How to Change the Background on an iPhone: 5 Steps

When you turn on your phone, you want to look at something aesthetically exciting, not at an image that bores you. A picture of a sunset is nice, of course...but seeing it every day for months on end could get pretty tedious. Here's a simple guide to changing your iPhone's wallpaper so that you can look at _what_ever you want, _when_ever you want to!
STEPS

1

SELECT YOUR IMAGE. It could be a default wallpaper, a photo you took, or something off Google Images. To see what Apple gives you to choose from, go to Settings > Wallpaper or Settings > Brightness & Wallpaper.

2

LOOK THROUGH YOUR CAMERA ROLL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SELECT ONE OF YOUR OWN PHOTOS AS YOUR BACKGROUND, GO TO PHOTOS > CAMERA ROLL, OR GO TO CAMERA AND SCROLL THROUGH THE PHOTOS THERE.

3

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE SOMETHING FROM THE WEB, GO TO SAFARI (AT THE BOTTOM BAR OF MOST IPHONES), SEARCH FOR WHAT YOU WANT, AND TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF IT. Then to access it, exit Safari and go to Photos > Camera Roll.

4

ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR IMAGE, SET IT AS YOUR WALLPAPER.
For default wallpapers you do this just by tapping Set.
For anything in Camera Roll, tap the image and then tap the icon at the bottom left that looks like an arrow coming out of a rectangle. Click "Use as Wallpaper", then Move and Scale as you desire, and then click "Set Wallpaper".

5

YOU\'RE DONE! Hope you like your new background!
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