I wrote about that when Apple revealed the feature at WWDC this year. I love the new Lock Screen customisation options too. Those little touches, none of which are too small to bother with.ĭon’t get me wrong. It was just a little thing, but that’s part of what I love about Apple products.

It brought a little smile to the face of this lonely freelancer, and now it’s gone. I loved taking a quick look up from my laptop screen, randomly pressing on the lock screen to see my dog yawning cutely, or my wife and I enjoying a sunset together. I’m pretty gutted about this, to be honest.

Save it on your Camer Roll and set it as your Wallpaper.Now, long pressing on the Lock Screen only brings up the customisation interface that enables iPhone users to add those iOS 16 widgets, change fonts and customise photos with filters and more.

Get the App and upload a GIF image to it.

There is a way to get a Live Wallpaper but it involves using a Third-Party App.

You could get an image that you like and have its background changed thanks to the Depth Effect feature.

The Depth Effect takes an image that you have and separates the subject of the image & the background.

This is how you can set a Live Wallpaper on an iPhone 14.

You have the options between the Earth, Earth & Moon Detail, and the Solar System.

Now, the only true Animated Wallpaper option here is the Weather Wallpaper.

Click it to open up the Wallpapers Menu.

At the bottom right corner, you should see a + button.

On your Lockscreen, tap & hold the empty space till it zooms out.

Here is how you can get a Live Wallpaper-like option on iPhone 14 with iOS 16. These are the only options the user has to have a lively animated Wallpaper. Instead of Live Wallpapers, iPhone 14 users can use Animated Wallpapers or Wallpapers that have the Depth Effect. So any iPhone, like iPhone 14, that has iOS 16 will not be able to use Live Wallpapers. As of the iOS 16 Update, Live Wallpapers have been removed.

Live photo as wallpaper