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Set the Lock or Home Screen Wallpaper on iPhone and iPad

Description

Use the Command Policy payload in FileWave's Profile Editor to set the Lock Screen, Home Screen, or both on supervised iPhone and iPad devices.

Requirements

The wallpaper command applies to supervised devices enrolled in FileWave MDM; it is not available with Apple User Enrollment. Choose the target screen, then select a PNG or JPG image in the Profile Editor.

Use the screenshot below to confirm the Wallpaper option and target screen before saving.

The first wallpaper command can change both screens. In iOS 16 and later, and iPadOS 17 and later, Apple sets both the Lock Screen and Home Screen the first time MDM sets the wallpaper, even if you select only one. After that first change, either screen can be set separately. Allow for this when choosing the first image for your test device.

While the Command Policy is assigned, FileWave limits wallpaper commands to once per 24 hours per device, including after a manual Verify. Repeated Verify requests do not bypass that limit.

Step-by-step guide

  1. In FileWave Central, create a new Mobile Fileset and choose Profile.
  2. Configure the General payload and give the profile a clear name.
  3. Configure the Command Policy payload. Under Wallpaper, choose Lock Screen, Home Screen, or both, then select the image.
  4. Select Save.

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Deploy the Command Policy Fileset to a small test group first, review pending changes and update the model. In the device's Client Info > Command History, check the Settings command and its Wallpaper item for the result or error. This wallpaper setting is an MDM command, not an installed configuration profile; a grey Associated Fileset status alone does not mean it failed. See Profile Editor Command Policy for the command lifecycle and verification details. Confirm the actual image on both screens of the device, including the first-command behavior above, before expanding the deployment.

Image size: Keep the file as small as practical to reduce the data sent with each wallpaper command. Test the exact image you plan to deploy; an image preview in the editor is not confirmation that the device applied it.

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