How to Change Wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini

| ,

To personalize your device, one thing that you consider to change is the wallpaper. For newbies changing wallpaper on their iOS device sometimes needs the help of google, and if you are reading this post I’m sure you are also looking for easy way how you can change your wallpaper.


You are in the right page, because in this post I will teach you the different ways how you can change your iPhone, iPad and other iOS device wallpaper, from your personal photo to a wallpaper or photos that you found online. An easy step by step procedure with the screenshot that  you can easily follow.

To change your wallpaper or background using your personal photos, you can do this in two different ways, please note that I used iPad Mini to take a screenshot and make this tutorial,  but you can try this tutorial if you are using a different IOS device, follow these steps.

First – from personal photo

  1. On the home screen, tap on photos.How to change wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini
  2. Select and tap the picture that you want to become your wallpaper to open.How to change wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini
  3. At the top right corner of the screen you will see a share icon, see the screenshotHow to change wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini
  4. A Small window will pop up at the top right, where you can select social media services, tap on the “Use as Wallpaper” icon, see the screenshot.How to change wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini
  5. You will now see the button on the right top to set the picture as wallpaper, but before you set, try to flip your device and position your picture in landscape and portrait to position, see the screenshot.
  6. You’re done! Click on the home screen to see your new background.

Second – from wallpaper/background settings 


  1. On the home screen, tap on Settings.How to change wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini
  2. Select Brightness & Wallpaper on the left and tap on the wallpaper on the right of the screen, see the screenshot.How to change wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini
  3. Select “Camera Roll” to select your personal photo.How to change wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini
  4. Select a picture that you want to become wallpaper, See the screenshot.How to change wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini
  5. You will now see the button on the right top to set the picture as wallpaper, but before you set, try to flip your device and position your picture in landscape and portrait to position, See the screenshot.How to change wallpaper on iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini
  6. You’re done! Click on the home screen to see your new background.

To change your wallpaper or background using pictures that you found online, follow these steps.

  1.  If you found the wallpaper that you want online, you must download the  picture first, please check if the picture is copyrighted to prevent problems in the futureYou may read my previous post how to download pictures on your IOS device.
  2. After you download, you can now follow any of the instructions given above, enjoy!

Subscribe for updates!

Enter your email address to subscribe and be the first to notified when we publish new article.


Previous

How to Completely Closed Apps on iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini, iPod and other iOS 6 device

How to Update iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPad, iPad Mini and other iOS 6 device to iOS 7

Next

Leave a Comment