capriciousness” of Apple technology can be explained simply: if you set, for example, 2 a.m. in the time zone UTC +3(Moscow time), the UNIX counter will go into the negative.
There are several ways to protect yourself from this security breach. Owners of gadgets with jailbreak are recommended to download the tweak BrickingDate, which blocks the ability to set a “death” date. Other iPhone owners should simply update their gadgets to iOS 9.3.1 after which only dates from January 1, 2001 will be available.
Conclusion
Statistical fact: 60% of people check the time not on their wristwatches, but on their cell phones. This is why it is so important to ensure that the iPhone is accurate. Automatic time adjustment on Apple gadgets is, alas, still a clearly unfinished function; For users who prefer to travel and move between time zones, it only confuses them. It is more efficient to set the clock on your iPhone manually, relying on data from popular online services, such as Yandex.Time.