Specifically, there’s now the option to open your favorite chat in Messages, right from the lock screen. Link the shortcut from the lock screenYour shortcuts can go in either of the lower corners on the lock screen. In the future, long press on this shortcut, and your chosen chat appears (after you’ve gone through lock screen security). Adding more lock screen shortcutsYou can add any of your shortcuts to the lock screen. The benefit of having them on the lock screen is you don’t need to dig through a variety of menus to find them.