Next Lock Screen

Next Lock Screen Free App

Rated 4.21/5 (81,476) —  Free Android application by Microsoft Corporation

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About Next Lock Screen

Winner of "Best lock screen app for Android" award -- AndroidPIT, Best Android apps of 2016 (https://www.androidpit.com/best-android-apps)


Next Lock Screen is the ultimate lock screen for busy professionals. Next helps protect your phone from unwanted access by others, and you are instantly more productive. It is an excellent productivity locker app and companion for your everyday life.

Perform the following functions, directly on your lock screen:
- Custom unlock: protect your phone with a PIN or pattern code. Fingerprint unlock is available on hardware-supported devices. Smart lock based on location (home and/or work).
- Notifications: view missed calls, text messages, and message notifications from apps like Facebook, Gmail and WhatsApp.
- People: easily call or text your favorite contacts from the lock screen.
- Apps: launch your favorite apps with our built-in app launcher.
- Tools: quick access to the Camera, Flashlight, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more.
- Weather: check the local weather with automatic updates.
- Calendar: view your upcoming events, complete with time and location. Receive summaries on the meetings you have for today and tomorrow.
- Music player: control your favorite songs and playlists. Next supports the most popular music apps such as Spotify, Audible and Pandora.
- Wallpapers: choose your own image or from our gallery of photos. Select the Bing Wallpaper of the day to receive a beautiful new image on your screen every day.

Next Lock Screen is available worldwide and supports the English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese languages.

Featured by

Thurrott.com: "Microsoft this weekend updated its Next Lock Screen app for Android, a personalized lock screen replacement that lets you see your calendar, missed calls, email and text messages at a glance, and then act on them without unlocking your device....This really does look sweet."
(https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/android/457/microsoft-android-next-lock-screen)

AndroidPIT: "Microsoft's new philosophy of going cross-platform and cross-OS with its software has been paying dividends, and Next Lock Screen is another fine example of Microsoft's design acumen complementing the Android ecosystem."
(https://www.androidpit.com/best-android-lock-screen-apps)

Android Guys: "Next Lock Screen does a great job adding productivity to your lock screen. It is an app that anyone who wants more functionality should place at the top of their lists."
(http://www.androidguys.com/2015/05/18/prioritize-your-lockscreen-with-next-lock-screen-monday-makeover/)

LifeHacker: "Next puts important info—like your upcoming meetings, missed calls, and text messages on your lock screen for instant access. You can swipe notifications away to dismiss them (similar to the notification dropdown), and swipe down to unlock the screen."
(http://lifehacker.com/next-lock-screen-adapts-notifications-and-shortcuts-to-1649930701)

About Next
Next Lock Screen is a Microsoft Garage project brought to you by the creators of Arrow Launcher, the simple, personal launcher for Android. The Microsoft Garage turns fresh ideas into real projects. Learn more about The Garage at: http://microsoft.com/garage

Next is community-driven!
Join our vibrant Beta community at: http://aka.ms/nextbeta
Vote on the best feature areas at: http://nextlockscreen.uservoice.com/

By installing this app, you agree to the Terms of Use (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338) and Privacy Policy (http://go.micrsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686).

How to Download / Install

Download and install Next Lock Screen version 3.11.4 on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.microsoft.next, download Next Lock Screen.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
What's new for 3.11:
- Minor bug fix and crash fix
Version update Next Lock Screen was updated to version 3.11.4
Version update Next Lock Screen was updated to version 2.7.3
Version update Next Lock Screen was updated to version 2.3.14489
More downloads  Next Lock Screen reached 1 000 000 - 5 000 000 downloads

What are users saying about Next Lock Screen

C70%
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C70%
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This was a fantastic lock screen purely because there was a new picture every day-usually great photos. Unfortunately for about a month now the pictures have stopped updating unless i manually set another picture then go back to defaults. I've tried uninstalling, clearing data, and anything else i can think of but it just refuses to work properly anymore. Others are having the same issue. Please fix this!

