iOS 16.1 Lock Screen Wallpaper Display

I just updated my iPhone 11 to iOS 16.2 and now my lock screen is displaying just a black screen with the time, flashlight, and camera icons. I restarted the phone and verified that Settings/Wallpaper is set to select the wallpaper image that I have been using for years. After restarting the iPhone, the correct wallpaper was displayed but the next time the display went to sleep, it was again just showing the black background image.

iPhone 11

Posted on Oct 25, 2022 11:24 AM

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I have worked around this issue by going to Settings/Wallpaper/+Add New Wallpaper and then selecting the wallpaper image I used in the past.

Posted on Oct 29, 2022 8:44 AM

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Dec 23, 2022 9:53 AM in response to gestler

I upgraded to IOS 16.2 and had the same issue as everyone else, i.e. black screen where my wallpaper should have been. Now I've successfully managed to get my wallpaper back, but only once I'd worked out how IOS16 now manages wallpaper in pairs. Totally different to how we selected lock screen and home screen backgrounds before.


So, in wallpaper option in 'settings' I added my photo as a new wallpaper. It then shows the same photo twice, i.e. a pair. The first photo represents the lock screen wallpaper and the second one in the pair is the home screen wallpaper. The second one appears blurred by default.


Then I long pressed on 'customise' button at the bottom of the photo. Once you release your press, the photo appears with some options to change things. Depending on which photo you 'customise' you will get different options. If you 'customise' the second photo in the pair i.e. your home screen wallpaper, you can deselect 'blur' and also select a different photo for the home screen.


Once you're done editing, it should automatically select that wallpaper pair as 'current'. If not, make sure you select 'set as current' above the photo pair.


See the following article for more information on wallpaper pairs. It helped me to work out what was going on.

https://9to5mac.com/2022/09/14/ios-16-how-to-different-wallpaper-iphone-home-screen-lock-screen/


Hope this helps!


iOS 16.1 Lock Screen Wallpaper Display

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