# Dynamic Wallpapers | Shortcuts Library

> MacBook like automation tool which gives dynamic wallpaper experience in iPhone. (iOS 14.3 required)

## What this shortcut does

Dynamic Wallpapers for iPhone/iPad
⚠ Note ⚠
iOS 14.3 required
In Action
The Beach theme
✨ Themes ✨
Big Sur
Catalina
The Beach
The Cliffs
The Desert
The Lake
⚙ Current Features ⚙
✅
Setup once, run forever
✅ Auto download theme updates. So be up to date always without even updating the shortcut itself.
✅ Total
8 various views
of a theme according to the time of the day
✅ Custom run supported to
Skip current theme
,
Refresh
,
Check for theme update
,
Check for shortcut update
and
Reset
✅ Inbuilt MacBook's Big Sur wallpapers
✅ Customizable to set your own choice of wallpapers too
✅ Works according to your time zone
✅ Changes theme without requiring any type of input from you throughout the day/night
✅ No third party app/shortcut required to run
Menu Options
⚙ Next Features ⚙
☑️ Select/Unselect specific themes
☑️ More themes
Steps
Run the shortcut and select
Refresh
options and allow all required permissions.
Let's setup automations so you don't need to trigger this shortcut to update your wallpaper.
Go to Shortcuts app
Go to Automation tab
Tap "+" to create new automation
Tap
Create Personal Automation
Tap Time of Day > Sunrise > 1 hour before sunrise > Done > Next
Tap
Add Action
> Text > Type Automation
Tap "+" to add another action > Find action called
Run Shortcut
> Select
Dynamic Wallpapers
shortcut > Next
Turn off
Ask Before Running
Done
You should see one automation in the automation list.
"1 hour before sunrise, daily"
Now, repeat above steps to setup other 7 automations as mentioned below to run this through day/night at specific times.
At sunrise, daily
1 hour after sunrise, daily
2 hours after sunrise, daily
2 hours before sunset, daily
1 hour before sunset, daily
At sunset, daily
1 hour after sunset, daily
At 2:00 AM, daily (This is to shuffle wallpaper set)
If you have followed correctly so far then you should see something similar to this.
(Note: Make sure Ask Before Running is turned off in all automations)
Done setting up.
You should see updated wallpaper periodically (early morning/morning/noon/evening/night).
Recommended (Optional)
Follow this if you are tired seeing lots of notifications from Shortcuts app.
Go to Settings > Screen Time > See All Activity
Find
Shortcuts
under
Notifications
section. If it's not there then try to switch days and find it.
Turn of All Notifications
Have any idea to consider in following updates?
Want to add your custom theme?
Or, if you have any trouble setting it up or have any feedback/comments please send message in
Feedback
section.
Medium Post
https://techai.medium.com/dynamic-wallpaper-automation-with-ios-shortcuts-5bf8d742d275
FAQs
On first run, getting this prompt - “Which pattern should the text be matched against?”
Restart your device and try to run again.
Shortcuts is showing notifications even after turning them off.
Unfortunately, turning off notification step is required again after restarting the device.

## Compatibility

iPhone, iPad, Mac

## Required apps

Weather, Shortcuts

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