Touch and hold wallpaper setting in lock screen

My touch and hold wallpaper and widget setting in lockscreen is not working in my new iPhone 14 Pro max




iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 25, 2025 10:26 AM

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Posted on Mar 26, 2025 12:35 AM

The pic below may help you.

In the first screenshot, there's no lock icon at the top and it says 'Swipe up to open' at the bottom. That means your iPhone is unlocked but not open.


If you swipe up and open it will not work. If the Screen is locked it will not work.


To change and customize your iPhone wallpaper, you'll need to unlock your phone first. If pressing firmly (Tiuch & Hold) on the Lock Screen doesn't work, it's because your iPhone is still locked. Don't swipe up to unlock it entirely. Instead, just use Face ID to unlock it normally, and then you'll be able to access the wallpaper options by pressing firmly (Touch & Hold) again.


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Mar 26, 2025 12:35 AM in response to fortune117

The pic below may help you.

In the first screenshot, there's no lock icon at the top and it says 'Swipe up to open' at the bottom. That means your iPhone is unlocked but not open.


If you swipe up and open it will not work. If the Screen is locked it will not work.


To change and customize your iPhone wallpaper, you'll need to unlock your phone first. If pressing firmly (Tiuch & Hold) on the Lock Screen doesn't work, it's because your iPhone is still locked. Don't swipe up to unlock it entirely. Instead, just use Face ID to unlock it normally, and then you'll be able to access the wallpaper options by pressing firmly (Touch & Hold) again.


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Touch and hold wallpaper setting in lock screen

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