Wallpaper

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0
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Application
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11.16.0
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11.16.0
You can use Jamf Pro to set the wallpaper image on multiple mobile devices.
Note:

If you want to set the wallpaper image on an individual device, use the Set Wallpaper remote command.

Requirements

  • Supervised mobile devices

  • An image cropped to the proper size. You can find the display resolution for all iPad and iPhone models on Apple's Manuals, Specs, and Downloads webpage.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Devices in the sidebar.
  2. Click Smart Device Groups in the sidebar.
  3. Select the target group.
  4. Click the Automated Management tab.
  5. Click Edit .
  6. Select Set Wallpaper (supervised only).
  7. Under Wallpaper Screens, select which screens the wallpaper should be set for.
  8. Click Upload Wallpaper Image and upload the wallpaper image.
  9. (Optional) Select Schedule Ongoing Commands to configure additional times for the wallpaper to be sent to devices in the scope of the smart group.
    Note:

    Setting the wallpaper is accomplished by sending an MDM command rather than deploying a configuration profile. To prevent users from changing the wallpaper, deploy a configuration profile with a Restrictions payload and enable the "Modifying wallpaper" restriction. Ongoing scheduling is only recommended for environments where users are allowed to modify the wallpaper.

  10. Click Save .

Jamf Pro sends a Set Wallpaper command the next time mobile devices in the smart group check in with Jamf Pro.

Note:

The first time you set the wallpaper on devices with iOS 16 or later or devices with iPadOS 17 or later, the wallpaper is applied to both the Lock Screen and Home Screen. After the initial wallpaper configuration, you can set the wallpaper on the Lock Screen and Home Screen separately.

Note:

After a mobile device joins a smart group, the Set Wallpaper command is sent immediately. If a mobile device is a member of multiple smart groups and each smart group has a Set Wallpaper command, multiple Set Wallpaper commands will be sent to the device in the order the device joined the smart groups.