Learn how to remove the blur effect from your iPhone or iPad Home Screen wallpaper for a clear look.
When you set a wallpaper pair, your iPhone uses the original, unblurred image for the Lock Screen wallpaper. For your Home Screen, however, iOS automatically applies a blur effect. Blurring makes the image more subdued, creating less distractions and making app icons and widgets stand out.
But if you’d like to set that golden hour portrait or a nature photo you took on a recent trip as your Home Screen background, you may want to turn off blurring. The good news is that Apple lets you do that, and we have the steps to show you how!
Set the original, unblurred wallpaper
1) Open the iOS Photos app and tap an image. Then tap the share icon and choose Use as Wallpaper from the menu.
2) Adjust the wallpaper crop and make other changes as needed, and then tap the Add button in the top-right corner.
3) Select Customize Home Screen in the bottom popup.
4) Tap the Blur option in the bottom-right corner to unblur the wallpaper, then tap Done to apply it.
Now, go to the Home Screen, and you’ll find that your wallpaper no longer has the blur effect.
I use the blur for some of my Home Screen backdrops, like these “Now or Never” wallpapers, to reduce unwanted distractions and focus my attention on app icons.
Like many others, however, in most cases I set my wallpapers without the Blur option, especially for a minimal Home Screen you see at the top of this post.
Also, check out: How to set different images as iPhone Lock Screen and Home Screen wallpaper