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How to choose and set a wallpaper on the start page of the Safari browser on macOS

17/12/2021 by

With the release of macOS Big Sur, the Safari browser has the ability to change the background image of the start page. How it works?

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How to choose and set wallpaper on the home page of the Safari browser on macOS

1. On a Mac, launch the Safari browser.

2. In the lower right corner of the start page, click on the icon “Parameters”…

3. In the small list, pay attention to the item “Background image” at the bottom. Place a checkbox in front of it.

4. From the gallery that appears at the bottom in the form of a carousel, you can choose the picture you like and create a wallpaper based on it.

5. If you want to use your own drawing as such, you need to click on the element with the symbol in the gallery “+”, it will be placed at the very beginning.

Note: if you don’t see the icon “+”, delete the first image by clicking on “×”…

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Wallpaper for two monitors (screens): 8 free sites

03/08/2021 by ALOK DAS

Those who are used to using two monitors are well aware of how difficult it can be to find the right wallpaper for your desktop. We bring to your attention eight sites where you can find wallpapers for multiple screens for every taste. It has everything from panoramas to portraits that will make your monitor simply stunning!

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WallpaperFusion

We suggest starting with the WallpaperFusion website as it offers a very user-friendly search engine. On the main page, a preview of the recently added wallpaper opens immediately. In addition, the following categories are presented: “Most popular”, “For one monitor”, “For two monitors”, “For three monitors” and “For four monitors”. Under each preview is information about the wallpaper (the number of downloads, for how many monitors are intended and the popularity rating). After hovering over the preview, the name of the wallpaper is displayed.

The site offers high quality images. Moreover, you can load wallpapers for two monitors at the same time and then “stretch” them on two screens, or load a separate image for each of them. A specially provided mechanism will tell you what type of download is right for you personally, taking into account the monitors used.

Please note that the DisplayFusion desktop wallpaper software must be installed to load properly. This may sound suspicious, but there is really nothing to fear. Another snag is the image search engine. All pictures cannot be sorted in any way (fantastic castles, landscapes, graphics – everything is mixed), so you will have to spend a lot of time to choose something. If you know exactly what you are looking for, you can use the tag search.

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DMB

DMB (Dual Monitor Background) is a site entirely dedicated to wallpaper for two monitors. If you are not afraid of the prospect of a long search among a great variety of a wide variety of pictures, then this resource is for you. Although the quality of some wallpapers is poor, there are plenty to choose from. Images can be sorted by date, rating, popularity and other criteria, which greatly simplifies the search. In addition, each picture is accompanied by a title and resolution information.

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Wallpapers Wide

If you are interested in the variety of resolutions, we recommend that you visit the Wallpapers Wide website. True, there are also disadvantages here. In the Dual HD category, the wallpapers are not sorted very carefully, the filter does not work, and it is impossible to find out any information about the image from the preview. However, if you are looking for wallpapers with a specific resolution, then Wallpapers Wide is just what you need. Here you can find a wide variety of images for dual and triple monitors, 4K capable screens, and any display imaginable.

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Twelve south

Twelve South is a true Mac boutique. The site contains several “collections” (categories) of wallpapers. Here you can find stunning views of Hawaii in the summer and San Francisco in the fall. Many wallpapers are specially designed for different screen sizes – ideal if you are using, say, a MacBook and iMac.

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Digital blasphemy

If you love computer graphics, be sure to check out the Digital Blasphemy website. Its developer has spent several years creating various wallpapers and is known for adding computer effects to literally everything. On the site you can find wallpapers for two or even three screens. The theme of the images is predominantly fantastic and mystical, and is ideal for those who are bored with landscapes. True, all wallpapers on Digital Blasphemy are paid.

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Imgur

Imgur has a wide variety of images that can be used as wallpaper for your desktop. While most sites offer a variety of landscapes and other “beauties”, then here you can find a large number of wallpapers related to pop culture (cinema, comics, etc.). For example, if you are a fan of “The Avengers”, then you have a direct road to Imgur. True, the images on the site are not sorted, and you have to dig a lot to find the ones you need.

