Changing wallpapers alone on iPhones is super complex nowadays. Still have no idea why I can't just set a photo as the wallpaper only while not removing the existing widgets already set.
The new wallpaper/lockscreen customization is so insane to me. You can't select any of Apple's built-in wallpapers without creating a new lock screen first (which requires re setting up all your widgets). Whose idea was that?
Trying to set a photo from photos as your wallpaper also creates a new lockscreen.
the only way to modify an existing, already set up lock screen is to long press, tap customize, and then tap the little photo square.
Did a UX designer even look at this? Because it sure doesn't seem like it.
You know, you guys might just be getting old. Maybe ask a kid to help? Back when we were kids we probably all had adults asking us how to do tech stuff all the time, because we had the time and curiosity to explore and learn it.
My son is 4 and has autism and he knows how to change his wallpaper and likes to switch between the different home screens he's made when he gets some iPad time. Now I can do it too because I've watched him do it lol.
But I've got a job, groceries to buy, cooking and cleaning to do, yard work, etc. I don't have the time or energy to devote to making 7 different home screens to match all my outfits or whatever people are doing with it.
It's not a matter of not knowing how to do it, that part is easy.
It's the lack of options or a clean way to replace an existing wallpaper without adding a new lock screen and re-customizing. E.g., clicking the share sheet from photos and choosing "Set as wallpaper" creates a brand new lock screen instead of just replacing your existing wallpaper.
At the very least, it should ask which option you want to do.
Good UX is not about whether or not something is possible to do. It's about how easy and obvious it is to do.
Also someone being able to switch between different home screens is not what I am complaining about. I am talking about inability to easily apply the current photo in Photos app as wallpaper without losing all the already setup widgets.
So you know how to do it. You had no trouble figuring it out. It just doesn't work exactly how you want it to.
> I'm upset that I have to change my existing wallpaper from the existing wallpaper rather than from the Photos app
This would have been much more accurate than trying to portray it as complex and broken. Bad UX isn't when something doesn't work exactly the way you personally think it should. Overall, it's fine. People just fucking love to complain.
