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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Just got done messaging with IT from Apple, this is a new “feature” in iOS 17 and this is how it goes, if you zoom out or try to make it look the way you want it to, the image will blur, if you zoom in, it unblurs. As of now he said, there is no known fix to this other than having a wallpaper that perfectly fits the format for the specific iPhone you are using. He said Apple did this to provide a cleaner look in general to the time battery indicator etc. Idk if this is true or not, but knowing Apple, this is most likely the reason.
So, if you want a perfect fit when finding a wallpaper for your iPhone, I recommend what has worked for me so far after this nonsense of a “feature” has been added, this link shows all of the pixel sizes etc for each iPhone up to the 14 Pro Max. I can’t currently find the sizes for 15’s but I’m sure they are out there. https://cnbgear.com/tips-guides/iphone-wallpaper-size/
Does not work
It’s awful! It has made it so that I cannot see the top bar either because it blurred it white. I can’t see the time, battery status, or service details! Apple get rid of this!!!
How do I tell apple I hate the half of my wallpaper blurred.
Thanks
Couldn’t agree more!!!
In fairness, you commented to a post I made on the first page of this thread, just a day or two after iOS 17 was released. 4 pages later, we're all pretty aware a visit to genius bar would be pointless, but there's no way I can change that post weeks later.
Here's a workaround form reddit user u/Heavenguard:
Found a solution!
Go to wallpaper in setting —> select your wallpaper —> customise —> tapp on the 3 dots on the bottom right —> uncheck the Extend Wallpaper tab. No more blur at the top 👌🏼
This is known as extend wallpaper and it’s ideally designed to aid visibility and allow you to set a wallpaper that doesn’t fit the required device aspect ratio. You can actually switch it off by toggling the three dots on the bottom right side of the screen and switching off extended wallpaper. Hope this helped. Cheers.
It’s not working if u zoom out though.
iOS 17 wallpapers blurry at top
