Change Wallpaper Automatically on iPhone, Android, PC

You can change your wallpaper automatically on every major system. On iPhone, Photo Shuffle rotates photos On Tap, On Lock, Hourly or Daily. On Android, a Pixel offers Daily wallpaper and a Samsung Galaxy offers Dynamic Lock screen. Windows 11 has Slideshow, with intervals from 1 minute to 1 day, plus Windows spotlight, and a Mac can shuffle a folder or album.

Here is where each setting lives, how often it can change, and how to build a set of wallpapers that looks good in rotation.

How do I make my iPhone wallpaper change automatically?

Use Photo Shuffle, a Lock Screen type that cycles through photos you choose.

1. Unlock the iPhone, then press and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize button appears.
2. Swipe to the end and tap the Add button (the plus sign), or tap Add New Wallpaper.
3. Tap Photo Shuffle in the top row.
4. Choose the photos. You can let iOS pick featured categories such as People, Pets, Nature and Cities, or tap Select Photos Manually and choose your own. Recent versions also let you pick an album.
5. Set Shuffle Frequency to On Tap, On Lock, Hourly or Daily.
6. Tap Add, then Set as Wallpaper Pair.

Photo Shuffle changes the Lock Screen; the Home Screen shows the current photo, softened, or a colour you pick. You can also reach it through Settings, then Wallpaper, then Add New Wallpaper. A simple trick: make an album called Wallpapers in Photos, crop every picture to the Wallpaper ratio first, and point Photo Shuffle at it. Our guide on setting a lock screen wallpaper on iPhone covers the editor in detail.

How do I set a daily wallpaper on Android?

On a Pixel, turn on Daily wallpaper in Google's Wallpapers app. On a Samsung Galaxy, use Dynamic Lock screen or pick several gallery photos for the lock screen.

Pixel and other phones with Google's Wallpapers app:

1. Press and hold an empty spot on the home screen and tap Wallpaper & style.
2. Tap More wallpapers.
3. Open a collection such as Landscapes, Textures or Art.
4. Tap Daily wallpaper at the top of the collection and confirm. A new image from that collection arrives each day.

The Wallpapers app is also on Google Play for other Android phones, and it works the same way there.

Samsung Galaxy:

1. Open Settings, then Wallpaper and style, then Change wallpapers.
2. Under Lock screen, tap Dynamic Lock screen and choose a category such as Landscapes or Art. A different image shows each time you turn the screen on.
3. For your own pictures instead, tap Gallery, select several photos and set them for the lock screen. One UI moves to the next picture each time the screen wakes.

If your Android wallpaper changes and you never asked it to, one of these features is usually switched on. The guide to an Android wallpaper that keeps changing shows how to turn each one off.

How do I make the Windows 11 wallpaper change by itself?

Set the background to Slideshow and point it at a folder.

1. Put the pictures you want in one folder. 3840 × 2160 images suit a 4K or 1440p monitor.
2. Open Settings, then Personalization, then Background.
3. Set Personalize your background to Slideshow.
4. Click Browse next to Choose a picture album for a slideshow and select the folder.
5. Under Change picture every, pick 1 minute, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 6 hours or 1 day.
6. Turn on Shuffle the picture order if you want a random order, and choose a fit, usually Fill.

If you would rather not manage a folder, choose Windows spotlight in the same menu and Microsoft supplies a new photo regularly. The lock screen has its own Spotlight, Picture and Slideshow options under Personalization, then Lock screen. See how to change the wallpaper on Windows 11 for the rest of the background settings.

How do I shuffle wallpapers on a Mac?

Add a folder or a Photos album in Wallpaper settings and set how often it rotates.

1. Open System Settings, then Wallpaper.
2. Click Add Folder or Album, then choose a folder, or pick an album from Photos.
3. Select the folder's shuffle tile at the top of its row.
4. Open the frequency menu and choose how often to change, for example every hour, every day or when logging in.

Apple's own Aerials and Landscape collections also offer a shuffle tile, so the Mac can rotate them without any files of yours. More Mac options are in how to change the desktop wallpaper on a Mac.

How do I build a wallpaper set that looks good on rotation?

Keep the palette and the clock area consistent, so every change feels like the same phone. Five to ten pieces that share a mood work better than a random folder. Three sets from the Velpaper catalog that rotate well:

The sea set. Blue water, pale skies, quiet tops for the clock.

Blue Cove4K · PhoneWhere the Sea Ends4K · PhoneSaltwater Moon4K · PhoneCoral Tide4K · Phone

Blue Cove and Where the Sea Ends share the same cool blue, while Coral Tide adds a warm note without breaking the set.

The lilac set. Soft violet for a gentler lock screen.

Lilac Hush4K · PhoneLilac Strata4K · PhoneLilac Shore4K · PhoneLilac Pearl4K · Phone

Lilac Strata is the darkest of the four, so it suits the evening if you shuffle hourly.

The desktop set. Wide 4K pieces in sand, sage and white for a Windows or Mac slideshow.

Sage Sun Gallery5K · DesktopHorizon Wall4K · DesktopInk Quiet Lake4K · DesktopPortico4K · DesktopSea Arch4K · Desktop

Horizon Wall and Ink Quiet Lake keep the centre empty, so desktop icons on the left never clash with the art. Phone pieces are 2160 × 3840 and desktop pieces 3840 × 2160, all free to browse on velpaper.com and in the apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android; most phone pieces unlock after a short optional ad.