How to Fix iOS 17 Wallpaper Blur Issue [Upd: iOS 17.2]

Sadique Hassan•Updated Dec 5, 2023

In this guide, we will show you a couple of methods to fix the wallpaper blur issue on your iPhone running the latest iOS 17. The Cupertino gain has added a plethora of new features to its latest OS build. While most of them have been welcomed with open hands, there are a few who seem to have raised an eyebrow or two.

Among them, it’s the new lock screen wallpaper tweak that seems to have irked its user base, and rightly so. In iOS 17, Apple thought that it would be aesthetically pleasing enough to blur the top portion of the wallpaper. But just via a simple glance, one could easily see that’s far from the truth.

If only, it has only made the wallpaper worse and ruined the entire UI/UX of the lock screen. To make matters worse, Apple hasn’t even given us granular control over this option. Fortunately, we did manage to find a couple of nifty workarounds that should help you fix this wallpaper blur issue on iOS 17. So without further ado, let’s check them out.

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Fix iOS 17 Wallpaper Blur Issue

It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success. So with that in mind, let’s get started.

Via the Crop Tweak

First off, select the wallpaper of your choice.
Then go to Crop > Resize > Wallpaper.
Now adjust the photo accordingly and hit Done.
Then select this photo and choose Use as Wallpaper > Add.
The image will be added as a wallpaper bit without any blur!

From Settings Menu

To begin with, head over to Settings > Wallpaper.
Then tap the Wallpaper you use for your home screen
Now turn off Blur from the bottom right corner of your screen.

That’s it. These were the two different methods to fix the wallpaper blur issue on your iPhone running the latest iOS 17. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.

UPDATE 1: Wallpaper Blur not working on iOS 17.1.1/17.1.2/17.2 Beta

The issue has once again come to light, albeit in a slightly different manner. This time around, numerous users on iOS 17.1.1 have voiced their concern that the Wallpaper Blur feature is not working when you have a different lock screen and home screen wallpaper.

The issue was first reported with iOS 17.1.1, then carried over to 17.1.2. and is even present in the 17.2 Beta build. As of now, the only way to rectify this bug is to have the same lock screen and home screen wallpaper. We will update this section as and when there’s any further development surrounding the same.

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