With iOS 18 you can now switch out the Flashlight and Camera shortcuts on your lock screen for any of over 50 options, including Snapchat's camera. With the shortcut, you can quickly take photos and videos for Snapchat with the tap of a button. But you need to unlock your phone to edit or send Snapchats.

Apple just started testing iOS 18.2, and it brings one of my favorite features back: the volume slider to the iPhone Lock Screen.

After removing the volume slider from the iPhone's lock screen with iOS 16, Apple is finally bringing it back with the latest iOS 18.2 beta update.

Don’t they say lock screens are the smartphone era’s window to the soul? Well, they should: We get to choose only one image that will greet us each time we look at our phones, so what we pick should say something.

With the new shortcuts, you can launch the Snapchat camera directly from the lock screen with a single tap, making it easier to capture moments before they pass. Using these controls enables iPhones to launch and take photos in “Camera Only” mode while locked, but sending or editing the snaps will still require users to unlock the device.

Phone users with iOS 18 can replace the flashlight or native camera on their lock screen with a shortcut to the Snapchat camera.

To add a new shortcut to your list of options, go to the Shortcuts app, and on the "Shortcuts" tab tap the "+" (plus) sign. Now search for an action and customize the variables for the action, then save it. You can now add it to your lock screen, vastly expanding the number of features you can access from there.

OS 18 allows iPhone users to change the flashlight and camera shortcuts on the Lock Screen to something else, and Snapchat is now an option.

Snapchat's new feature allows iPhone users to access its camera only mode from the lock screen. iOS 18 lets users customize lock screen shortcuts, and Snapchat Adding Snapchat to your iPhone's lock screen is quick and easy,

Enhancing your iPhone's lock screen with widgets can transform the way you interact with your device, enhancing both its functionality and visual appeal.