Change the wallpaper on iPhone

On iPhone, you can change the wallpaper on the Lock Screen and the Home Screen. You can set your wallpaper in Settings or through the wallpaper gallery from your Lock Screen. See Create a custom iPhone Lock Screen.

The Wallpaper Settings screen, with buttons for customizing the current Home Screen and Lock Screen, and the Add New Wallpaper button for changing the wallpaper.

Change the wallpaper

Go to Settings > Wallpaper, then tap Add New Wallpaper.

The wallpaper gallery appears.
Do one of the following:
- Tap a button at the top of the wallpaper gallery—for example, Photos, People, Photo Shuffle, Emoji, or Weather—to design your wallpaper with a photo, an emoji pattern, a picture of your local weather, and more.
- Tap a wallpaper option in one of the categories—for example, Featured, Suggested Photos, or Photo Shuffle.
To customize a photo on your wallpaper, see Customize your Lock Screen photo.
Tap Add, then do one of the following:
- Choose whether to use the wallpaper on both the Lock Screen and Home Screen: Tap Set as Wallpaper Pair.
- Make further changes to the Home Screen: Tap Customize Home Screen. Tap a color to change the wallpaper color, tap to use a custom photo, or select Blur to blur the wallpaper so the apps stand out.

See alsoCreate a custom iPhone Lock Screen