My wallpapers always zoom

Hey! I am trying to set an album to be my wallpaper but it zooms in every photo and I can’t pinch to zoom out, it just stays as is.

I have cropped the photos to be ‘wallpaper size’, I’ve tried screenshotting them but nothing is working!

Any ideas would be super appreciated :)

(I have an iPhone SE(2020) and it is fully updated to the latest iOS)

iPhone SE, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 23, 2025 9:24 AM

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1 reply

GeeZ06

Level 4

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Mar 23, 2025 2:23 PM in response to RJ00x

Hello RJ00x,

Did you check in Settings > Display & Brightness > Display Zoom > Default ?

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