IOS7 Wallpaper Jumping

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IOS7 Wallpaper Jumping

Hello Everyone,

I'm assuming this is a software bug, but just in case, I thought I would share it. IOS 7 added moving wallpaper that seams to follow your face behind the icons. However, sometimes when I open an app and return to the home screen, I'll see the wallpaper jump a little towards the top of the screen. It's almost as if it sees my face and tries to quickly adjust the wallpaper. It happens on stock wallpapers as well as downloaded. Has anyone else noticed this?

Thanks,

Gabe

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), MId 2012, Bootcamp - Windows 7

Posted on Sep 20, 2013 7:43 PM

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Answer 1

GabeZs Author

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Sep 20, 2013 9:04 PM in response to GabeZs

I no longer believe it to be facial related. If I cover the camera and tilt the phone, the wallpaper still moves, so it must be the M7 chip. Anyway, I can tilt the phone, watch the wallpaper move, open and app, tilt the phone another direction, and as soon as I press the home button, the wallpaper jumps to where it thinks it should be moved like it's trying to catch up.

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Answer 2

Sep 23, 2013 10:05 PM in response to GabeZs

I'm having the same problem. Restored the iPhone 5s but that didn't help either. It must be the M7 chip as there are no problems on the iPhone 5/iPhone 4S regarding this.

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Answer 3

Sep 23, 2013 10:18 PM in response to GabeZs

I have seen this on the lock screen of the 5. Have you updated to 7.0.1? For now you could just disable parallax untill its fixed.

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Answer 4

Sep 23, 2013 10:29 PM in response to killhippie

Yeah, I updated already. So if it's happening on the iPhone 5 then it's a software bug? Hopefully they fix it soon, parallax was such a publicized feature.

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Answer 5

Sep 23, 2013 10:47 PM in response to benjaminhoong

I would imagine, unless all the first batch of M7 chips are faulty which I doubt, I imagine its a bug, All new phones have bugs along with new operating systems. Did you set the phone up as new or from a restore? Mayb be worth letting Apple know anyway.

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Sep 23, 2013 11:01 PM in response to killhippie

I restored it.

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Answer 7

Sep 23, 2013 11:03 PM in response to benjaminhoong

May be an idea to test it as set up from new and see how it goes. Maybe something does not transfer well from going 32 bit to 64 bit in the restore, who knows. Its an idea. My 5s is on order and I think I will update as a new phone.

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Answer 8

Sep 23, 2013 11:21 PM in response to killhippie

Thanks. I will try it as a new phone now.

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Answer 9

Sep 23, 2013 11:42 PM in response to killhippie

Set it up as a new phone but still experiencing the issue.

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vom098

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Sep 24, 2013 10:28 AM in response to benjaminhoong

Hey guys,

I am epxeriencing the same issue.I have updated to 7.0/1. If you disable the parallax (Reduce Motion) the issue does seem to go away.

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Answer 11

Sep 24, 2013 1:45 PM in response to GabeZs

Go into settings > general > accessibility > reduce motion >turn it on.

This will stop the wallpaper moving about.

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Answer 12

Sep 24, 2013 5:59 PM in response to vom098

what device are you on?

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M.A

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Sep 24, 2013 7:33 PM in response to GabeZs

Yep, seems ALL 5s phones are doing this, by "all" I mean everyone I have seen including the 2 I own.

When I exit any app and return to the home screen the apps all seem to shift slightly up/down or left/right like they are trying to adjust their position on the screen....

As I've said for 5+ years, it just amazes me that crap like this gets past all the testing Apple supposedly does prior to release.

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Sep 25, 2013 8:03 AM in response to M.A

I would not be at all surprised if they knew about this bug before shipping. I don't think testers miss this kind of thing at all. I think its a tradeoff between meeting their deadline - their biggest deadline - vs delaying it due to wallpaper that jumps a few pixels. I would much rather live with the bug for a few weeks then to go a few weeks without my 5S.

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BaileyD

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Sep 25, 2013 2:51 PM in response to GabeZs

I've noticed this since updating to 7.0.1. It happens anytime I arrive on the home screen either from a locked state or from the multitasking state. I didn't notice it on 7.0 but I suppose I could have just missed it.

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