iOS 18 Has a New 'Dynamic' Wallpaper That Changes Throughout the Day

What to know

iOS 18 has a dynamic wallpaper that cycles through available styles and changes throughout the day.
Access ‘Dynamic’ wallpaper by long pressing on lock screen > Customize > Lock screen > swipe until you see ‘Dynamic’.

iOS 18 comes with a level of customization that is unprecedented for iPhones. Although all these features can be summed up in about 30 seconds, new ones have since been added to later updates.

One of the most eye-catching and refreshing additions come in the form of a new dynamic wallpaper. This wallpaper changes throughout the day and cycles through all the available wallpapers depending on the time of day. So, in the early morning, you’ll see the yellow wallpaper, which will then change to pink. Around midday, it’ll change to blue, followed by an azure tinge later in the afternoon. Finally, the wallpaper changes to dark purple in the late evening.

The change is quite gradual as one would wish and adds to the effect of transitioning between different times of the day (and night).

For those unsure how to get this, here's how to apply it:

Step 1: Tap and hold on the lock screen.

Step 2: Tap Customize.

Step 3: Tap Lock screen.

Step 4: Swipe through the styles until you get to ‘Dynamic’.

Step 5: Tap Done.

Changing wallpapers based on time of day as well as the weather would’ve been another swell idea, though there’s no indication that this is going to come to iOS 18. Still, it doesn’t hurt to dream.