Device Wallpaper Configuration

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The device wallpaper configuration defines a default wallpaper image for the Home screen and Lock screen of Android 7.0 devices in Device Owner mode or Company Owned Personal Enabled (COPE) devices (excluding Android 11 EPO mode devices). Device users are free to change the distributed wallpaper on the device (Settings > Wallpapers & Brightness).

Android wallpaper settings

To define a default wallpaper image for Android devices:

  1. Go to Configurations.
  2. Click + Add.
  3. Click Device Wallpapers.
  4. Click on the Android icon to view the Configuration Setup section for Android and configure the following settings

    5. Setting

    What To Do

    Name

    Enter a name that identifies this configuration.

    Description

    Enter a description that clarifies the purpose of this configuration.

    Upload Android Wallpaper

    Use the same image for Home Screen and Lock Screen

    Select to upload a single image for both the screens.

    Home Screen

    Drag and drop the image file or click Choose File to select it.

    Lock Screen

    Drag and drop the image file or click Choose File to select it.
  5. Click Next
  6. Select one of the following distribution options:
    • All Devices
    • No Devices (default)
    • Custom
  7. Click Done.

    The uploaded image must be in .jpg or .png format.

iOS wallpaper settings

You can define a default wallpaper image for iOS devices.

This setting is applicable only for supervised devices.

  1. Go to Configurations.
  2. Click + Add.
  3. Click Device Wallpapers.
  4. Click on the iOS icon to view the Configuration Setup section for iOS and configure the following settings

    5. Setting

    What To Do

    Name

    Enter a name that identifies this configuration.

    Description

    Enter a description that clarifies the purpose of this configuration.

    Upload iPhone Wallpaper

    Use the same image for Home Screen and Lock Screen

    Select to upload a single image for iPhone.

    Home Screen

    Drag and drop the image file or click Choose File to select it.

    Lock Screen

    Drag and drop the image file or click Choose File to select it.

    Upload iPad Wallpaper

    Use the same image for Home Screen and Lock Screen

    Select to upload a single image for iPad.

    Home Screen

    Drag and drop the image file or click Choose File to select it.

    Lock Screen

    Drag and drop the image file or click Choose File to select it.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Select one of the following options:
    • All Devices
    • No Devices (default)
    • Custom
  7. Click Done.

    The uploaded images must be 1164H x 640W and in .jpg or .png format.

macOS wallpaper settings

To define a default wallpaper image for macOS devices:

  1. Go to Configurations.
  2. Click + Add.
  3. Click Device Wallpapers.
  4. Click on the macOS icon to view the Configuration Setup section for macOS.
  5. Enter the path to the desktop picture.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Select one of the following options:
    • All Devices
    • No Devices (default)
    • Custom
  8. Click Done

You can change Wallpapers based on the restriction. If macOS restrictions configuration Allow modification of Wallpaper is enabled, then you can modify the wallpaper.

For more information, see How to create a configuration.