Wallpapers

Wallpapers are a great way to personalize your iPhone and make it stand out. There are countless designs to choose from, including nature scenes, abstract patterns, and iconic imagery. Whether you prefer a bold and colorful look or something more subdued and minimalistic, there’s a wallpaper for every taste and style. With new options added regularly, you’ll never run out of options for customizing your iPhone.

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Wallpapers of the week: the colorful sky

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Every Sunday the Wallpapers of the Week section, attempts to bring you incredible images from across the Internet. The images are formatted for the latest iOS devices, sometimes just iPhone or iPad, sometimes both. It is our intent to keep you with fresh images on a weekly basis, as the section name indicates.

Naturally, wallpaper quality, theme, and artistic value is subjective. Our images cannot impress everyone, every time. If you aren't impressed with the week's postings, you can be sure another set will be available the following week. To keep up with the latest, or to submit your own favorite walls, catch up with me on Twitter via @jim_gresham. For today, enjoy a set of colorful sky-themed wallpapers. 

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Wallpapers of the week: iPhone 7 internals

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Typically, the Wallpapers of the Week section adds beautiful, photo quality images to our catalogue. From galaxy to geometric CGI, our wallpapers focus on the world around us. However, in a twist, today's wallpapers help us look through our iPhone screens into a world of circuitry.

iFixit is well known for breaking down the latest devices to determine repairability, provide walkthroughs on the internals, and create repair kits for those looking to complete their own work. As jailbreakers and modders at iDB, we are big fans of their work. Today's wallpapers are full resolution images of iPhone internal components. Making your own device a window into itself.

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Dark wallpapers to compliment your new iPhone 7

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

iPhone 7 is slowly making its way to customers. With around a two month wait time on deliveries, Apple fans are still anxiously awaiting there device. Representing new matte black and jet black color ways, having the right wallpaper is critical. To ensure a pure luxurious black experience, you will need an equally impressive wallpaper collection.

iDownloadBlog's Wallpaper of the Week section curates new images for your favorite devices. Each Sunday, you can download a handful of new wallpapers that were submitted by readers or sourced from the Internet. If you would like to send some tips or files my way, catch me on Twitter @jim_gresham. To get the latest, take a step beyond the fold.

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Wallpapers of the Week: bokeh

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

With iPhone 7 Plus, now in the wild, we are all anxiously waiting for the upcoming software update that will enable "Portrait" mode in iOS 10. Bolstering the new portrait mode, iPhone 7 Plus users will be able to take advantage of the dual lens system and the upgraded telephoto camera. Unfortunately, we will need to wait until sometime this fall to take bokeh images of our own.

In the meantime, step inside for a wallpaper pack of bokeh images. These will look stunning on the new iPhone 7 wide color gamut display and show off the advantage of bokeh style photos.

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iPhone 7 geometric wallpaper

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

This special edition of  the Wallpapers of the Week is coming a little earlier than usual to celebrate the release of iOS 10, but also because there has been an incredible demand for this one specific wallpaper.

Thanks to some very quick work from @AR72014, we present to you a re-creation of the wallpaper found on Apple's iPhone 7 website.

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Wallpapers: photos taken with an iPhone 7

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

This coming Friday, iPhone 7 hits store shelves and pre-orders arrive in the mail. The week between a pre-order and receiving the device is one of the most exciting times of the year for Apple fans. Immediately following the announcement, Apple litters the retail website with information about the new devices, including images that help show off the new design. When this occurs, I receive submissions for wallpapers via @jim_gresham, where you can send images for consideration and inclusion in the Wallpapers of the Week category.

This year, as the design focuses on the camera, Apple included a gallery of images, snapped by the new iPhone 7.  Inside, you fill find a collection of wallpapers from the iPhone 7 photo gallery. Additionally, there is an interactive scrolling ad, that includes images of an amorphous colored orb, which has been turned into a series of wallpapers as well. Step inside for iPhone 7 wallpapers.

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NoBlackFlicker fixes a graphical nuisance with the wallpaper when unlocking your iPhone

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 11, 2016

If you have a wallpaper on your Lock screen that doesn't match the one on your Home screen, you might have noticed a rather unsightly black frame effect that occurs in between the switch from one wallpaper to another as you unlock your iPhone or iPad.

NoBlackFlicker is a new free jailbreak tweak that fixes this unsightly black effect and makes the transition more appealing.

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More September 7 Apple media event wallpapers

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Last week, Apple sent media invitations for the upcoming September 7th event, assumedly announcing the iPhone 7. The newest flagship device is expected to hold the same form factor as the previous two iPhone generations, with marked improvement to the cameras, waterproof capabilities, and the audio experience. But, you will need to decide for yourself if losing the 3.5mm headphone jack is truly an 'improvement.'

The media event invitation always causes a flurry of excitement across the wallpaper sphere. Repeatedly, iDownloadBlog's most popular wallpaper posts center around media events and device launches. Our Wallpapers of the Week section aims to curate images that are chronologically relevant or just awesome walls! Step inside to see one final collection of September 7 event wallpapers.

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September 7 Apple event wallpapers: “See you on the 7th”

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated October 16, 2018

Apple just announced the iPhone 7 media event, to be held on September 7. Their invitation has sparked many comments and additional rumors about the content of the media event. "See you on the 7th" could hint at many different announcements, but perhaps the strongest is optical or camera upgrades.

Per usual, the goal of our Wallpapers of the Week series is to highlight photo quality images for your iOS devices. Apple media event wallpapers for iPhone are always our most popular posts. These images are submitted to me via Twitter @jim_gresham. If you would like to add your images, simply send them my way.

Step inside for the latest download, in a post that will be updated throughout the day!

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Wallpapers of the week: Apple logo

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 1, 2018

Approaching the iPhone 7 announcement date, it seemed fitting to host Apple logo wallpapers to hype the event. Shortly, an Apple media invitation will announce the event date and the excitement will begin. But, why wait for the invitation to deck out your iOS devices?

Inside, find a collection of Apple logo wallpapers for iPhone and iPad, including the 12.9" Pro. Additionally, there is a call for submissions of the media event inspired wallpapers. Get your design skills ready, because we are excited to host all of your submissions!

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