iOS 17 wallpapers blurry at top

So contact Apple. I don't know anymore than I've provided and we are just users here, like you. Apple can likely help you with this. I still believe it's the layered effect. Maybe try to make the Lock Screen Wallpaper from new and see if when you create it fresh you get the options listed in the link I provided.

Did you read past the first post? You are not writing Apple on this user to user only forum. We have no ability to change anything and no from Apple is reading these posts for feedback.

Throughout the thread a feedback link has been posted (like just above your post) you can use to share your thoughts with Apple.

The latest iOS 17 tweaks the way you can set an image as a wallpaper. When you set an image as your wallpaper that isn’t the perfect aspect ratio as your phone, the iOS 17 adds a blurring effect at the top to match the surrounding color of the chosen image and fit it as the wallpaper. 

Does anyone know if Apple has fixed this or if there is a work around this? It’s very annoying. Apple please please please fix it 😭

Then I'd recommend you schedule an appointment at your Apple Store Genius Bar and show it to Apple. There is a Blur option for wallpaper and the directions I gave you is how to turn Blur off.

At the bottom of this page is a Support button you can tap. If you're in the US, you can call Apple at: 800-MY-APPLE. You can visit an Apple Store Genius Bar.

Screenshot the image you want to use as a wallpaper and use the screenshot. I believe it’s a resolution issue when you download an image

if you just make your picture taller and crop out the extra bit apple wont do that

This might be an issue if the picture is old I took a screen shot and then the photo is fine.

What I found that fixes it, is that when you go to edit the photo in the photo app you can choose to crop it to a wallpaper size.

An easier one is to just take a screen shot and use that one, works every time.

It was introduced with iOS 17 for me, the first update gave me the bug. It's supposed to be a feature that blends the wallpaper to the top of the screen, instead it cuts off half of my photos for absolutely no reason. I have opened a case with Apple on the matter as well. But more people need to do the same to make them aware of it.

amazingrobie wrote:

Dear Apple, please stop breaking things to fix them later and call them a feature. No one ever types “ducks” and the blur you added thinking it would look good, looks like a garbage. I can’t express how much I dislike apple and its garbage tactics to manipulate the users experience into being subpar. You would think they would learn after a period of a time that certain things are not good to be done, but still, Apple does it anyway. They hold out on things that the rest of the world wants and slap everyone in the face with things they think are to their benefit. It’s a trash company that needs new leadership.

You haven't written Apple here. This is a user to user only forum. Just users like you are here. And Apple doesn't read these posts.

If you want to share your thoughts with Apple, use this link --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple

I just had the same issue, but i think i may know why this is. the wallpapers i had before updating never really fit to scale for wallpaper, so i could never zoom out to fit the whole thing, i think they somehow added a bit imaginative space to fill out what needs be to make it fit to scale when zoomed out to most, if you get what i mean. i also notice that if they are faces (or if can be recognised as such) they wont actually get blurred.

This discussion is user to user only. You have to go make the complaint to Apple's own report a problem. They don't use this as a complaint center unfortunately. I will say however, reading your thoughts on the matter, why not simply allow the time and all to go the opposite color of the background? I've seen the text change colors when I open arm app from black to white, so what's the difference?