If you’re anything like me, you probably created many more Lock Screen and Home Screen wallpaper combinations than you used when you initially had access to the opportunity to do so. An excessive amount of wallpaper options might lead to unnecessary swiping, mainly when you only use one or two. To clear your choices, here’s how to delete a wallpaper on iOS 16.

How To Delete Wallpaper On iPhone 16

If you’ve made up your mind and want to delete a lock screen wallpaper from the iPhone permanently, you can do so right from the lock screen in iOS 16. 

• Long press the Lock Screen while your iPhone is unlocked. If you do not have Face ID enabled, you must first unlock your phone and enter the Lock Screen by swiping down from the top of the Home Screen.
  

• Find the wallpaper you wish to delete.
• Swipe up on the wallpaper you wish to delete.
  
  

Note: The swipe-up gesture is only available if another wallpaper is in your lock screen collection. If you try to delete it, you won’t be able to carry out the swipe gesture on the only remaining lock screen wallpaper on your iPhone. 

• A red trash icon will now appear beneath the selected wallpaper. Tap the trash button to remove the lock screen wallpaper from your iPhone permanently.
  
• Press Delete This Wallpaper.
  
  

The chosen wallpaper will now be deleted from the edit screen, and iOS will display your previous lock screen wallpaper. 

Remember: When you remove a Lock Screen wallpaper, you also remove the font, size, and color of the clock you chose for that wallpaper, as well as the related Home Screen backdrop and any widgets you had on that Lock Screen. 

How Do You Add A New Wallpaper Without Deleting The Old One On iPhone 16?

How to delete wallpapers on iOS 16? iOS 16 lets you create and use numerous lock screens at the same time, allowing you to switch between them easily. If you want to alter your wallpaper without removing the existing one from your iPhone, you may do so directly from the lock screen. Unlock your phone with Face ID but don’t proceed to the home screen just yet. Then press the Side button, reveal your face to the iPhone, and the Lock Screen will be opened. Simply long-press somewhere on the unlocked lock screen.

When the lock screen enters edit mode, you can add fresh wallpaper by hitting the plus button in the bottom right corner.

The Add New Wallpaper screen will now display. You can set your wallpaper from a variety of options available under Photos, Photo Shuffle, Featured, Emoji, Collections, Astronomy, Weather, and Color. 

When you select a wallpaper, it will be loaded onto the edit screen. Tap the Add button located in the top right corner to set it as the background. 

In a box at the bottom, iOS will now let you preview the new lock screen and home screen. If you’re happy with both looks, click Set as Wallpaper Pair. If not, you can manually alter your home screen by pressing change Home Screen.

Your updated wallpaper is now shown as one of the wallpaper options on your lock screen. To use the new wallpaper, simply tap on it. 

The new backdrop will be added to your iPhone’s lock screen and home screen wallpapers. 

How To Modify The Wallpaper Of The Home And Lock Screen

When you try to set various backgrounds for your home and lock screens, Apple strongly encourages you to use the same wallpaper for both. With a bit of perseverance, you can set various wallpapers for the different screens.

To begin, navigate to Settings > Wallpaper. Select Add New Wallpaper. This will be displayed on the lock screen.

The new backdrop will be added to your iPhone’s lock screen and home screen wallpapers.

Several alternatives now display. Photos, a picture shuffle, live weather emojis, updates based on where you are, plus Astronomy are all options. The latter displays a live globe with your current position on your lock screen. Alternatively, you can go through Apple’s suggested options.

The Photo Shuffle is a brand-new feature. Your iPhone will change your wallpaper hourly or daily if you pick a group of photographs or a photo category in the pictures app.

We selected the Astronomy function to add the appropriate wallpaper to the screen. Then it will ask if you want to add the same image as your wallpaper to the home screen. If so, select Set as Wallpaper Pair. Otherwise, select Customize Home Screen.

This gives you the choice of using another picture or a single color. Select what you wish to store, and it will be saved.

How To Put Up Multiple Lock Screen Wallpaper On Your iPhone

Wondering how to delete a wallpaper on iOS 16? Another fantastic new feature is the ability to set various lock screen wallpapers as well as distinct home screen wallpapers. Then, whenever you wish, you can change your wallpaper simply by pressing and holding down on the lock screen, then swiping left or right. There’s wallpaper for any mood.

1. Push the power button to bring up your lock screen. If you have Face ID or you use Apple Watch to access your iPhone, you must be quick before it unlocks.
2. Long-press the lock screen to see multiple lock screen wallpapers and a Customize option. Please ignore it and instead press the blue plus button.
3. Swiping up on any current lock screen wallpapers you no longer want will remove them. The garbage icon will become red.
4. You can return to the options menu by hitting the blue plus icon and selecting what you want. You can also make that lock screen’s home page wallpaper.
5. To switch between lock screen backgrounds, press and hold the lock screen. Swipe left or right when the switcher menu appears to pick which one you want to use. If you choose a different home screen wallpaper for the lock screen, it will also change automatically.

That’s all there is to it when it comes to deleting a wallpaper on iOS 16.

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