Learn how to set two different pictures as the Home Screen and Lock Screen wallpapers on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 26 or earlier.
When you try to set a wallpaper, you’ll notice that iOS seems to use the same image as your Home and Lock Screen backgrounds. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Before you follow the steps below, make sure the picture you want to set as the Home Screen wallpaper is saved to your iPhone or iPad’s Photos app. If it’s somewhere deep in the library, duplicate it so it shows as a recent photo.
Set two different photos as your Home and Lock Screen wallpaper on iPhone
1) Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad and tap Wallpaper.
2) Tap Add New Wallpaper and select an option from the next screen, like you normally do. This will be your Lock Screen wallpaper.
3) Tap Add from the top right and select Customize Home Screen.
4) You’ll now see the options to edit or select a Home Screen. You can opt for Color or Gradient options if you fancy that. But since your goal is to pick a different picture as the Home Screen wallpaper, tap Photo. After that, pick a suggested image, or tap All or Collections at the top, then select the photo from your Camera Roll.
5) Finally, tap Done twice to save Lock Screen and Home Screen backgrounds.
You’ll notice that the Lock Screen and Home Screen wallpapers are different.
Edit existing wallpaper set
With the above steps, you can create a new pair of Lock Screen and Home Screen wallpapers. In addition, you can edit an existing set and change its Home Screen wallpaper.
To do that, go to iPhone or iPad Settings > Wallpaper, and tap the Customize button in the Home Screen preview section. Now tap Color, Gradient, or Photo, then set it as explained in the heading above.
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