Why is iPhone wallpaper blurry?

My log on screen photo and contact-if-found is blurred. My image and wording shows in the back but can’t be seen or read. My desktop is just a color. How can I unblur it?


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iPhone 12, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 28, 2023 12:07 PM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2024 10:51 AM

If you go into settings, wallpaper, pick the wallpaper you want, hit the customize button, when that screen comes go to the bottom of the screen that comes up and on the very far bottom right is a small blue circle that says blur; just tap it and it will unblur the background. I had that same issue and the blur button is definitely there.

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Jan 19, 2024 12:01 AM in response to garth233

Just posted this on a similar thread: The blur issue was driving me crazy also. I wanted to put the photograph on my lock screen because with all the apps/folders on my home screen, I can’t really see the picture anyway. I googled it and came across this website. It helped me big time. https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/fix-blurry-iphone-home-screen/. I have Focus (aka Do Not Disturb) set up on my phone. When I turned it off, the picture showed up on my lock screen. Check out the website and see if it helps! PS- it seems like when I tried to crop the picture to get it down further on the screen is when the top part blurred. I have an iPhone XR.

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