How to Use Perspective Zoom for Wallpaper on an iPhone

This wikiHow teaches you how to set your iPhone's wallpaper to shift slightly when you tilt your iPhone.

Steps

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    Open your iPhone's Settings. Do so by tapping the grey gear icon on the home screen.
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    Scroll down and tap Wallpaper. It's in the third group of options.
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    Tap Choose New Wallpaper. This is at the top of your screen.
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    Select a photo album. You should see a few different options here:
    • Apple stock wallpapers - These include the "Dynamic", "Stills", and "Live" (iPhone 6 and newer) photos. "Dynamic" and "Live" photos are animated.
    • All Photos (or Camera Roll) - All wallpaper-eligible photos on your iPhone.
    • Other albums - You should see your Photo app's other albums (e.g., "Screenshots") listed below your Camera Roll album.
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    Select a wallpaper photo. Note that you cannot set a video as your wallpaper unless it comes from the "Live" album.
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    Tap Perspective. This is at the bottom of the wallpaper preview screen.
    • Some photos, such as "Live" or "Dynamic" photos, will not have the Perspective option.
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    Tap Set. It's at the bottom of the screen.
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    Select a wallpaper screen. You can set your selected wallpaper as your Lock screen background by tapping Set Lock Screen, your Home screen background by tapping Set Home Screen, or both screens by tapping Set Both.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Was it removed from iOS 12?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    No. I just checked and it is still an option.

Warnings

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Updated: May 25, 2021
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Article SummaryX

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Wallpaper.
3. Tap Choose New Wallpaper.
4. Select a photo album.
5. Select a photo.
6. Tap Perspective.
7. Tap Set.
8. Select Set Lock Screen, Set Home Screen, or Set Both.

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