How to disable change Wallpaper from Lock Screen

Which device am I navigating? Am I holding an iPhone? Is it one of the primary options in Settings? Is this a feature of iOS 17? Searching on iPhone 16.6 ion "iOS",Advanced", "Restrictions" comes up with nada.

ConnieMcC wrote:

Formal user testing would be different from alpha and beta testing: it would involve having naive users attempt to do certain tasks, while observers record their attempts and make note of common missteps and misunderstandings (such as unintentionally bringing up an option and not knowing what to do.) It would cost money, take time, be tedious, and send things back to the design drawing board rather than fixing bugs and crashes.

And how do you know Apple doesn't do that? The fact that you don't like the feature doesn't mean it wasn't carefully considered by Apple. Although I don't usually recommend it, you are free to download and test the public betas and submit all the feedback you want to Apple. They have a special feedback procedure for people who are beta testing.

Instead we have this (and Reddit), which kind of works, is apparently inexpensive and seems to result in incomplete or nonexistent feedback to Apple design teams themselves.

This forum is not intended as a place to submit feedback to Apple. Reddit most certainly isn't. If you want to submit feedback to Apple, go to Apple's dedicated feedback page:

Product Feedback - Apple

ConnieMcC wrote:

Appreciate the distinctions on where and how. Someone else on a duplicate thread says you have to "tap"on the actual world "customize" in order to get into the customization mode.

Formal user testing would be different from alpha and beta testing: it would involve having naive users attempt to do certain tasks, while observers record their attempts and make note of common missteps and misunderstandings (such as unintentionally bringing up an option and not knowing what to do.)

Beta testing is done mostly by naive users, as over a million normally sign up for the public beta for each release. The initial beta is closed until the more serious bugs are identified, but even that is open to all developers and invited “appleseed” users, and there are easily over 100,000 of those. So by the release date there have been 3 to 6 months of testing by over a million users most of them like you. Why don’t you sign up for the current iOS 17 beta, so you can make contributions→Apple Beta — FAQ

jimwilliams57 wrote:

I find it very annoying also. When I’m carrying several items, including my phone, it happens often. Once when I discovered it, it was at the “are you sure you want to delete this” point.

there should be an option in settings to lock this feature.

Have you let Apple know: the best place to suggest something to Apple is here→Product Feedback - Apple

This is a user-to-user forum, with minimal Apple participation. 

JaneMH311 wrote:

Mine doesn’t have anything to do with the Apple Watch and still does it multiple times throughout the day.

No, it has absolutely nothing to do with an Apple Watch. It's just the way Apple designed iOS. You may find that things are somewhat better if you disable Raise to Wake. Settings>Display & Brightness>Raise to Wake>Off.

And submit your feedback to Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

skipper worse wrote:

This "feature" clearly qualifies as a bug. I assume this will addressed in a future update.

But I wonder how it passed QC

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

A bug is something that is unintended. It's pretty clear that Apple intended for people to be able to change the wallpaper this way. Not everything we dislike is a bug.

Pete-in-VA wrote:

This drives me CRAZY! Tell me Apple—How can I **** can this feature! I like my phone just the way it’s been for ten years!

This is a user-to-user technical support forum. Apple does not read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

PhilipofWanstead wrote:

This reply is plain wrong. You can start Lockscreen Customizing when the screen is locked. That's why it's so annoying. Happens to me all the time and it's driving me mad. Apple please make this an option.

You aren't speaking with anyone from Apple here. This is a user to user only forum. If you want Apple to hear your request, you can use this link --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Honestly, I only had this issue for the first few days I had iOS 17 installed - for now, just don't grab and hold the display.

In the mean time, as stated, the only course of action is to notify Apple of your displeasure here:

Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Comments here will neither be read nor acted upon by Apple executives or managers.

kellyn513 wrote:

@apple - please create a fix for this asap… it’s driving me NUTS!!! :oP

If you had read past the first post of this thread, you'd know you are NOT writing anyone @apple here. This is a user to user only forum, which Apple doesn't actually participate in.

It can help to read past the first post before posting.

If you want to let Apple know your thoughts, you can use this link --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple

jmcminn1076 wrote:

Dear Apple. What part of LOCKED do you not understand? Seriously. For the love of all that is holy, STOP PUTTING INTERACTIVE THINGS ON THE **LOCK** SCREEN. If I wanted to change the wall paper of cancel a timer I’d UNLOCK the phone. Derp.

Dear jmcminn1076:

What part of this is a user to user only forum, which Apple doesn't participate in, do you not understand?

If you want to write Apple, then write Apple. You can use this link --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple

It's not a bug if it's a feature that is working as designed, and this is how Apple decided it should work.

You are, of course, free to disagree and if you do disagree, let them know at the link below:

Feedback - iPhone - Apple

This forum was designed specifically for users to ask other users for technical assistance. Some of us enjoy being here offering assistance, with many of us having been here for years. Kind of a hobby, of sorts. This isn't the forum to get Apple's attention.

But this link which any user can use, is how to get someone at Apple to read feedback as it is absolutely read by Apple --> Product Feedback - Apple

aLertz wrote:

First time iPhone user here(15 Pro Max) and I 100% agree that this "Feature" is really annoying. Already submitted the product feedback.

I do hope they will include an option to disable this.

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

Steve1000smith wrote:

the amount of nonsense apple put on the lock is crazy every time I take my phone out of my pocket something has activated without me doing anything, it’s like this billion dollar company don’t listen to customers anymore

You can tell Apple what you'd like to see here:

Product Feedback - Apple