Set my wallpaper
Asks you to pick a photo and sets it to your Lock Screen and Home Screen background.
Change the current wallpaper
Pick a photo or file, then set it as your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or both.
Matthew's Score
4/5
Total Actions
16
Shortcut Information
Use this shortcut to pull images from either the Photos or Files app, then choose how to set it as your device wallpaper.
If you choose Photos, you can pull from Recents, Favorites, or your Wallpapers album.
If you choose Photos, you can pull from Recents, Favorites, or your Wallpapers album.
Category
Complexity
Interactivity
iOS Features
Mac Features
Cross-Platform Features
Actions Used In This
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Change%20the%20current%20wallpaper
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Change%20the%20current%20wallpaper
AppleScript
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Change the current wallpaper”
end tell
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