

Tap the Next button in the upper right-hand corner to continue. Tap the Shortcut variable, and select the Random Wallpaper shortcut that you created in the previous section from the menu that appears. Step 6: Tap Add Action and search for and select Run Shortcut.

Ensure that you have Is Connected selected and click the Next button in the upper right-hand corner. In this tutorial, I set my automation trigger to Charger, so whatever I charge my iPhone the wallpaper changes. Step 5: Select your Automation trigger, which can be location based, time of day based, etc. Tap the + button in the upper-right-hand corner and select Create Personal Automation. Step 4: Create a new automation by tapping the Automations tab at the bottom of the main page of the Shortcuts app.

Tap Next and give your Shortcut a name (I named mind Random Wallpaper) and tap Done. It’s simply taking whatever output it gets from the first Find Photos action, and sets that as the wallpaper. You basically don’t have to change anything about Set Wallpaper outside of disabling Show Preview. Perspective Zoom (up to the user and iOS 14.4 beta only.Use the following parameters with Set Wallpaper: Step 3: Add a second action below the first action using the Set Wallpaper action, which is found in iOS 14.3. Subscribe to 9to5mac on YouTube for more videos Use the following parameters with Find Photos: Step 2: Open the Shortcuts app and create a new shortcut with the Find Photos action. Step 1: Create a new album in the Photos app called Wallpaper and place your desired wallpaper inside. How to create dynamic wallpaper in iOS 14.3 Shortcuts brings forth the ability to create tons of customization, so feel free to experiment and make it your own.

Note: please keep in mind that some of the parameters mentioned in this tutorial are just personal suggestions. In addition, this tutorial shows you how to (temporarily) disable the annoying Shortcuts banner notification for that uber-clean look. With this handy action, users are able to create dynamic wallpaper that can be triggered using automations, such as when connecting an iPhone to power, or at certain times of the day. As we noted in our previous hands-on looks at iOS 14.3, Apple has brought back the Set Wallpaper action to the Shortcuts app.