C70%
by C####:

LOVE the lockscreen layout and options. Love the ways you can customise it. However, I haven't even been using it 24hrs a twice now I've had to reset all my shortcuts as they disappear and you have to reselect it. It also removed my wallpaper randomly... please fix these glitches becuase apart from that, it's amazing!

C70%
by C####:

It's a great lock screen all around. I've used it for a few months and have seen a few updates pass by... and then there was the last one which has stopped all incoming messages from apearing at all on my lock screen. So I can hear the tone when one comes in but the actual notification doesn't show up. Strange.

K70%
by K####:

There is a bug on my Xiaomi Mi4S MIUI 8 Official China Stable (I think it's a bug). After I unlock the Next Lockscreen, it always show setting screen from Next for a less than 1 second. It's okay, but something look annoying.

C70%
by C####:

App is extremely buggy. The icons you set change so I stopped. The notifications stopped working and MS is informed on both matters but haven't fixed anything. I only keep it for Bing wallpaper. It would get 5 stars if the developer put effort in it.

Y70%
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Next has a lot of great features. I really wanted to like it but on MiUI 8 it is very unstable and unpredictable. Eg on reboot it fails to request code first lock. Reinstall doesn't fix it.

Z70%
by Z####:

It's great! I love the interface and everything. But there's a huge flaw. The screen doesn't show me the screen when a call appears. I have to input the password just so as to accept or reject or to even just see who's calling. Please enable an option to disable this.

Z70%
by Z####:

App Notifications are vague. E.g. If gmail has 8 mails unread in app it shows only latest one. The Hindu newspaper app has more than one digest it will not show them, it simply mentions you have new digest. Some times in a hurry we dont read a complete news or mail, one short glimpse is enough for us in notifications panel. But this is not managed well in this app. Hence BIG NO for this.

C70%
by C####:

The last update has broken the app. Every time the phone locks all shortcuts disappear and it's necessary to set them again. This never happened before this update, although the facebook shortcut used to vanish from time to time. Also the notifications now do not appear in a timely manner nor get acknowledged correctly if I choose to dismiss them Sometimes it also will not allow the phone to unlock. Due to this I've disabled the lock screen in this app and reverted back to the the standard android function to auto lock the phone. So in summary, app is completely unusable now so if you haven't updated I would suggest you stick on an older version. If your new to this app is suggest you don't bother downloading as it's completely broken.

C70%
by C####:

It is a pretty decent lockscreen with embedded shortcuts. But, I have a complain here, the shortcuts given at the bottom includes Screen Rotate whereas, one doesn't need this shortcut when screen is already locked, rather sound profile shortcut for alternating between sound and vibrating mode would be a better choice in case one need to change sound profile without clicking volume rocker.

C70%
by C####:

I somehow can't make it work with my VIVO V3 phone. Can't have music player on lock screen, neither the phone will light up on notifications. Developers Can u please take a look?

C70%
by C####:

Unique take on the lock screen. Exceeded all my expectations. Microsoft is making the kind of changes I want to see. Like producing quality applications that JUST WORK. The days of Windows ME are behind us.....hopefully...

A70%
by A####:

Difficult to swipe some notifications. Also, the hotbox region for the "dismiss all notifications" button is extremely small. There's no way to hit that while on the move.

C70%
by C####:

Good clean GUI with 10 fav. apps to tap. Tap to open notification would be better than swipe, as swipe wrong way and notif. is dismissed. Email notifs don't show account name, so unclear which acct a notif. is for. Security of phone is lost if using multiuser function of Droid 5. Droid 5.1: Tap the Camera icon and camera shows for 1s then reverts to lock screen. Notifs from Nclip and Notification Shortcut apps don't show in Next Lock Screen

C70%
by C####:

Only small problem is that I can only swipe down to unlock the screen. Setting to different unlock modes would be nice, like one which works on any direction like samsungs original swipe unlock.

C70%
by C####:

The only problem I have with it is that everytime I unlock it and go to the home screen, the home screen glitches. I hope it gets fixed but other than that it's a good app.

