Locket App Lets You Share Images to Your Friend’s iPhone Homescreen

Jan. 16, 2022

Just when you thought there is no more room for innovation in the social media space, a new app called Locket is making waves on the internet. The app utilizesiPhone widgetsand puts your friends’ pictures right on youriPhone home screen. As of writing this article, the app has topped the charts and is ranking at the first position for social networking apps.

Locket Widget App for iOS

The idea of the Locket app is fairly straightforward.Whenever a friend sends you an image, the image appears in the Locket widgetyou’ve added to your iPhone’s home screen. All you have to do is tap the widget and capture a picture to send a reply.

Developer Matt Moss is the creator of the Locket app. Much like theWordle game that went viral, it looks like theLocket app was also designed with the creator’s partner in mind.“I built it as a present for my girlfriend for her birthday last summer. The process of getting a little photo from her on my homescreen…seemed really appealing. Just a nice way to stay in touch,”MosstoldTechCrunch.

Locket is currently available as an iOS-only app. An Android version is slated to arrive sometime in the distant future. So, if you have an iPhone and want to try it out, you can download the app from App Store using the link given below.

Download Locket Widget (Free, App Store)

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.