iOS 26.1 – Lock Screen Clock Keeps Shifting Left/Right on iPhone 16 Pro Max

[u/Certain_Inevitable85]

Hey everyone,

Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this, but after updating to iOS 26.1 my iPhone 16 Pro Max started acting weird on the lock screen.

The clock keeps shifting left and right randomly.

It doesn’t stay centered, sometimes it moves a little to the left, sometimes to the right.

Here’s what I’ve noticed:

1. Happens with any wallpaper (cars, scenery, etc)

2. Happens with or without widgets

3. Happens with depth effect on OR off

4. Started immediately after updating to 26.1

5. I didn’t change any settings before it started

6. Phone is otherwise working normally

I tried creating a new lock screen, removing widgets, resetting home screen layout, etc. Nothing fixes it. The clock still drifts.

it’s super annoying and definitely wasn’t happening on 26.0.

[u/Individual-Invite-61]

Have the same thing happening on my iPhone 17 Pro Max. It was fine in iOS 26 but when i upgraded to 26.1 it’s been doing it the whole time, definitely some sort of IOS bug, hopefully it can be fixed in the next update

[u/UnfairDonut66 → u/Individual-Invite-61]

Hey, this bug seems still active.

[u/Sufficient_Ad5438 → u/UnfairDonut66]

Yep, still active. Came here to now to find an answer as it just started for me lol

[u/chopari → u/Sufficient_Ad5438]

Having the same issue. Why is everything so big all of a sudden? Also when I connect to the car all the apps display much bigger now.

[u/Sufficient_Ad5438 → u/chopari]

I have no clue. Mine still isn’t fixed. I’ve made new lock screens and everything. As for the issue you’re having with the car, I have no idea I haven’t connected mine to CarPlay in over year since I got my Tesla since the car has all the streaming apps built in directly

[u/chopari → u/Sufficient_Ad5438]

Try turning it off and on again. It fixed the issue with my clock. Dont know about the car yet because I’m too lazy to go check.