Lock Screen and Action Button
Open the camera in one press, without unlocking into the app first.
The control
Press and hold the lock screen, tap Customize, tap one of the two slots at the bottom, and choose Color Science Camera. One tap opens the camera right there, without unlocking: the same screen as the app's, in the mode it was last in, with your RAW, aspect and video settings. Shots and clips taken this way are saved to Photos and listed in the Gallery the next time the app is opened; the thumbnail at the bottom left opens the app after Face ID, at what was just taken. The same control goes into Control Center through its Add a Control step, and onto the Action button in Settings ▸ Action Button.
Good to know
- On the lock screen the camera has no Settings gear and no gallery, and the location is not saved: the phone keeps everything behind Face ID until it is unlocked.
The widget
For the row under the clock there is a lock-screen widget in the round and the rectangular sizes; tapping it opens the camera too.
Good to know
- After installing the app, iOS can take a minute to list a new control. Open the app once if it is missing from the picker.