iOS 26 Wallpaper Now Available in 4K: Download Now

By Mehtab Ansari • Updated On Jun 10, 2025

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With the arrival of iOS 26, Apple has quietly dropped a brand-new default wallpaper, and while the design itself is fairly minimal this time around, it still carries the signature polish you’d expect from a major iOS refresh. If you’re the kind of person who likes to keep their home screen in sync with the latest software vibes, the iOS 26 wallpaper is now available to download in full 4K resolution.

The look is clean, abstract, and fits perfectly with iOS 26’s fresh design language that introduces the new “Liquid Glass” aesthetic across system elements. While the wallpaper isn’t doing anything unique when compared to previous years, it does look good (or maybe better).

Download iOS 26 Wallpaper in 4K

Download Light Mode Walpaper

Download Dark Mode Walpaper

At the time of writing, this is the only official iOS 26 wallpaper we’ve seen, so no variants or color options just yet (Update: We’ve added the dark mode wallpaper too). Still, it gives users a simple way to get a taste of iOS 26 without installing the developer beta.

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So, it doesn’t matter if you’re running an older version of iOS or using a different platform altogether (Android), you can still add the iOS 26 flavor to your device with this wallpaper.

You can download the iOS 26 wallpaper in 4K from above and set it as your background today. We’ll update if Apple adds more versions later, but for now, this is your go-to if you want to match the fresh iOS aesthetic.

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Mehtab Ansari

Mehtab Ansari is the Assistant Editor – Features & Reviews at Smartprix, where he writes about smartphones, laptops, audio gear, and everything in between. A computer science student by degree but a tech nerd by heart, he’s been into consumer tech for years and started reviewing products professionally in February 2024. He’s especially into photography and audio, often spending more time testing a smartphone’s camera than he probably should. For him, tech isn’t just work, it’s what he’s always thinking about.

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Smartphones, laptops, tablets, monitors, smartwatches, photography, and audio gear. I’ve reviewed over 60 products across these categories on Smartprix in the past year and a half.

Education - Bachelor of Computer Applications – Nizam College, Hyderabad (2022–2025) | Joined Smartprix -February 2024 | Published Reviews & Stories - 723

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