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r / multiwall

The Reddit website has a huge number of subforums dedicated to a wide variety of topics. Of course, there is a special sub-forum for fans of wallpaper for two monitors. You can also find images with very high resolution here, for example, 10,000 × 3000 pixels or customized images that have been adjusted to non-standard sizes. If “normal” wallpapers don’t look good on your monitor, you should definitely go to r / multiwall. In addition, the collection of presented images is regularly updated.

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DisplayFusion

We already mentioned DisplayFusion at the very beginning. This is not a collection of images, but software designed to manage your desktop wallpaper. If you are using wallpaper for multiple monitors with different settings or want to further refine the image used as wallpaper, then DisplayFusion can help.

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How to choose and set a wallpaper on the start page of the Safari browser on macOS

09/01/2021 by ALOK DAS

Along with the release of the version of macOS, called Big Sur, many standard applications of the operating system received improvements. For example, the Safari browser, which is the main working tool for many users, received an important update in the form of its version 14. Moreover, this already changed product with its own improvements and functions made available to macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave users…

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Usually, innovations are hidden somewhere inside, but Safari 14 immediately draws attention to its updated start page. It now houses a privacy report, Siri suggestions and iCloud tabs. The user was able to customize some parameters, one of them was the choice of his own wallpaper for the start page.

To download the updated version of Safari you need to open “System Preferences” and select the item “Software Update”… Updates will be installed for all available programs, including the built-in browser.

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How to choose and set wallpaper on the home page of the Safari browser on macOS

1. On a Mac, launch the Safari browser.

2. In the lower right corner of the start page, click the icon “Options”…

3. In the small list, pay attention to the item “Background image” at the bottom. Place a checkbox in front of it.

4. From the gallery in the form of a carousel that appears at the bottom, you can select the picture you like and create a wallpaper based on it.

5. If you want to use your own drawing as such, then you need to click on the element with the symbol in the gallery “+”, it will be placed at the very beginning.

Note: if you don’t see the icon “+”, delete the first image by clicking on “×”…

Of course, the list of improvements to the Safari 14 browser is far from limited to the ability to set the wallpaper for the start page. The application also improved its performance, gained a new design of tabs and the ability to preview them.

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How to automatically change wallpaper on iPhone or iPad based on time, place, etc.

30/12/2020 by ALOK DAS

To change the wallpaper on the lock screen or iPhone home screen, you must launch the Settings app. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to automatically change these pictures. New automation features introduced in iOS 14.3 now allow you to do this.

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In this guide, we’ll show you how you can use the Commands app to automate wallpaper changing or to do it with a single tap on the home screen icon. You can create a shortcut on the desktop, by clicking on which the wallpaper will change.

Again, this instruction is relevant for devices with iOS 14.3 (iPadOS 14.3) or later installed.

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How to automatically change wallpaper on iPhone or iPad based on time, place, etc.

Setting up an automatic wallpaper change involves the implementation of preliminary actions, and in a strictly specified order. It will take a few minutes. It is necessary:

Allow the execution of third-party commands.
Create your own album with your wallpapers in the app “Photo”…
Import your own command into the app “Teams”…
Grant and configure this command to access photos.
Set up an automatic wallpaper change or add a special shortcut button to the main screen to change.

Let’s dwell on each item in more detail.

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Allowing third-party commands to run

Since we will be using a third party script for the application “Teams”rather than Apple’s own script, the device must first be allowed to run untrusted commands. For this:

1. Install the app “Quick commands” from the App Store.

2. Open the app “Settings” on iPhone or iPad.

3. Select an element in the root list “Quick commands”…

4. Near paragraph “Unreliable teams” slide the switch to the right to activate it.

Now the application “Teams” will allow you to import third party scripts.

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Adding wallpaper to photo album

Our custom team will look for wallpaper pictures in a special album that needs to be created in the standard application “Photo”…

1. Open the app “Photo” on iPhone or iPad.

2. Create a new album with a title such as “Wallpaper”…

3. Go to the tab “Mediatek” and press the button “Select” in the upper right corner.

4. Select the images that you want to use in the future as wallpaper.

5. Click the icon Shareand then select “Add to album”…

6. Select the created album “Wallpaper”…

You now have a new album “Wallpaper” in the application “Photo”, which contains the pictures you have selected for wallpaper rotation by a custom script.

