iOS 17.1.1 Home Screen wallpaper blur effect not working

After updating my iPhone to iOS 17.1.1 i've figured out that the blur effect on Home Screen wallpaper isn't working anymore. Even after reboot my phone, changing the picture or turning OFF/ON the blur effect.

iPhone 12, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 17, 2023 11:55 PM

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Posted on Nov 18, 2023 1:57 AM

I have had this too and tried various things that didn’t work but this did:

1) go to wallpaper and un-blur the image and press done …. now make sure to close the settings window by swiping it totally off. Your home screen image should be unblurred.

2) go back into settings, back to the customise wallpaper page and re-blur the image. click done and again totally close the settings app. home screen should now be blurred.

Seems to work on my iPhone15Max … key things appears to be to totally close the Settings between changes and not have it running in the background.

Interested to know if it works for you ?

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iOS 17.1.1 Home Screen wallpaper blur effect not working

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