How to Enable Full Screen Album Art on iPhone Lock Screen iOS 16

Here is how you can view or show the full-screen album art on your iPhone Lock Screen in iOS 16 or later. Let’s find out!

1. Ensure that your iPhone is running at least iOS 16.
2. Launch the music streaming app of your choice. This could be Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, etc.
3. Play any music.
4. Lock and wake your iPhone to view the Lock Screen or simply swipe down from the top.
5. Tap on the compact album art in the audio player.
6. Now the album art will appear in its large form on your iOS Lock Screen.
7. If you dislike how it looks, simply tap the full-screen album art, and iOS will revert it to the compact form.

[vichet_sokhary]

Omg you’re a life saver!! I searched the internet for hours to find a tutorial! Thank you😭😭😭

[Sam-iupo]

Thank you so much for getting straight to the point

[__.raj._____]

To all the guys wondering how to do full screen just tap on the photo of the song and it’ll get full screen

[mrhkhan.]

It got activated on my phone by mistake and was annoying the heck out of me, watched this video to revert the changes 😂
Thanks 👍🏻

[ElizaBeth-ngpu]

Your cards cover the one piece of information I needed

[JnelLamare]

My one is already full screen, I want it small like yours before u click it to be full screen

[Ultrass]

When playing music through Spotify, sometimes a large cover disappears, or it changes itself to the cover of a neighboring track, how can I fix this? Who faced it?

[justinhernandez]

Bro how do you put it the music Lock Screen back on top I don’t want it on the bottom

[federico]

Wow! Thanks. I did't understand why sometimes I had it sometimes I had not...

[jayurmomsfavorite]

It won’t show that im playing music on my lock screen anymore can anyone help?

[dtcanada]

my lock screen doesn't show music at all

[kilkys]

This is great & alll, but why does it go away Unintentionally? 🧐

[opalthebest]

is there a way to have it that way by defult? Instead of having to toggle it everytime

[AiishaaChoudhary]

Someone tell me how to show Spotify on home screen while playing music on top screen

[Cartofiert]

To me it shows but its not sized well whh

[KelseyRN]

How do you NOT have it as your Lock Screen??? It just appeared as my full on Lock Screen and I hate it!

[cupidsfate]

thanks so much for this it helped soosossoo much❤❤❤❤

[kristixr]

Youre the best bro, thank you so much ❤️❤️

[chrisplaze]

Who else feels dumb after figuring it out 😂