--- title: iOS 27 Wallpaper Gets So Much Better! | daily.dev description: iOS 27 introduces significant wallpaper improvements including color customization for built-in wallpapers, AI-powered wallpaper extension using Apple... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ios-27-wallpaper-gets-so-much-better--0nfzlwnoo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: iOS 27 Wallpaper Gets So Much Better! | daily.dev og:description: iOS 27 introduces significant wallpaper improvements including color customization for built-in wallpapers, AI-powered wallpaper extension using Apple... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ios-27-wallpaper-gets-so-much-better--0nfzlwnoo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0nfzLwNoO.png og:image:alt: iOS 27 Wallpaper Gets So Much Better! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # iOS 27 Wallpaper Gets So Much Better! **[YouTube](https://daily.dev/sources/youtube)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary iOS 27 introduces significant wallpaper improvements including color customization for built-in wallpapers, AI-powered wallpaper extension using Apple Intelligence and the Neural Engine to expand existing photos, and the ability to generate custom wallpapers via Image Playground using text prompts with styles like animation, illustration, sketch, or ChatGPT. Additional lock screen tweaks include a shrinkable clock and the ability to swipe away the Now Playing widget. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How does iOS 27 let you extend a wallpaper using Apple Intelligence? In iOS 27, you can pinch out on a custom wallpaper in the lock screen customization screen to extend it beyond its original boundaries. Apple Intelligence and the Neural Engine then generate new content to fill the expanded area, effectively creating a new perspective of the original image. The feature requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence. _iPhone developers and power users tracking iOS 27 capabilities share findings on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Apple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI models](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-plans-to-make-ios-27-a-choose-your-own-adventure-of-ai-models-haeorpzfk) · TechCrunch · 5 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#apple-intelligence](https://daily.dev/tags/apple-intelligence) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ios-27-wallpaper-gets-so-much-better--0nfzlwnoo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"iOS 27 Wallpaper Gets So Much Better!","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ios-27-wallpaper-gets-so-much-better--0nfzlwnoo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ios-27-wallpaper-gets-so-much-better--0nfzlwnoo"},"datePublished":"2026-08-09T20:38:36.077Z","dateModified":"2026-08-09T20:38:54.636Z","description":"iOS 27 introduces significant wallpaper improvements including color customization for built-in wallpapers, AI-powered wallpaper extension using Apple...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6dqzVoehayI/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6dqzVoehayI/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"YouTube","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"YouTube","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--W5zMumpP--/f_auto/v1725350181/logos/youtube","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/youtube"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ios-27-wallpaper-gets-so-much-better--0nfzlwnoo","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ios,apple-intelligence","timeRequired":"PT2M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"iOS 27 Wallpaper Gets So Much Better!","description":"iOS 27 introduces significant wallpaper improvements including color customization for built-in wallpapers, AI-powered wallpaper extension using Apple...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6dqzVoehayI/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-09T20:38:36.077Z","duration":"PT2M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/0nfzLwNoO","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/6dqzVoehayI"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"YouTube","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/youtube"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"iOS 27 Wallpaper Gets So Much Better!"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ios-27-wallpaper-gets-so-much-better--0nfzlwnoo#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How does iOS 27 let you extend a wallpaper using Apple Intelligence?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"In iOS 27, you can pinch out on a custom wallpaper in the lock screen customization screen to extend it beyond its original boundaries. 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