How to make the coolest Lock screen for your Windows Phone in 4 easy steps

Since I've already shared with you my favorite wallpaper for Windows Telephone 8.i and some of my apps on my Start screen, I figured I'd cease the week upwardly with something on my Lock screen. Granted, I've been known to modify this oftentimes, depending on which app adds support for that feature. But today I'thou dorsum to an oldy but goody: The blurred Start screen.

Every bit you can come across in the in a higher place photo, it looks like my Lock screen is an opaque but see-through window to my Showtime screen. Unfortunately, transparent Lock screens are not back, but you can simulate the consequence with a few easy steps.

This idea goes style back to March 2022, when user Joe920 posted it in our forums. That thread, institute here, has get quite the fun spot to share ideas, and since we have a lot of new users, information technology's fourth dimension for a refresh. You lot can follow the steps in that thread, merely there'southward an easier mode in 2022, that I'll share with you now.

Translucent Lock screen outcome

Download the free and fantastic app Blur from the Windows Phone Store here
Screenshot your Get-go screen (Showtime fundamental + Ability on 8.0; Book upwardly and Power on eight.1)
Launch Blur on your phone and adapt amount of blurriness
So either save to your phone or merely set as Lock screen

That'south it. It literally takes seconds to do. At present for tips!

Tips

On 8.1 devices, you may want to edit out the new static Status icons near the acme
Y'all tin use Tilesparency, plant here, to create 'dummy' Tiles in case yous have a weather or clock app with info you lot don't want (this is super picky, just just in case)
You tin now also apply your favorite Lock screen app to add things e.k. Lock Widgets (plant here in the Store) to add together weather or battery info, or just keep it plain.

I think this looks super cool and information technology's easy to read my Lock screen info too. Tell me what you lot think!

Have a good Lock screen tip? Share them with the states in comments or our forums!

QR: Blur QR: Tilesparency

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