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Now, long-press your lock screen and tap the ‘Customize’ button at the bottom of the screen.

Tap the Lock screen on the left and you’ll see the option to change your lock screen shortcuts.

The bottom of an iPhone on a purple and blue background showing the Halide app on the lock screen

You can now add the likes of Halide (above) to the iPhone’s lock screen shortcuts in iOS 18

Once you’ve added your chosen camera app, hit ‘done’.

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Three iPhones on a blue and green background running iOS and showing the process and changing the lock screen camera shortcut

To change the default Camera shortcut on your lock screen, long-press your lock screen to bring up the Customize button (1), tap it to reveal the shortcuts (2) and find Halide or Moment in the new lock screen options (3)

Two iPhones on a pink and blue background showing Apple’s Final Cut Camera app

Apple launched the Final Cut Camera app (above) earlier this year for video shooters, but has kept a more simple approach for stills shooters