Changing up the wallpaper on your BlackBerry 10 phone is probably one of the first things you'll want to do. While the installed carrier wallpaper isn't terrible, why not dare to be different and customize your device with your own wallpaper? The BlackBerry 10 phones come pre-installed with a handful of different wallpapers you can use so you don't even have to scrounge around for your own (but you can certainly do that). Keep reading and we'll look at how to change the wallpaper on your BlackBerry 10 phone.
From the Display options
There are a few different ways you can change up the wallpaper on your BlackBerry 10 phone. The easiest is from the wallpaper settings screen.
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Tap the Settings icon
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Tap Display
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Next to Wallpaper press the Select button
From here you will see the listing of default wallpapers from which to choose. You can pick any one of these or if you have loaded up or downloaded any images, browse to those instead by tapping the Up icon on the bottom left.
Tap the image and it will be set as your wallpaper.
From the Pictures app
You can also set a wallpaper from the Pictures app.
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To do this, load up an image in the app, then press the overflow icon (3 dots) on the bottom right
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From the menu choose Set As, then Wallpaper
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You won't see a confirmation however your photo will now be set as a wallpaper
Unfortunately as of now there is no way to set a separate lock screen and home screen wallpaper so you're stuck with the same one for both, sorry!
QuIcKsIlV3r Feb 4, 2013 at 11:43 am
too bad you can't really see the wallpapers once you apply them
KasukeSadiki Feb 4, 2013 at 12:17 pm
I still don't understand this complaint. Go to the lockscreen and you can see your wallpaper in all its glory
Smiley88 Feb 4, 2013 at 11:45 am
You can also use our wall paper changer app to automatically change the wallpaper.
http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/18614593
nereuszeer Feb 4, 2013 at 11:50 am
Or you can just save a buck and download your own for free ..
rav813 Feb 4, 2013 at 11:46 am
the UI is so beautiful....
xanderten50 Feb 4, 2013 at 11:56 am
Can anyone tell me if BB10 supports themes as well?
shankeith Feb 4, 2013 at 11:59 am
no
QuIcKsIlV3r Feb 4, 2013 at 12:03 pm
nope, and from the sounds of it, it never will
Ben1232 Feb 4, 2013 at 12:07 pm
Aha that's where they were hiding.
Thanks
jmendo2a Feb 4, 2013 at 2:45 pm
Can you adjust icon size or the icon background shade on the z10?
Rootbrian Feb 6, 2013 at 9:02 pm
I don't think so.
triplefan Feb 4, 2013 at 4:56 pm
What resolution is needed? 1024x1024 like the playbook?
Rootbrian Feb 6, 2013 at 9:02 pm
1280x1280
ialogan Feb 7, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Is there any way to crop the photo you want to make your background? It seems to use the center of the picture, which is a problem because the object I want to highlight is not in the center.
Steelerstitch Feb 9, 2013 at 9:36 pm
If the editing software doesn't do it on the Z10 there is a program called paint.net that works great I used it to make themes before they killed theme builder. It's like a free version of photo shop.
troubl3dman Feb 9, 2013 at 10:57 am
It's like learning every little thing about someone for the very first time, again!!!
Steelerstitch Feb 9, 2013 at 9:32 pm
It's great that you have all these helpful articles for the people rim gave a Shit about and released the phone to. When they release in the US in 6 to 8 weeks we are going to have to Web search for all this information.
Korendir Apr 6, 2013 at 9:56 am
Well that is the easy part. The hard part. I changed my wallpaper image scale and the wallpaper is still centered in a certain area of the image. Original is 1600x1000.. I change it to 768x### and it still centers around the same area.