live wallpaper not working

okay so my phone is an iphone xs and i just can't seem to get live wallpapers to work this has been an issue for a long while and i used to convince my self that my phone was only lagging and that it will eventually work and forget about the problem but now it's actually bugging me, i disabled lowpower mode and made sure i selected a live photo and the photo works while i try it to use it but as soon as i lock the phone something weird happens and 3d touch just wont work and the wallpaper wont move for no reason although low power mode is disabled, 3d touch is working, the photo is a live photo enabled to work as a live wallpaper, reduce motion is is off, 3d touch is enabled as fast even works easily on the test under the measurement bar, but as soon as the phone is locked the live wallpaper wont work and i tried every possible thing i can do to enable it and it just wont work although it was working fine on my iphone 8 but something is just wrong and i cant tell what it is so help please?

iPhone XS, iOS 14

Posted on May 31, 2021 9:29 AM

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Jun 1, 2021 9:07 AM in response to y3attia

Hi there y3attia,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand you’ve run into an issue setting a Live Wallpaper on your iPhone. We’ll be happy to help. 


Does this happen with any life wallpaper or only Live Photos? When you’re setting the Live Photo as the wallpaper, are you choosing the, “Live Photo effect” or “Perspective Zoom?” This page shows how to check: Change the wallpaper on your iPhone. If you see the "Dynamic" option, choose that and test to see if that's the effect you're looking for. We hope this helps.


Best regards.

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