Questions about downloading Wallpapers to your iPhone.
(ios version)

  • 1st Scenario. 
  • There are 2 kinds of people in the world. Tech savvy and non tech savvy. No matter which one you are you will find this useful and will take the frustration out of a reasonably simple task.
  • Anyone can come across an issue when it comes to handling a task that should be relatively simple, but ends up really complicated. Getting lost, confused and frustrated. 
  • Have no fear, this really is a simple task and I will guide you through the process.
  • Scroll down to the download bars and tap on the download icon you will have 2 choices. 
    The first of which is the easiest, select
    View. 
    The image will be displayed, hard press with your finger and a new menu will appear. Select Save to Photos. Now goto your Photos app and you will see the wallpaper you just downloaded. Tap on it, at the bottom of the screen select the box with the up arrow. Scroll up until you see Use as Wallpaper. Tap on that. Follow the instructions you see. Top right select Add. Decide where you want the wallpaper and there you go. Simple as Pie.
  • 2nd Scenario
  • Scroll down to the download bars and tap on the download icon you will have 2 choices. 
  • Tap the 2nd option Download
  •  It may seem nothing happened, but it did. 
  • You will need to check your settings to see where you have asked to save downloads. Open the settings app and type in the search bar downloads. 
  • The first answer should be Safari - Downloads, select this one. The menu should read STORE DOWNLOADED FILES ON:
    Your choices are:

    iCloud Drive
    On My iPhone
    and Other
  • Depending of whether you opted in for more storage or not, select where you want your downloads. 
  • If the default checkmark is ICloud your wallpaper is in the Downloads folder in iCloud
  • If the checkmark is On My iphone, its on your Phone's Downloads. 
  • Both will show in the files app
  • There you go, not so easy as pie. 

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