iPhone X, iOS 12.1 Wallpaper issue

I’m using iPhone X, iOS 12. No problem following change wallpaper directions but still can’t get Live or Perspective to animate. (reduce motion & power saver ARE NOT on). Thank you in advance for any assistance.

iOS 12.1, iPhone X, iOS 12.1

Posted on Nov 5, 2018 8:16 AM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2018 9:18 AM

"When I SET it on Live nothing happened on the actual Home screen..."


Hi Jenn! Live wallpapers will only animate on the lock screen, not the home screen...this is normal iOS 12 behaviour, so there's nothing wrong with your iPhone X as far as I can see! Hope this helps you! Regards, Ian.

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Nov 5, 2018 8:59 AM in response to ProustGiulio

When I SET it on Perspective, nothing happened on Wallpaper preview ALSO nothing animated as phone was rotated.


When I SET it on Live nothing happened on the actual Home screen but in Wallpaper preview it did animate when screen was pressed firmly.


Also I did reboot the phone after each setting attempt.


So bottom line is, on Wallpaper preview::

Live worked but no action on Perspective.


On actual settings :

Live no longer animates & Perspective still did nothing on rotation.


Thanks, Jenn

Nov 5, 2018 9:47 AM in response to Ian Leckie

Thank you for the Lock Screen information. I changed & applied a Live wallpaper to my Lock Screen, rebooted, and it was still not animating so I pressed firmly on the wallpaper on the iPhone Lock Screen & bam šŸ’„ we’ve got animation.


I guess I expected it to animate on its own anytime the Lock Screen was visible but obviously you still have to press on the wallpaper to see it animate for a quick little animation. They probably do this so it doesn’t consume the battery.


Thank you for taking the time to lead me through my issue 😃😃


Jenn

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