Start a recording from your lock screen

When you have a song idea, you just want to press record and focus on your music. Instead, you need to unlock your phone, find your recording app on your home screen, open it and press record.

It's not a terrible flow, but Apple added a dedicated button for the camera on their lock screen years ago. Wouldn't it be nice if your audio recorder had a button there, too?

With iOS 16 and Tape It, that's finally possible! Just add the Tape It widget to your lock screen and enjoy the most accessible record button on your iPhone, ever.