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Compared with Android and iOS, Windows Phone provides more options for setting what you see on your lockscreen. By default, you see the time, but you can change this to see weather updates, Facebook updates, the Bing ‘image of the day’, or even a favourite photo you’ve taken with your device.

First, swipe down from the top of your screen to access your notification panel, then tap All Settings at the top right. Now scroll down to the ‘personalisation’ section, then tap ‘lock screen’. Tap the box below Background (see screenshot below) to see a list of options. Some app-specific options (such as Facebook) will only appear if you’ve installed the app from the Wmdows Store and logged into your account. Select it if you want to see a list of your Facebook updates on the lock screen.

Tap Bing to see the ‘Bing image of the dav’ (the same one that’s featured on www.bing.com). Tap Weather to see a summary of the local weather forecast. Tap ‘photo’ if you want to see a random image. To change the photo, tap ‘change photo’. You’ll now see two tiles Camera Roll (photos you’ve taken) and Backgrounds (a set of stock photos that came with your device). Select the option you want, then tap to select the photo of your choice. Finally, tap the tick at the bottom to set that photo as your lockscreen image.