Combining Shortcuts with stock image website Unsplash, you can automate iPhone and iPad to change your home screen wallpaper every day.
When it comes to customizing your iPhone or iPad, personalizing the wallpaper is common practice. Some use a recent photo, others use one of the default built-in options, and there are many wallpaper apps you can download for free.
All those options require some action on the user s part, but iOS 14 added a new Shortcuts action that can change your wallpaper automatically and as often as desired. We ve also combined this Shortcut action with the free image website Unsplash to use unlimited, high-quality photos as your wallpaper.
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The Siri I m Getting Pulled Over shortcut is made to keep you safe during police traffic stops, and record the scene.
Once you activate the shortcut, it ll turn on Do Not Disturb, send your location to designated contacts, and start recording video.
You can download the Siri shortcut for free, and set it up using your iPhone s Shortcuts app.
Launched as part of Apple s iOS 12 update, the Shortcuts app lets you create automated routines for your phone. In other words, with the Shortcuts app, you can say a phrase or tap a button, and your phone will perform multiple tasks at once.
How to Automatically Change the Wallpaper on Your iPhone Using Shortcuts
Dec 23, 2020, 9:00 am EDT
| 2 min read
Although not as customizable as Android, your iPhone or iPad can change app icons and add widgets to your home screen. Complete your dynamic home screen by automatically changing your wallpaper using the Shortcuts app.
If you have an iPhone or iPad running iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, or higher, you have access to a new “Set Wallpaper” action in the built-in Shortcuts app. As the name suggests, it lets you set the wallpaper from any input.
For example, you can create a shortcut that randomly changes the wallpaper to any photo from a selected album and this can be triggered at any time. To make things even more interesting, you can use the Automation feature in Shortcuts to automatically change your wallpaper at any time of the day or whenever you change location.