You can fix this, if you resend the old photo to your iPhone and save it in the Photos app. Apparently, old photos used as wallpaper are triggering the black background. Thanks to the impressive feedback we got in the comments section we could pinpoint the problem even further. You can go for: Collections, Color, Weather or more listed here. If that doesn’t work, change the wallpaper style completely and avoid using photos, until Apple releases a software update that fixes this bug. Tip: What also works is to resend the old photo is possible from your old iPhone via AirDrop, or another computer using email attachments.Ģ. If the image is too old and stored in iCloud, the bug could prevent iOS 16 from properly accessing it and render it as wallpaper. First, try to change the picture and see if it makes any difference. Important: iOS 16.3 has been released! Please update and comment if the black Lock Screen wallpaper still shows up! Workaround For Black Wallpaper IssueĪccording to numerous reports we received from our readers, it appears that this problem is only occurring when one or more photos are used as background.ġ. Update To iOS 16.3Īccording to the release notes, Apple has fixed the black Lock Screen bug in iOS 16.3: Tip: We recommend you to apply the force restart combo for quicker results. Wallpaper displays normally after the restart but the issue might reoccur sooner or later. “I can’t change my wallpaper anymore and its black all the time.” How To Fix Black Wallpaper ErrorĪ temporary fix requires you to reboot your iPhone. We couldn’t replicate the issue but have found similar complaints on Reddit ever since the early iOS 16 beta test stages: Sometimes I get it back but then turns black again.” “The background of the home and Lock Screen have turned black.

This error has been reported by Mattie (iPhone XR) in the comments section of our iOS 16.1 review page: Wallpaper turns black on iPhone after iOS 16 update? Both Lock Screen and Home Screen backgrounds unexpectedly go black even after the iOS 16.1 release? Apps continue to show up normally but the predefined wallpaper is missing?

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