iOS 27 now lets you paint your own iPhone wallpaper.
Apple has bundled a new wallpaper‑builder into Settings. Open Settings → Wallpaper, tap “Create New,” then choose a photo, add filters, text, or gradients, and save it as a lock‑screen or home‑screen background. The tool works with any image in your library and offers a handful of basic adjustments. Apple still ships its yearly set of curated wallpapers, but they sit beside the new editor.
The addition gives iPhone owners a native way to personalize their device without third‑party apps, and it signals Apple’s focus on incremental UI tweaks rather than radical redesigns. It also narrows the gap with Android, where custom lock‑screen art has been possible for years.
In short, Apple finally stopped forcing you to live with its wallpaper choices, but the editor remains deliberately simple.