Amaya Toman In the native Shortcuts on your iPhone, you can currently find quite a large number of very useful shortcuts for all possible occasions. If you're one of those users who don't understand Shortcuts very well or don't dare to create your own shortcuts, you might have avoided this native app. It's a shame, because Shortcuts offers a lot of shortcuts that don't require any complicated actions on your part, but can still serve you well.
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One of these shortcuts is, for example, the shortcut or action used to lock your iPhone's display. If you use this specific action when creating the appropriate shortcut, you can easily and quickly lock your iPhone at any time. In addition, if you own a model with an Always-On display, it will also be activated after running the shortcut.
The action to lock the iPhone screen has been part of the menu in the native Shortcuts application since the arrival of the iOS 16.4 operating system. You can assign the created shortcut to selected actions within automations. Now let's get down to creating the said iPhone screen lock shortcut together.
- Launch native Shortcuts on your iPhone.
- Click on + in the top-right corner.
- Click on Add action.
- Click on Scripts.
- In the section Equipment click on Lock screen.
- Tap the down arrow at the top of the display and rename the shortcut if necessary.
- In addition to renaming, you can also choose to change the shortcut icon in the menu.
- At the top right, tap Done.
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With these steps, you've quickly and easily created a shortcut that will instantly lock your iPhone's screen. If you then tap Automations at the bottom of the screen and then tap the + in the top right corner, you can choose the conditions under which you want your iPhone's screen to lock—for example, when you disconnect it from the charger.