C70%
by C####:

New fresh lockscreen app, great potential but needs some fixes. Like, sometimes the "notification enabled!" message in the lock screen won't go. It's forever there. And we should have option to completely remove the swipe up app shortcuts (except the left bottom shortcut and right hand cam), so it can look cleaner. Also with some pictures, the lockscreen takes some time to load (laggy). Last but not least, along with daily Bing wallpaper, we need a option to "choose" among the Bing wallpapers just as in the Arrow launcher (which is the best launcher ever). Please make these features happen in the next update fast!!

K70%
by K####:

It's a good App, full of nice functions, good control music on Spotify and. Others App's. In three months by using, never suffer sudden stopped or. crashed or hanging cell phone.

C70%
by C####:

Breaks jump to camera on my 6p. Otherwise pretty slick, but that's a deal breaker

C70%
by C####:

That's good lock screen but it is getting boring cause of upgrade never stop and it randomly erease my screen wallpapaer. Please stop doing upgrade weekly!

Z70%
by Z####:

Great lock screen. Customization is great. Simple to use and quick to learn. Better than android lollipop/nougat lock screen. Gets better with each update. Other then the office suite for android, this is the best Microsoft app yet. LG V20.

G70%
by G####:

Best ever lock screen app. Please update new features. Lock & unlock sounds, invincible notification bar,iPhone lock pin style... But all is well!! Cheers

C70%
by C####:

That moment when an amazing app with some miserable features and bugs comes out by the big and phenomenal Microsoft, that moment I am truly sad for the way they afford "low-cost" products as worthless experiments on the market. Lock screen wallpaper that I set keeps changing when I am not on Wifi. It's a problem as big as I too afford to take 2 stars from the rating only for that.

C70%
by C####:

Trình khoá hay, dễ sử dụng. Nên bổ sung thên tính năng nhấp đúp để tắt màn hình trong lúc màn hình khoá, add sunset/sunrise.

C70%
by C####:

It works well but easily phone can be unlocked by calling the phone. If it is possible to lock the screen while in call, will be helpful!

C70%
by C####:

This is one of the better lock screen apps I've ever had you can even check the weather permitting you have a weather app with a Simple Touch from the home screen however I've not tried it with a locked home screen but unlocked it's flawless

C70%
by C####:

So confusing almost got locked out if my phone because It told me I made a password with words, it sent the passcode but I couldn't see it for the notification lost

C70%
by C####:

Font of whole mobile changed is not good look, this app not works when ram clearing ,setting one lock screen not works. This app needs some updates

C70%
by C####:

It's been crashing a lot past few weeks. When it becomes unresponsive I have to force reboot my phone :/

C70%
by C####:

thank you so much I love the app, it's hella smooth and clean but I hate it that there's no option to remove the apps shortcuts or the swipe up thingy itself

C70%
by C####:

I can't enable the message notification. I click Enable, but it doesn't do anything.

N70%
by N####:

This was exactly what I wanted a sophisticated screen where you can access the most used apps great wallpapers and also let's you know which numbers you called last fabulous you do not need any other!

C70%
by C####:

Really like this app, but it seems like MMS notification doesn't work. SMS does work though.

C70%
by C####:

I didn't knew that this app would work wonderful I just gave a trial but it probed it ..I would recommend everyone if you want to try the feeling of iPhone then go for it download know..gud job

C70%
by C####:

This app is great but found a back way in without putting in the password becasue when your at the lock screen open camera then press home would be 5 star but is a massive fail

I70%
by I####:

Everything is perfect excpet one there is few sec gap once u access camera from lock screen and you press back, it takes you to home screen instead of lock screen for couple of seconds..please fix it

C70%
by C####:

Latest update made the phone unresponsive from screen off. Had to restart the phone manually.

U70%
by U####:

Hangs sometimes and goes to old lock screen. Other than that I like it.

H70%
by H####:

What I hate from this app is that it keeps locking my phone every time I reboot my phone. Please fix it


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