How to disable change Wallpaper from Lock Screen

Dogcow-Moof wrote:

I wasn't referencing tones, I was referencing the change wallpapers from the lock screen feature.

So sorry. I got confused. And, I'm willing to admit I'm a little fixated on the tones topic right now.

Dogcow-Moof wrote:

That's OK, I quite agree, especially when I miss notifications because they now just play a soft tone rather than the good old Tri-tone, and there's no way to change that behavior.

I get most of mine on my watch so, I'm okay with that. I just want my custom tones back!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!! ;-)

When u have more than one option as wallpaper it changes it sometimes and I hate it cause it messes up my background color which messes me up finding certain apps in a hurry and I honestly don’t have time to keep going back to settings to change it back to the original. Why can’t Apple just give us a toggle button to turn the feature off. Simple! I’ve gone to give feedback numerous times already.

ConnieMcC wrote:

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.

Same. I can't find anything like this on the iPhone.

I saw this on a google post and assumed its the latest option but it must be quite old as it doesn't work with the latest update.

Two days ago a method that did work for me was adding a new wallpaper for the Home Screen - that did the trick and the annoying prompt didn't come back.

However after I accepted the latest iOS 16.7 update this morning the annoying feature is back and the old method doesn't work anymore.

So yeah still looking...

Following this thread is like being in a support group. Apple will never fix it, no matter how many times we use "Product Feedback", but every few weeks someone else complains and we all know at least we're not alone.

I suspect that an "intended feature" that was poorly evaluated and possibly not tested from the user interface standpoint will be way too complicated to ever fix.

ConnieMcC wrote:

I suspect that an "intended feature" that was poorly evaluated and possibly not tested from the user interface standpoint will be way too complicated to ever fix.

Given that Apple does alpha testing, invited beta testing and public beta testing, I think I can safely say it was tested. What that also says is that the people who did the testing didn't hate it as much as you do. Different people do have different preferences.

These semantics don’t matter to a customer. The functionality of this feature, whether it’s a bug or not, is terrible. If this many users are perceiving this “function” as a bug, it means Apple has done a poor job in their product design.

Well, and why not? Seems like trawling comments on the support community would be a great way to determine which "features" might need some tweaking. But parsing our words is only lucrative if it's used to serve up ads. Alas, a new iOS version with "Finally! Annoying wallpaper lock screen fixed!" is probably not going to sell any iPhones. It would only clean up some bad UX design, but no, we must always go forward.

In the meantime, it's evident that "leaving Feedback" isn't working in this case. But since the only feedback from the Feedback would be a fix, there's no way to tell whether our "suggestions" have even been read.

This “feature” is insanely infuriating. I put my LOCKED phone in my pocket, and when I pull it from my pocket the wallpaper has changed. Nearly every time. Makes me want to smash my phone. I am +1 for a fix, a toggle to disable this”feature”. Anything. It is beyond stupid behavior.

I don’t have an Apple Watch so that is not interfering. I simply want my phone to stay on the wallpaper I’ve chosen. At this point, the only option I see is to delete any and all wallpaper from the phone.

ConnieMcC wrote:

In the meantime, it's evident that "leaving Feedback" isn't working in this case. But since the only feedback from the Feedback would be a fix, there's no way to tell whether our "suggestions" have even been read.

Asking Apple for a change doesn't necessarily mean that Apple will implement that change. Or, if they do, it may take time, sometimes a long time. No one here knows how many other things Apple is working on or what their roadmap for changes looks like. All you can do, other than to submit feedback, is to decide how much emotional energy you're going to expend on this issue.

At this point the thread is more a source of amusement. Looks like there are other threads on the topic that might have some useful workarounds. (As I've said before, I appreciate the work of those who help us out when solutions are possible .)

The reply above that says you can't do this from your lockscreen 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.

Thank you for the link. I have submitted another report for this feature. Should be a simple option to turn off in the settings app. Anyone reading this please follow along and submit a bug report using the link above.

Apple must have needed this ‘skin’ or feature for something important to them to put something so ridiculous in and totally ignore the feedback on it. I noticed that the other feature that’s changed is the phone doesn’t ‘wake’ immediately with the side button from ‘rest’ but meanwhile if in my bag gets activated easily - all totally counter intuitive to usage. Meanwhile 1000s post about this and hundreds thousands put up and Apple doesn’t seem to take note.