With the release of iOS 15 at its WWDC 2021 conference, Apple has added a myriad of new features, including the ability to FaceTime between iOS and Android, share screen in FaceTime, and much more. Among others, Safari in iOS 15 not only brought a major redesign but other significant changes that make Apple’s browser more robust and on par with its competitors. One of these is the option to customize the background image of the Start Page in Safari for more customizability.
In this article, we will tell you how you can add a background wallpaper to the Safari start page (or new tab page) in iOS 15 on your iPhone. Apple allows you to select from a set of pre-set background images or upload one of your own. So without further ado, let’s take a look at the steps you need to follow to customize Safari’s start page background image in iOS 15.
First, open the Safari browser on your iOS or iPadOS device.
If any existing webpage is not already open, the app will show the Start Page. If you are browsing a website, you need to open a new tab to bring up the Start Page. You can do that by first tapping on the “tab-view” icon and then tapping on the “+” button at the left side of the URL bar.
Now, you can add one of the 9 pre-set images as the background image of your Safari Start Page in iOS 15. Or, you can upload an image from your gallery by tapping the “+” tile on the top row.
So yeah, that’s how you can change the background wallpaper of Safari’s startup page in iOS 15. As for its global availability, Apple will likely roll out the stable version of iOS 15 sometime in September, which it usually does. However, you can check if your device is iOS 15 compatible or not and install the iOS 15 beta on your device right away. You will be able to get a taste of all the amazing new features coming to your iPhone.
