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How to Set Live Wallpaper on iPhone Lock Screen: A Comprehensive Guide

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The "Live Wallpaper" feature, the moving wallpaper that disappeared in iOS16 and caused much grief, is back in iOS17! Recently, there has been a lot of talk on SNS about creating moving wallpapers with photos of your guesses!


I will not only explain how to set up a basic moving wallpaper on the iPhone but also how to create and set up a moving wallpaper by combining your favorite images!

A moving wallpaper can be set on the lock screen!

Firstly, "moving wallpaper" is a wallpaper that plays a few seconds of video (live photo) on the lock screen when the power button is tapped. You can also create a stylish moving wallpaper by combining your own live photos or your favorite photos as shown in the following image!

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Prepare a "Live Photo" image.

If you want to turn your favorite video or image into a moving wallpaper, you need to convert it into a "Live Photo". Live Photo can be created in two ways.

  1. Take your own Live Photo with the iPhone camera.
  2. Create a live photo with the smartphone customization application "WidgetClub.

We recommend “2”! You can easily create a moving wallpaper combining your favorite photos of your guess as introduced earlier, and you can convert your favorite video itself directly into a live photo!

How to create & set a moving wallpaper with your favorite image

Note: Update your iOS to the latest version (later iOS18)

Creating a moving wallpaper

  1. Download the WidgetClub app.
  2. Tap “Live Wallpaper” on the app.
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  4. Select your favorite style.
  5. Tap the “+” mark for each photo to change to the one you like.
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  7. Select the photo you want to set.
  8. Tap “Done” at the right corner.
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  10. Done! Repeat this process.
  11. Tap ”Background” and “Sticker” to decorate it.
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  13. Tap “Save” after editing.
  14. Finished when the message appeared.
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Setting to the Lock Screen

  1. Hold down anywhere on the screen.
  2. Once the screen changes, Tap “Customize”.
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  4. Tap the “Photo icon” .
  5. Tap “All”.
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  7. Select the wallpaper that you created.
  8. Check if the mode is valid. Please note that the moving wallpaper cannot be set without displaying the playback mark.
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  10. Tap “Done” at the top right corner.
  11. Done! Then Live Photo will play for a few seconds when you tap the power button.
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For Those Who Couldn't Set It Up: Solutions

If you're unable to set the Live Photo correctly, check the following:

☑️ Is your OS version the latest one?

☑️ Did you use a live photo taken by yourself or a live photo created by WidgetClub?

☑️ As mentioned in Step 6, ensure the playback button is displayed correctly.

If there's a diagonal line across the playback button, it's likely that your iPhone doesn't recognize the image as a Live Photo. In this case, prepare an original Live Photo or consider waiting for an iOS update as this could be a bug.

How to set your favorite video as a moving wallpaper as it is

To set your favorite video as a moving wallpaper, use the dedicated application to convert the video into a live photo.

  1. Download the WidgetClub app.
  2. Tap the "+" button.
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  4. Tap "Original Live Wallpaper”.
  5. Tap “Create live Wallpaper with your video!”.
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  7. Select the video you want to set as moving wallpaper.
  8. Tap “Choose”.
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  10. Select the part you want to cut out with the editing tools and change the speed.
  11. Tap the "Download" button to complete the process!
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  13. The live photo will be downloaded to the "Photos" app. Now all you have to do is follow the same procedure as we described earlier for setting up a moving wallpaper!
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Make your phone more stylish!

Once you've customized your phone with moving wallpapers, why not make your phone even more stylish with home screen and lock screen widgets? 🙌

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Even a normal lock screen can be made so stylish…♡

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