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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Oct 26, 2023 5:12 AM in response to lobsterghost1

lobsterghost1 wrote:


Bdhdbhajdk wrote:

My background isn’t something that needs blur, it is digitally created. It looks so much better zoomed out and the blur makes it look like crap. Idk, I just kinda hope apple sees this.
They won't see your comment here on this user to user only forum.

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you could digitally add black around it so u can zoom out as the picture would result bigger, as a solution for the moment

Oct 30, 2023 6:58 PM in response to Mad-Citizen

Mad-Citizen wrote:

Fix this apple I’m sick of you trying to be “sleek” I just want a phone that doesn’t make me do what it wants. The phone is a tool we control not the other way around

This is what happens when you don't read past the first post. Had you, you'd know you aren't speaking with anyone from Apple here. This is a user to user only forum and your demand Apple fix anything won't be seen by Apple, nor acted upon.


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Nov 17, 2023 2:35 PM in response to Dilon2006

Here's a workaround form reddit user u/Heavenguard:


  • Go to your photos, choose a picture you want.
  • Click edit, crop, then the square on the top right hand side with little squares in it, choose "wallpaper", then save the cropped image.
  • Find the image in your photos album, then select "set as wallpaper".
  • Whatever you do, do not pinch to zoom out otherwise that will cause it to blur.


Oct 12, 2023 10:00 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

This is why I use a photo as my lock screen photo, which cannot interfere with the controls or get blurred. This is my current one (though I have edited it using Markup to include language on how to reach me if someone found my phone). And the black back makes everything else pop on my screen PLUS make the Dynamic Island, pretty much invisible!


Sep 29, 2023 2:48 PM in response to Dilon2006

I'm sure it's a feature that was added so we can see widgets better, but I'm not fond of it at all. Like, if you don't want to create a wallpaper that Apple automatically zooms in for you and decide to zoom out, the top blurs, and distorts the image. I'm sure it's situationally fine, I just want to be able to easily disable that feature.

Oct 1, 2023 5:01 AM in response to dirtyjirdy

i personally used instagram because it’s really easy to set a background color, then drop in an image, and save it from there. however, procreate, sketchbook, or really any drawing app would work. just put a background color on any of these apps, then insert your image, and make it small enough that a thick border of color is seen around the image, then save it and put it in your wallpaper! you might have to adjust the size of the border depending on what image you’re using, but it works rlly well! i hope this helped :)

iOS 17 wallpapers blurry at top

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