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There are lots of ways to enable a screensaver on an iPhone.
Screensavers were designed to prevent images from fading out of a screen over time. Your iPhone screen is set by default to automatically sleep off after some seconds of inactivity, and a screensaver would kick in, moving images across the screen to prevent it from going to sleep.
Even though most devices on the market today don’t necessarily need a screensaver, many users still like to personalize the screen of their iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers.
Enable iPhone screensaver
To change your iPhone screensaver, navigate to “Settings” and tap on “Wallpaper.” Next, tap “Choose a New Wallpaper.” There are lots of photos pre-installed on your iPhone that are divided into Live, Stills, and Dynamic categories. Theses collection of wallpapers changes with every new system update. You can also see below your wallpaper options, all the images previously saved on your iPhone. Tap on one of the wallpaper categories and select the image you want as your screensaver.
After choosing your preferred wallpaper, the system may prompt you to select either “Perspective” or “Still.” Perspective wallpaper display will tilt as you move your screen, but with Still, the wallpaper will stay fixed on your screen, even when you move your phone.
Your phone will now prompt you to decide if you want the new wallpaper to be set as the screensaver for your iPhone, which is what displays when your screen is locked and revert to your home screen.
Download wallpapers from the web
Suppose you don’t want to use your saved pictures or the default iPhone wallpapers as your screensaver. Another option is to do a Google search on your phone for “iPhone wallpapers” and add words related to the type of images you want. For example, if it’s a cat wallpaper you need, type “iPhone wallpaper cat.” Once you see your preferred photo, save it to your Photos app. From there, you can select it as the screensaver of your iPhone lock screen.
iPhone screensaver time
Once you set a wallpaper as the iPhone lock screensaver for the home screen, you may find that it appears every now and then. You can adjust the screen timeout to prevent your screen from auto-locking too often. To do so:
Step 1
Open the “Settings app.”
Step 2
Tap “Display & Brightness,” and then tap “Auto-Lock.”
Step 3
Now, you need to choose the amount of time you want your iPhone screen to stay on before it goes to sleep. You have seven options to choose from: 30 seconds, I minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, and Never. “Never” will make your iPhone screen always stay awake and never go to sleep unless you manually elect to lock it by pressing the side button.
If an administrator or your organization manages your iPhone, there’s a possibility you might not see the “Never” option. If that’s the case, you’ll need to contact your organization to disable the restriction.
The two major reasons Apple allows an iPhone screen to sleep off after a period of inactivity are to secure your data and extend battery life. If you temporarily set it to “Never,” remember to revert it back to Auto-lock when you’re done; leaving your iPhone to always stay awake will drain your battery fast and also prevent accidental pocket dials. If you need your iPhone screen to stay on for an extended period of time, you might want to consider having a portable battery pack.
Auto-Lock can also enhance an important security feature, such as if you misplace your iPhone and someone finds it, having a lock screen makes it impossible for the phone to be unlocked without a recognized thumb swipe or passcode.
If you’re using iPhone X range devices, you might not know how super annoying this Auto-lock issue can be. While all iPhones with a Touch ID will sleep off by default after a few seconds or minutes of inactivity, iPhones using Face ID regularly scan to detect if you are looking at your phone. As long as you keep looking at your iPhone, it’ll count as an activity.
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