How to change iPhone wallpaper automatically

Changing wallpaper can be very pleasant for those users who love to customize their device in every detail, but for other people, this activity can be more work than it seems. So here we are going to bring you a solution for the best of both worlds: for those who love variety in their wallpaper and for those who don't have the patience to change often. Let's teach you how to change the iPhone wallpaper automatically, using the application Shortcuts, born of the device. Come with us!

Understanding Shortcuts

Next to iOS 12, Shortcuts (Shortcuts) is part of the applications that come standard in iPhones. It works according to its name, creating shortcuts to actions or activities that must be done through several steps. Hence, to avoid the user having to do those different steps every time — such as changing the wallpaper — just configure the application so that it does it faster.

Change iPhone Wallpaper Automatically

And it's with the Shortcuts that we're going to make the magic of changing the wallpaper automatically happen. It may sound a little difficult, but once the guidelines are followed and the configuration established, it will only be necessary to feed the wallpapers source so that the variation of the images becomes even wider. Come on!

create a folder

The first step is create a folder with all the images you want to be on the wallpaper of the iPhone. It is necessary to follow these steps so that you do not put memes or other images that should not become wallpaper. So, to proceed, follow these steps:

1. Open the app Photos and click the plus sign in the upper left corner;

2. Now choose the second option “New Folder";

3. Enter a name for the folder that will contain the images to be set as wallpaper and click on “Save";

4. Now, go to the folder or album where the images you want to leave as wallpaper are and, in the upper right corner, click on “Select";

5. Choose all the images that will be in the folder with the wallpapers and then click on the lower left corner;

6. Scroll down the options that appear and choose the option “Add to an Album";

7. Now you just need to choose the destination folder, that is, the folder created previously where the wallpaper images will be.

Create a shortcut

Now that the folder with the selected wallpapers is created, it's time to create a shortcut. It may seem like a lot of steps, but in addition to being something very simple, know that once done, it will help you a lot when changing wallpaper. Come on?

1. Open the app Shortcuts and click the positive button (+) at the top right corner;

2. Click the blue button “Add Action";

3. Now select the tool “Apps” and then search for the app “Photos“. Another alternative is to search for the app “Photos” in the top search bar;

4. Choose the option “Search Photos";

5. Select the option “Add Filter";

6. Now select the part “Recent";

7. Now search for your folder name, in my case it was “Shortcuts wallpapers“, and select it;

8. Now in "Sort by” look for option “Random” and select;

9. In "Limit” enable the option;

10. In the option below, click on the negative symbol until the number 5 reduce to 1;

11. At the bottom, click on X to close the tab "Photos” and click on search;

12. In the bar, search for “Bottom” and select the option “Set Background Image";

13. At this point, click on the option “Lock Screen and Home Screen” to edit which places you want to set the images;

14. Here, you can select where you want the automatic wallpaper to be: on the lock screen, on the home screen, or both. Now click on “OK", at the top right corner;

15. Returning to the previous screen, you can change the shortcut icon and title. Finally, click on X, at the top right corner;

16. Select the shortcut icon;

17. Ready! Now, whenever you select the shortcut, the app will suggest a different wallpaper. Just position the image as you want it to look and click “Define".

And then, you will join the automatic wallpaper change of walls in your iPhone? Tell us in the comments!

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