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/
“having a wallpaper that perfectly fits the format for the specific iPhone”
Some pictures taken with the same iphone 15 pro at 12MP 3024x4032 the same resolution don’t blur others do blur.
@abhi_t Nope. 16 previous iOS didn't require cropping for unblurred backgrounds. It's a bug that's needs to be fixed.
here’s a workaround that fixes the problem. Pretty easy.
the crop doesn't work for all photos unfortunately it depends how much you are zooming out
Dav_Dp wrote:
Yeah i wish Apple gave us a choice to remove that feature
Tell Apple:
Did you leave your feedback to Apple, that's important
I too have spoken with several Apple IT people about this issue and the general consensus has been that this is a new feature that was specifically added to IOS 17. They claim it is so you can see text better especially the time and notification area. This is complete BS to me because I haven't had an issue seeing text before so I don't know why they felt they needed to add this feature. So I was provided with a link during one of the conversations to let Apple know that I don't like this new feature. I was told the more people they get that reports they don't like this feature could possibly lead them in the future to remove with a future update.
Figured out how to fix it on my IPhone 11. Go to settings, then Wallpaper, then do New Wallpaper…it lets you pick a photo for the wallpaper…then you can click over on the Home Screen and change it if you want. But at the very bottom right hand corner you should see a raindrop looking image that says “blur”. If you click that it removes the blur from the image.
you can also even use freeform, just use the drawing tool two down from the ruler, select your color, and put it where you want. then you add your image in, and fit the size. then export it as a pdf to your files and go to a pdf to image converter, save to your camera roll, and boom!
I have a solution! Go into photos and find the photo you want as your wallpaper. Click the three dots in the upper right hand corner and select duplicate. This way you have the original picture and the one you will use for your wallpaper. Select crop and click on the premade sizes. One of them is called wallpaper. Pick that one and adjust the picture so it’s centered the way you want it. Now when you go into settings, select that cropped photo as your wallpaper. No blurring!
The “genius” bar isn’t going to do anything lol. They told me the phone I’m currently typing this on “kernel exploded” and was completely unfixable, and yet my dad got it working good as new after watching a few YouTube videos. But it factory reset and updated and that’s why I’m having this problem. if only apple spent less time and money over-engineering dumb features like this that nobody asked for, and spent more training their staff!
I tried the tool on photos it worked. Didn’t realize they had the tools there inside the crop tool.
I need to explore all the new ways to work with the 17. Tools inside tools.
Thanks for the tip! @ILoveMyDog_
Yes, of course. But you are responding to my first post made on September 21st, like the day after iOS 17 was released and the subject of this thread is iOS Wallpaper, when it should have been iOS Lock Screen Wallpaper. Several pages later and more than 3 weeks, we now know this is about Lock Screen Wallpaper. Maybe check the date of a post before you decide to criticize it.
Amazing that this keeps happening without them fixing it.
I'm getting tired... I can see the quality of the products declining... the other day I had to restart the iPhone because the calling app kept closing...
I have a feeling that in a few months my iPhone might end up in a second-hand store...
It's just a wallpaper!
iOS 17 wallpapers blurry at top
