topic Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :( in XPERIA archive

Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

romeovietnam — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 02:26:37 GMT

I don't know why but after update FW and Software to ver 257, i can not change lockscreen wallpaper. anyone know why? How to fix it? I can change lockscreen wallpaper by Sony Wallpaper only, cannot change wallpaper from my photos.

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

andygoh — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:59:41 GMT

I can change lock screen wallpaper by selecting Settings > Personalization > Lock screen > Album > Select a picture > Crop.

And, I'm on 14.1.G.2.257 firmware

@romeovietnam wrote:
I don't know why but after update FW and Software to ver 257, i can not change lockscreen wallpaper. anyone know why? How to fix it? I can change lockscreen wallpaper by Sony Wallpaper only, cannot change wallpaper from my photos.

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

MythVern — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:18:27 GMT

same here can change my lockscreen wallpapers after upadate to 14.1.G.2.257

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

Alexander1 — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:22:16 GMT

Sounds strange. Have you tried to restart your phone?

If that doesn't help I suggest that you clear data for lock screen. Go to settings > apps > all > lock screen > clear data. Restart phone and try again.

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

MythVern — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 05:21:23 GMT

i tried many time and restart couple of time but the last effort is choose the picture i like and click it or touch and wait a minute a two then crop picture came out this lag time need to address or fix for upcoming firmware fix.

I like this sony experia z1 hope this problem can be fix

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

kloomsch — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:23:52 GMT

same with my xperia z1

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

Alexander1 — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:04:38 GMT

I'm not able to replicate your problem.

Does it work if you start your phone in safe mode?

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/FAQ/How-to-boot-your-phone-into-safe-mode/m-p/348008#U348008

If the problem persists in safe mode, I would suggest that you try to reinstall the phone software using Sony Update Service:

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/update-service/

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

Rangi — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 23:06:43 GMT

I had this exact issue but managed to get a workaround to get it working

There seems to be a bug when you select an image for your lock screen it does not take you to the cropping section. This happened for me because when I go to crop an image it normally prompts to ask using which application (e.g. Photos or Albumn)

The workaround is to first change your wallpaper because that will prompt to select the app to Crop. Whatever app you choose select the option "Always use this" so you are not prompted in the future.

Now you should be able to change your lockscreen

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

rency_07_22 — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 06:02:13 GMT

Update to Android 4.3 and once you've clicked the photo on the Album app you wanted to be as lockscreen wallpaper, click Menu button on top right, then "Use As" and click "Lock screen wallpaper", then it will prompt to Crop Picture and voila.

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

Jaissal89 — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:49:43 GMT

I've been having this problem too. It's stuck on the purple theme's wallpaper for the lockscreen. I've tried some of the fixes mentioned here to no success.

Hopefully it will be fixed in our next update.

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

mitmanta — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 20:21:53 GMT

Disable DEVELOPER OPTIONS, and after that is possible to use ALBUM pics for screen lock wallpapper. Work 100%. All the best !

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

mitmanta — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 20:24:45 GMT

Forgot to mention: After change the screen lock wallpaper with the album pic, you can enable again Developer options.

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

Jaissal89 — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 23:55:37 GMT

I am on the latest .157 build version, and i'm still unable to change the lock screen wallpaper. The Lockscreen wallpaper seems to be a live wallpaper that changes colour as you swipe your finger. Anybody know how to disable this? I've just updated today to this build version too. I've had this issue from 4.3 too.

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

Ashroft98 — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:10:10 GMT

Hi Jaissal89

Have you tried changing into other theme like Heat or anything? Does the live wallpaper also happened in other themes other than Air theme?

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

shuantsu — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 19:16:18 GMT

@rency_07_22 wrote:
Update to Android 4.3 and once you've clicked the photo on the Album app you wanted to be as lockscreen wallpaper, click Menu button on top right, then "Use As" and click "Lock screen wallpaper", then it will prompt to Crop Picture and voila.

I have zedge and I was trying to change the picture o lockscreen. But Zedge wasn't appearing as an option. When I chose gallery and selected a picture, it said "the lockscreen stopped". I was desperate becuase nothing was working.

Then I tried to do what you said and it worked! Thanks so much!

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

RockyKharat — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:48:28 GMT

Thousand times Kudos, Sir..... Ta Da its working.... !

Re: Can not change lockscreen wallpaper :(

wobbly60 — Sun, 22 May 2016 01:28:08 GMT

I had this weird death skull picture show up on my lock screen. Have no idea where it came from and couldn't change the lockscreen picture. Tried a few thing suggested on this forum but what finally worked was just simply switching the phone off and rebooting the phone. Back to normal and ugly picture from wherever has gone. This may not help anyone but it shows that the lockscreen on Sony phones is causing problems - I have a Xperia Z5 Dual Sim. For those suggesting the 'Developers' option in Settings - I have no idea where it is in Settings on the Z5 and I looked everywhere.