How to change the lock screen shortcuts on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Wallpaper and style › Lock screen › Shortcuts: Left or Right shortcut

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Wallpaper and style

   Open Settings and tap Wallpaper and style. Keep Lock screen selected at the top. Google says you can also touch and hold an empty space on the home screen and tap Wallpaper and style.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Shortcuts

   Tap Shortcuts, below Theme pack and Clock. Ours said Device controls, Wallet.

   Done

3. 

   Pick the left or right slot

   At the bottom, tap Left shortcut or Right shortcut. A preview of the lock screen is at the top.

   Done

4. 

   Pick a shortcut

   The choices are None, Device controls, Mute, QR code scanner, Video camera, Camera, Do Not Disturb, Now Playing, Torch and Wallet. Tap one. Our left slot was Device controls.

   Done

5. 

   Do the other slot

   Tap the other slot and pick again. Our right slot was Wallet. The choice used in the other slot is dimmed: with Right shortcut picked, our Device controls was greyed out.

   Done

6. 

   Tap Apply

   We picked Torch for the right slot. Apply at the top right was dimmed until then; now tap it.

   Done

7. 

   Check the lock screen

   Lock the phone. Ours showed the Torch button in the bottom right corner.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Choices named differently? Google's list names Flashlight and Home. On our Pixel they were Torch and Device controls, and the list also had None and Now Playing. Source: Customize the lock screen on your Pixel phone
• No swipe to Lock screen? Google's steps say to swipe right to Lock screen, then swipe up to find Shortcuts. Ours had Lock screen and Home screen tabs at the top of Wallpaper and style. Source: Customize the lock screen on your Pixel phone
• Wallet can't be picked? Ours said Can't add shortcut: to add the Wallet app as a shortcut, make sure that at least one card has been added. Add a card in Google Wallet first.

  

If this does not work

• Shortcut didn't change? You probably left without tapping Apply. Google's steps end with Apply. Source: Customize the lock screen on your Pixel phone
• A choice is greyed out? It is already used in the other slot. On ours, Device controls was dimmed while the right slot was picked. Change the other slot first.

About this guide

The lock screen has two shortcut buttons at the bottom. You can choose what they open.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. We set the right slot to Torch and tapped Apply. Wallet could not be put back without a card, so that slot is now None.

Good to know

Want no shortcuts at all? None is the first choice in the list. Pick it for each slot.

Device controls left our left corner empty on the lock screen. We have no smart home devices set up.

To show the time while the screen is off, see how to turn on Always-on display on a Google Pixel.

The wallpaper is on the same page: how to change the wallpaper on a Google Pixel.

In short: Settings, Wallpaper and style, Lock screen, Shortcuts: Left or Right shortcut, pick one, Apply.