How to Use Photo Shuffle to Change iPhone Wallpaper

No matter how awesome your iPhone lock screen wallpaper is, you'll eventually get bored with it. With Photo Shuffle, you can ditch the static images and turn your lock screen into a moving slideshow. Here's how to set it up and use it!

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Apple's iOS 17.1 brings a number of new features to the iPhone, like new settings for Standby mode and upgrades to Apple Music. One of the new features included in iOS 17.1 brings more customization options to the lock screen by letting you choose which album to use for Photo Shuffle on the lock screen.

Apple introduced Photo Shuffle for the lock screen in iOS 16. However, you could only select categories of photos from your photo library and camera roll, such as People and Pets , or you could use the Manually Select Photos option and browse through your library to find the right photos. With iOS 17.1, you can select an album to use for Photo Shuffle -- that way, you don't have to scroll through hundreds or even thousands of photos to find the right ones or hope your iPhone recognizes all the photos of your loved ones or pets.

Here's how to choose which album to use for Photo Shuffle on your iPhone lock screen.

1. Open Settings .
2. Tap Wallpaper .
3. Tap + Add new wallpaper .
4. Tap Shuffle photos at the top of the screen .
5. Tap Albums .

The Favorites album will be selected automatically, but if you tap Favorites next to Albums , you'll open a menu that shows all of your albums. From there, you can tap which album you want to use for Photo Shuffle. You can also create an album called "Wallpapers" to keep all of your favorite photos in one place -- or name the album whatever you like.

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You can create a photo shuffle manually by manually selecting all your favorite photos. It gives your device a personal feel and allows you to customize it in many different ways.

If you don’t have time to do that, your iPhone can shuffle your photos for you. You can also set up automatic shuffles of featured photos on your iPhone. This saves time and lets you use the feature without having to do much. Another cool feature you can choose instead is to use Live Photos as your iPhone wallpaper, although that feature has been discontinued since iOS 16.

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There are two simple methods to shuffle photos manually or automatically and the article will discuss both of them below. Here is the first method to shuffle photos on your iPhone:

1. Unlock your iPhone with Face ID or Touch ID. However, don't swipe to open the home screen, instead stay on the lock screen. Try these fixes if Face ID isn't working .

2. Press and hold on the lock screen. A set of options to customize your wallpaper will appear.

3. Tap the blue plus ( + ) icon at the bottom of the screen.

4. Select Shuffle Photos from the top.

5. To shuffle photos manually, select Manually select photos . Select all the photos you want, then tap Add .

6. To automatically shuffle your photos, tap Use Highlights . You can choose to remove and add people who appear in your highlights by tapping Select next to Everyone first.

7. Now you will be able to see how the photos will look on your lock screen. You can pinch to zoom in or out and adjust the photo accordingly.

8. Tap Done to create the Photo Shuffle.

The second method to shuffle the photos on your iPhone wallpaper is to go to your iPhone settings. Here are the steps to follow:

1. ​Open Settings and go to Wallpaper.

2. Tap Add new wallpaper .

3. Select Shuffle Photos at the top.

The rest of the process is exactly the same as method 1. Select Use featured photo for auto-shuffle and Select photo manually to choose your own photo.

The closest thing to this feature that the iPhone has offered before is using Shortcuts to change your iPhone wallpaper on a schedule. You can try it out to see how it works.

Use Shuffle Frequency to control image changes

Shuffle Frequency lets you choose how often and when your photos are shuffled or reordered. In simple terms, you can choose how or when your iPhone moves from one photo to the next.

Currently, there are only 4 options: On Tap, On Lock, Hourly , and Daily . You can quickly change your shuffle frequency at different points.

1. Open Photo Shuffle via the lock screen or Settings using one of the methods mentioned above and you will see the Shuffle Frequency setting on your screen.

2. Tap Shuffle Frequency to choose your preference. You can also choose your shuffle frequency after you've added all your photos to the Shuffle Photos section. After you tap Add and the preview screen appears, tap the Add button (three dots) at the bottom, select Shuffle Frequency , and choose your preference.

With Photo Shuffle, you can customize your lock screen to your liking. You can make your wallpaper look like a slideshow of your favorite people or places in just a few minutes.

You can also change the font style, color, position, and even add widgets to the lock screen to give it a whole new look. So, it’s worth learning more about the lock screen changes that iOS 16 brings and how you can incorporate them into your mobile device.