How to Disable iPhone Wallpaper Change from Lock Screen?

There is no way to turn this feature off at the moment, but you can send feedback directly to Apple here: Product Feedback - Apple

Reddragon165 wrote:

I do not want my wallpaper to be changed from screen I only want to change it in settings

That is not currently an option. Tell Apple what you would like to see:

Product Feedback - Apple

Not saying they shouldn’t fix the screen swap thing, cause they absolutely should!! But you could try turning off the raise to wake in display and brightness before you go for a run. That should keep it from lighting up, recognizing your face, and then allowing you to swap screens. It makes it so you have to actually click the lock button to “wake” it, rather than being able to just tap the screen or raise your phone

Yu_Fatha wrote:

I want to disable the Lock Screen changes from settings.

You cannot. I’m sorry.

You can probably delete the unwanted wallpaper from Lock Screen by holding the wallpaper and swipe up

Everyone should submit their feedback as MSAPPLEIX suggested. You do here: Product Feedback - Apple

I’ve done it, and hopefully if enough Iphone users complain about it, maybe they’ll fix it in an update at some point.

There is no fix other than switching to Android. This is an Apple "feature" and they put it in iOS 17 too. Apple doesn't care what features you want. They give you the features they think you should want. (Like no physical SIM card capability.) I'm just about done with it.

Yu_Fatha wrote:

No disrespect to those who programmed this feature, some may enjoy it. I would simply like to lock my Home Screen from accidental changes.

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

I would like to see a way to disable the feature which allows iPhone users to change wallpapers from Lock Screen. I somehow keep changing it by accident and I struggle to get it back to the way I want it to look. Not something I find useful anyway. Thanks.

I want a patch or update from apple to remedy this issue.

I too grab my phone, hold phone, move phone etc. this unnecessary feature is why I wish mr jobs was still here.

stop the insanity.

less is more.

This is the worst. I use apple for privacy and consistency. Allow me to disable this crap now. I am happy setting my screens in settings, like normal. Too bad it decides by scanning my face, without asking, moderately unlocking my phone, and then changing by stuff via my pocket fingers. How did this not get alpha tested? Surely we aren't the beta test. C'mon y'all...

This is awful and the customization does not work properly either. I touch nothing, wake up, and the wallpaper is gone on the home screen, have to go in and re-select and it does now show that i am using one pic for the lock screen and another for the home screen, no way to unpair, and the touch feature MUST be disabled. this is by far the worst feature change ever.

This feature is so annoying. I am really disappointed at apple UI designer who got this idea and for the management for approving and implementing this feature.

It is forcing me to di things I don’t like.

I have my favorite wallpaper Nd a screen saver I would lime to keep using.

apple should revert this and fix it immediately and release an update.

This ios feature has to be able to be disabled, it’s so unnecessary and annoying to accidentally start changing my wallpapers from Lock Screen… needs a patch to turn off ASAP. Very annoying and cluttered design choices, not very Apple.

As I jog holding my locked phone, the lock screen now changes on its own. Then when I need to glance at my phone to do something quickly while I'm jogging, like change the song or check a text or god forbid call 911, I find I'm in a maze of wallpaper and need to back out, and there's no simple escape key. I really hate this feature, and wish there was a way to disable it.