How to Enable & Disable Large Clock on Lock Screen in Sequoia/Sonoma

You can easily customize the clock on your Mac's lock screen by following these steps to enable or disable the large clock feature in macOS Sonoma and newer versions. Just head to System Settings, navigate to Lock Screen preferences, and adjust the large clock display according to your preference.



I know many users would like to display or show a clock on their Mac Lock Screen. Alternatively, there are many users as well who don’t prefer using the digital clock at all. If you are any one of those, fuss not, we have covered everything for you. Here are the steps to enable & disable the large clock on Lock Screen in macOS.

Steps to Customize Clock on Lock Screen & Screen Saver on Mac

Have you a Mac running macOS Sonoma? Here is how to enable or disable a large clock on Lock in Mac. 

How to enable a large clock on the lock screen of Mac

Suppose you are willing to keep yourself updated with the time even when the Mac screen is locked. Here’s how to turn on a large clock on a lock screen Mac. 

Note: This feature is available from Mac, running macOS OS Sonoma and later versions.

1→ Click on Apple Logo. Select System Settings…

System Settings on Mac
System Settings on Mac

2→ Click on Lock Screen from the left side pane.

Clock Not Showing on Lock Screen
Clock Not Showing on Lock Screen

3→ Now from the right side, click on the Show Large Clock drop-down.

4→ From the resulting drop-down, select On Screen Saver and Lock Screen or Lock Screen. 

Show large clock On Lock Screen and Screen Saver
Show large clock On Lock Screen and Screen Saver

How to disable the large clock on the lock screen on Mac

If you remove a large clock from your Mac’s lock screen, then follow the steps below. Here’s how you can do it. 

  1. Click on Apple Logo.
  2. Select System Settings…
  3. Click on Lock Screen from the left side pane.
  4. Now from the right side, click on the Show Large Clock drop-down.
  5. From the resulting drop-down, select Never. 

That’s It!

Final Thought!

That’s it. This article is all about how to enable & disable Large Clock on the lock screen in macOS. However, this feature is only limited to the macOS Sonoma and later versions.

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Karly Wood

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