iOS 17 wallpapers blurry at top

Hi I updated to iOS 17 yesterday and my wallpapers are getting blurred on the top, my wallpapers from the top seem to be fine yet but I found beautiful new wallpapers and it’s ruined because of the top blur. My phone is an iPhone 13 Pro Max.


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Posted on Sep 19, 2023 12:09 AM

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Posted on Nov 3, 2023 8:19 AM

Apple, this feature is so freaking annoying!!! i want to be able to see my whole wallpaper and this new feature makes it impossible for it to look good or aesthetic. i either have to zoom in so close that the image is blurry and cuts out the best parts, or i have to have this hideous blur at the top that also cuts out the best parts. PLEASE change this or at least make it an option to turn it on and off. i swear you guys always add these nonsense features that don’t make any sense. ever heard of the saying “don’t fix it if it ain’t broke”?????? please fix this. it makes me wish i never updated my phone to ios 17. from the looks of it, many other people hate the feature too. give the people what they want!

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Dec 22, 2023 11:49 PM in response to Dilon2006

I have the same issue with my wallpapers. They look fine in the wallpaper setting but the moment you press DONE my screen is so blurry you can’t even recognise the wallpaper.

This has all happened since the latest update

I have tried with different photos, even my previous wallpapers aren’t recognisable.

i have loved my apple phones and am the laughing stock of my son who chooses non apple products.

please help !

Dec 23, 2023 8:18 AM in response to AzNeamhan

I've posted this before, but since people often don't read much in a thread they posted too, it bears posting again.


You can save a photo as wallpaper, which stops the blur by doing the following:


Open the photo you want to use.

Tap Edit

Tap Crop

Tap the box at the top with boxes in the box

Now choose Wallpaper and then done


You can choose this saved wallpaper and it won't blur. Don't try to resize it after choosing it as wallpaper.

Dec 24, 2023 4:00 AM in response to shawnm13

It’s like they’re bored. Apple, Amazon, etc. etc. They’re always ‘fixing’ things that aren’t broken. Really annoying. Anything having to do with wallpaper/appearance preferences should be optional whenever possible. Don’t just haul off and blur the top of everyone’s wallpaper. Millions of people aren’t going to like it. Create an option to blur. All of these years, and they still don’t get it. “I know! Let’s move this here, and make that blue!” 🙄

Dec 24, 2023 4:56 AM in response to user_breathless

You might’ve already done this, but just in case: Follow those same steps to create a wallpaper cropped duplicate, but instead of leaving and going into settings, go into the share options for the photo and do ‘use as wallpaper’. That worked for me. The blur is gone.


Something odd I just discovered: When I press-hold my lock screen, and scroll through my past wallpapers, anything that wasn’t blurred to begin with still isn’t blurred if I use it now. Not sure why that is? I’m certainly not complaining. Thought it might be worth sharing.

Jan 5, 2024 12:34 PM in response to Dilon2006

There is a fix that’s not too bad. You don’t need to duplicate the image to do this. When you select a photo to put as wallpaper in the wallpaper settings, just enlarge it a little until the top blurring goes away.


It’s not a perfect solution because you must expand the image and therefore you lose the some of the edges of your images.

iOS 17 wallpapers blurry at top

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