Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

Wallpaper is probably the easiest way to customize the look of your iPhone, and you have two areas to do it—the home screen and lock screen. We’ll show you how to use different wallpapers for each.

The iPhone has supported separate wallpapers on the home screen and lock screen for a while, but iOS 16 introduced a big reworking of the process in 2022. We’ll be outlining the process in iOS 16 in this guide.

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First, unlock your iPhone and tap and hold on a blank space on the lock screen. The lock screen will zoom out, and you’ll see a “Customize” and plus button. Tap the plus button.

Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

If this is your first time playing with the lock screen wallpaper in iOS 16, you’ll need to tap “Add New” when prompted. This will switch you over to the new lock screen style.

Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

Next, you have a bunch of different options for wallpapers. At the top, you can select from a few categories. Scroll down to see a bunch of pre-made lock screens. Choose a wallpaper for the lock screen to proceed.

Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

Once you have a wallpaper that you want to use for the lock screen, tap the “Add” button in the top right.

Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

Here’s where you have to option to use a different wallpaper for the home screen. Tap “Customize Home Screen” to proceed.

Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

Again, you have a few options here. You can blur the lock screen wallpaper, choose a color based on the lock screen wallpaper, a gradient based on the lock screen wallpaper, or from your photos. After you’ve made your selection, tap “Done” in the top right corner (if you choose a photo, you’ll need to tap “Done” twice).

Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

You’ll be brought back to the lock screen preview screen. Tap the lock screen to leave and see your new lock screen and home screen wallpapers!

Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

This is just a fraction of what you can do with the lock screen on iOS 16. You can also add widgets, customize the clock font, and apply a cool 3D depth effect to some wallpapers. Take some time to explore and get it to your liking!

Want to set a different wallpaper for iPhone Home Screen than from the Lock Screen in iOS 16? You can do that, though how you set different wallpapers for the Home Screen and Lock Screen

You may have noticed that when you set an image as your wallpaper in the latest iOS release, it defaults to setting that image as the same wallpaper for both your Lock Screen and Home Screen.

How to Set Different Wallpaper for Home Screen & Lock Screen on iPhone

Here is how you can choose different wallpapers for your Home Screen and Lock Screen with iOS 16 onward for iPhone:

  1. Open the “Settings” app
  2. GO to “Wallpaper”
  3. Find the current wallpaper selection, then tap on “Customize” under the Home Screen side
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    Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

  5. Select the custom wallpaper you want to use; photos, gradient, color, blur, etc
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    Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

  7. Tap “Done” to set the Home Screen wallpaper as different from the Lock Screen wallpaper
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    Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

  9. If you want to customize the Lock Screen wallpaper, or other wallpaper specifics, do so, otherwise tap on “Done” to finish and set the changes to your iPhone wallpapers
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    Wallpaper for home screen and lock screen

Most users will probably want to customize their current lock screen and home screen wallpaper this way, but you can also do this with any of the custom lock screen combinations you may have created for Focus Modes or times of day.

You can customize any of your lock screens and Focus Mode configurations using this method, just swipe around in the wallpaper carousel to find whichever you wish to customize.

Having so many customization options for the lock screen is one of the best new features introduced with iOS 16 for iPhone, and it’s easy to see why. Between having custom fonts, lock screen widgets, wallpaper options and effects, and depth effects on select iPhone models, it’s a really great way to further personalize your iPhone.

What do you think of all the new wallpaper options and customizations available to iPhone onw? Let us know in the comments.

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Can you have a different wallpaper on Lock Screen and home screen of iPhone?

On iPhone, you can change the wallpaper on the Lock Screen and the Home Screen. You can set your wallpaper in Settings or through the wallpaper gallery from your Lock Screen.

What is the difference between wallpaper and Lock Screen?

It is the main screen of the device and the user can access various applications via the icons on the home screen. However, wallpaper is a decorative digital image that is applied to the home screen. It is a can be a photo or a drawing.

How do I change my iPhone background without changing the Lock Screen?

Simply follow the steps below..
Unlock your ‌iPhone‌ with Face ID or Touch ID..
Swipe to a previously customized wallpaper, then tap Customize..
Choose the Home Screen option..
Tap the Color and Gradient buttons to access color swatches and customize the background, or tap the Photos button to select another image..

How do I get different wallpapers for home and Lock Screen Apple?

Add a new wallpaper for your Lock Screen or Home Screen In the Settings app, tap Wallpaper. Tap Add New Wallpaper. Tap Photos, People, or Photo Shuffle to choose your own photo. You can also select a wallpaper from a category like Weather & Astronomy, Emoji, Collections, or Color.