Default wallpapers have been awful the last few years

[senttoschool]

What the hell is this ugly thing even supposed to be? Someone who just learned how to use photoshop?

Or this?

Why can't we go back to those awesome wallpapers taken from nature? Apple still names its OS updates with California locations. Just go there and take some pictures.

 

[Lifeisabeach]

Those are pretty awful. I'd also never even seen them before. I have a folder chock full of pictures downloaded from Interfacelift that I rotate through automatically.

 

[arw]

I suspect the only purpose of those "wallpapers" are to distinguish the different Mac generations simply by looking at the product image when shopping. Be it thumbnails online or the packaging in retail stores.
At least I do not remember any recent Mac where different generations were advertised with the same wallpaper...

 

[FreakinEurekan]

If only you could choose what you put on your desktop. Alas, we're locked into the lousy image Apple provides. 😏

 

[Queen6]

Solved...

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[Queen6]

What the hell is this ugly thing even supposed to be? Someone who just learned how to use photoshop?

Why can't we go back to those awesome wallpapers taken from nature? Apple still names its OS updates with California locations. Just go there and take some pictures.

I would suggest just tasteless garbage...

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[galad]

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Q-6

The unedited version with blood on the mouth was better 😅

I never liked Catalina and High Sierra wallpapers, the Sierra ones were better.

 

[iJest]

If only you could choose what you put on your desktop. Alas, we're locked into the lousy image Apple provides. 😏

That'll be the day. 😉

 

[Queen6]

The unedited version with blood on the mouth was better 😅

I never liked Catalina and High Sierra wallpapers, the Sierra ones were better.

Is the unedited version. This is the so called smiley cat...

The original image was only ever officially released on disk and rather rapidly replaced by the touched up version.

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[AlixSPQR]

[Apple fanboy] Whatever Apple decides it's the best thing. It was nice with desktop pictures in the past, but now it is as equally nice to not have them. Besides, you can have whatever desktop picture you want, it isn't as if Apple has taken away that option. [/Apple fanboy]

 

[senttoschool]

If only you could choose what you put on your desktop. Alas, we're locked into the lousy image Apple provides. 😏

It's very difficult to change the boot up screen, which uses these ugly wallpapers.

 

[iJest]

It's very difficult to change the boot up screen, which uses these ugly wallpapers.

You can change the login screen wallpaper with Onyx: https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html

 

[senttoschool]

You can change the login screen wallpaper with Onyx: https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html

It doesn't bother me that much that I would install a random app just to change the boot screen.

But it does bother me enough to want to complain about it here.

 

[iJest]

It doesn't bother me that much that I would install a random app just to change the boot screen.

But it does bother me enough to want to complain about it here.

It’s not a random app. It’s one of the best maintenance tools available for macOS that also includes a bunch of cool customization tweaks. Everyone should have it installed. It’s also free.

 

[Queen6]

It’s not a random app. It’s one of the best maintenance tools available for macOS that also includes a bunch of cool customization tweaks. Everyone should have it installed. It’s also free.

Agreed been using Onyx forever and one of the best tools in the box...

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[Lifeisabeach]

It doesn't bother me that much that I would install a random app just to change the boot screen.

Onyx? A random app? If by "random app" you mean "a Mac legend", then sure, it's totally random.