Disable "Add New Wallpaper" from iPhone lock screen

I wish. That does not work sadly.

My husband and I agree with the above that this is the WORST feature ever created by apple. Super annoying.

Reminder to people you are in a forum. For better chance of them listening, send your complaints to Apple.

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OMG that works! even tho it's a work around but so what! wow thank you so much Mr. Hoffman

Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Tap to Wake > off

Hey there derylh,

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. To get started, while it would not be possible to disable the prompted to add a wallpaper, if you go ahead and add and then remove the wallpaper afterwards this should prevent the prompt from appearing when waking your device.

For more details on adding a wallpaper to your Lock Screen, check out this link here: Change the wallpaper on your iPhone - Apple Support

1. In the Settings app, tap Wallpaper.

2. Tap Add New Wallpaper.

3. Tap Photos, People, or Photo Shuffle to choose your own photo. You can also select a wallpaper from a category like Weather & Astronomy, Emoji, Collections, or Color.

4. If you want, you can customize your wallpaper further. Then tap Add.

Take care!

Launch the Settings app on your ‌iPhone‌. Tap Display & Brightness. Tap Always On Display.Toggle off the switch next to Show Wallpaper.

it has your same parasol wallpaper, but it does not allow you to change the wallpaper on the lock screen. Your welcome!

At least it reduces accidentally touch a lot more: Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Tap to Wake > off

Hi derylh I too am going mad with this new feature.

i must handle my phone in such a way that I am much to frequently forced. To re- customize my wallpaper. I am missing my 6splus. and my home button.

I may just go black screen permanently. Or switch to android.

such b.s.

Please, offer the option for we disable the long press to customize in lock screen of iphone. Many times a day i accidentally long press the home screen when unlocking the phone and it is very annoying. This happen with me and all my others family that use iphone.

My IOS: 16.3

I would just like to understand from a product developing kind of view, how they developed this feature and thought that this is something that people need or want. I don’t even care what my Lock Screen is but like why does my phone offer me to change it in the least comfortable situations

I just researched this issue, which I am just having. I see some of these comments and suggestions are over a year old, so just wanted to leave an update on what I have found out (which isn’t much). I tried everything I could mentioned in this thread. Finally, I decided to just contact Apple support. I spoke to the nicest Apple Support people for over an hour , troubleshooting and trying different things (did y’all know they can SCREENSHARE on your phone!!??). But we could not find a solution. I was advised that they would be elevating issue to the engineering department to inquire if anything else could be done and I am supposed to hear back next week (today is Friday.. so next week). I’ll be sure to update if I get anywhere. If anyone in the meantime, has found anything new- PLEASE let me know!!

matulay wrote:

Under the American Disabilities Act this feature violates Federal Section 508 standards for mobility access. An option to disable this feature is a must due to the timing trigger on the Lock Screen. This is not only problematic for mobility challenged disabled individuals, it also creates a high risk a barricade for any person who may need lifesaving access in emergency situations.

Perhaps you should tell Apple:

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Done… thanks IdrisSeabright. I sent the following and invite others do the same, just as you suggested. I’d like to reiterate my message verbatim as follows:

I was directed here from a thread over at the Apple Community forum - How do I DISABLE the Add New Wallpaper from the Lock Screen

What this feature does in brief poses a violation of the American with Disabilities Act under which Federal Section 508 standards protect disabled (handicapped) individuals who may have motor skill impairment. This is truly an undue access challenge for individuals. An option to disable this feature is a must due to the timing trigger on the Lock Screen. This is not only problematic for mobility challenged disabled individuals, it also creates a high risk a barricade for any person who may need lifesaving access in emergency situations. Seconds do matter in life or death situations. Make this a top priority to update this feature and add a disable function.

jazuser wrote:

I also HATE this feature!!! I unintentionally access it ALL the time and it makes it slower and harder for me to just get into my phone when I’m trying to do everything BUT change my wallpaper. Hate it so much. Make it go away please!

You should tell Apple what you think:

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Motorola4 wrote:

I know there’s no fix, just here to say +1 to everyone who hates this feature. I’m so tired of my wallpaper switching while I’m holding my phone nonchalantly without much pressure. Please for the love of all the things good in this world, give us a disable option. I may have to switch back to the Razor flip.

There's really not much practical point in chiming in here to say you agree. Apple doesn't read here in these user-to-user forums for feedback or suggestions.

If you want to state your opinion where Apple will see it, use the feedback page:

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