How to Access the Camera from the iPhone Lock Screen
Apr 30, 2021, 9:00 am EDT
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If you need to quickly take a photo or video on your iPhone, you can swipe into the Camera app in a jiffy without unlocking your phone. Here’s how to do it.
First, wake your iPhone. Place your finger anywhere on the lock screen and swipe it to the left until the Camera app appears. (You can’t swipe on a notification, however. That will reveal options for the notification rather than for opening the Camera app.)
With the Camera app onscreen, you can take photos or videos as you normally would, and they will be saved automatically to your Photos library. You can even use the volume buttons to trigger the shutter if you’d like.