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Import command

When the Commands application is ready to receive untrusted items, and in “Photo” there is an album with ready-made wallpaper, it is time to import a shortcut, which will carry out the required actions.

1.Using your browser, go to this link.

2. At the bottom of the page, click “Get a quick command”…

3. In the window that opens, scroll down and click on Add unreliable shortcut command…

The new command will be imported into the section “My teams” applications “Teams”…

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Photo permission and team setting

Since a third party script will work, it will require permission to access the photos.

1. Open the app “Teams” on iPhone or iPad.

2. Click below “My teams”…

3. In the section “My teams” tap the three dots in the upper right corner of the shortcut Wallpaper (Wallpaper).

4. Click “Allow access” in action for the application Photo… Initially, the script does not have access to your photos. Click on OKto confirm the operation.

5. In the command settings in the section “Photo” select album in option “Album matches”…

6. In the section “Wallpaper” choose where you want to change the wallpaper (on the Home screen or on the lock screen, or both).

7. Pay attention to other parameters of this command, they may be useful. Click the button Done…

Now our custom script is configured and has access to the contents of the Photo libraries. If you see a notification at the bottom of the shortcut details screen that this action cannot be used in the current version “Quick commands”then your version of iOS or iPadOS is earlier than 14.3. The script we proposed will not work. Don’t be intimidated by the “Update Commands” option. Activating it will take you to the “Software Update” in “Settings“. If you are not using iOS 14.3 yet, then this is a great reason to upgrade to the latest version of Apple’s operating system.

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Adding a shortcut to the home screen

Finally, it’s time to create a shortcut on the home screen associated with a custom wallpaper changer script. They will change by clicking on the icon, go to the command in the application “Quick commands” it won’t be necessary.

1. Open the app “Quick commands” on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Click below “My teams”…

3. Tap and hold on the command you added for the wallpaper, and then from the pop-up menu, select Share…

4. Select “To the home screen“…

5. Customize the icon and its name, for example Wallpaper on the team home screen and then click on Add… An icon for changing the wallpaper appears on the iPhone or iPad home screen.

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Using a shortcut

Now that everything is set up and ready to go, the shortcut can be used. Thanks to this icon, and, most importantly, the changes made in iOS and iPadOS 14.3, the team works without additional questions and without displaying the application “Quick commands”…

Now, every time you press the team icon on the iPhone or iPad home screen, it will change the wallpaper.

For them, options are selected from the selected album in the application “Photo”… This opportunity will force you to choose the right set of pictures. But you can simply add any images you like to the collection, including them in rotation.

Previously, you had to go to a special section “Wallpaper” in “Settings” and choose the new wallpaper option there. Then it was necessary to go to the application Photo and choose the desired picture. Obviously, the scripted version replaces this multi-step process and looks much more elegant.

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Change wallpaper on iPhone or iPad according to a schedule, location or other activity

For those who periodically click on the desktop icon seems a tedious task, there is an opportunity to automate this process by configuring the launch of the script on a schedule, place (for example, at home – some wallpapers, at work – others, at school – others). After the proposed script has been installed and given access to photos, you need to do the following:

1. In the application “Quick commands” go to tab “Automation”, Click “+”, and then “Create automation for yourself.”

2. When creating your automatic task, set the necessary parameters that will indicate the moment to start the script. For example:

To run on schedule select item Times of Day, set the desired repeat time and conditions.

For local launch select item Arrival or Departure, set up geolocation and time interval.

To trigger by level charge select Charge level and enter the battery percentage.

you can also choose other options for changing the wallpaper: receiving an e-mail or message from a specific contact, opening or closing a selected application, turning Wi-Fi on or off, etc. Click on Further…

3. Click Add action and in the search bar enter Run a quick command.

4. Select Run a quick command, click on the phrase Fast team as command select Wallpaper… Click on Further…

4. At the final stage of saving automation, turn off the switch “Ask before launch” and press Done…

And now, each time in accordance with the specified action on the iPhone or iPad, the wallpaper will automatically change.

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