No Shuffle Option for Wallpapers and Screensavers in Sonoma

[lambo13]

MBP w/ M2 (if it matters) running latest Sonoma release. Downloaded a few wallpapers/screensavers, but I don't have the option to shuffle them like I've seen in various YouTube summaries of Sonoma features. I've downloaded several Landscape options.

See image below - Wallpaper settings screen is identical, no option to shuffle.

 

[gank41]

I submitted FB12202204 for this WAY back on May 24, 2023... Started happening to me on macOS 13.4 and has continued since. I've been adding to the same Feedback all along the beta process, but despite what Craig says publicly, no one is looking at any of the Feedback I've submitted, and the only response I've received since 2019 on ANY Feedback I've filed is one marked "Less than 10" people ... Soooo, yeah.

The tl;dr is that as soon as I select my own folder from the Photos App to cycle thru Wallpaper randomly, it defaults to the Sonoma Wallpaper instead.

 

[lambo13]

I submitted FB12202204 for this WAY back on May 24, 2023... Started happening to me on macOS 13.4 and has continued since. I've been adding to the same Feedback all along the beta process, but despite what Craig says publicly, no one is looking at any of the Feedback I've submitted, and the only response I've received since 2019 on ANY Feedback I've filed is one marked "Less than 10" people ... Soooo, yeah.

The tl;dr is that as soon as I select my own folder from the Photos App to cycle thru Wallpaper randomly, it defaults to the Sonoma Wallpaper instead.

In my case I don't even have an option to shuffle at all, regardless of what source of images. It's weird.

 

[CalMin]

I wonder - how much SSD space do you have? I used run these screensavers via a 3rd-party App called Aerial, and they were several GBs each. Shuffle might only be available if you have the SSD space to keep them on your Mac.

 

[lambo13]

I wonder - how much SSD space do you have? I used run these screensavers via a 3rd-party App called Aerial, and they were several GBs each. Shuffle might only be available if you have the SSD space to keep them on your Mac.

That's an interesting idea - I have 1TB internal SSD storage with about 250GB left. Do I have to manually download all of the wallpaper/screensaver options in say the Landscape category before 'shuffle' will be given to me as an option?

 

[CalMin]

That's an interesting idea - I have 1TB internal SSD storage with about 250GB left. Do I have to manually download all of the wallpaper/screensaver options in say the Landscape category before 'shuffle' will be given to me as an option?

Perhaps that's not it then. I have about 1TB with about 320GB free so not much more than you, relatively speaking.

And, to ask the obvious question, since you don't have scroll bars enabled, are you sure you just haven't scrolled down far enough? It's not immediately obvious that you can scroll further down.

 

[lambo13]

Perhaps that's not it then. I have about 1TB with about 320GB free so not much more than you, relatively speaking.

And, to ask the obvious question, since you don't have scroll bars enabled, are you sure you just haven't scrolled down far enough? It's not immediately obvious that you can scroll further down.

son of a *****

 

[jahnotreal]

MBP w/ M2 (if it matters) running latest Sonoma release. Downloaded a few wallpapers/screensavers, but I don't have the option to shuffle them like I've seen in various YouTube summaries of Sonoma features. I've downloaded several Landscape options.

I am having the exact same issue. M2pro MacBook 14 inch Pro user here. No options show up whatsoever to shuffle wallpapers.

 

[MacManiac76]

I am having the exact same issue. M2pro MacBook 14 inch Pro user here. No options show up whatsoever to shuffle wallpapers.

There are two sections that have shuffle for me. Down at the bottom of the wallpaper pane there is one for the Aerials wallpapers and one for my Pictures folder wallpapers. If you don't see one for Aerials maybe you don't have any downloaded, or not enough downloaded to allow for the Shuffle option.

 

[RFowler]

I had this problem too.

Select 'System Settings' then click on 'Wallpaper' or "Screen saver'.
Scroll down and go past 'Dynamic wallpapers', 'Landscape', 'Citiscape', etc until you get to the "Shuffle Aerials" section.
Click on "Shuffle All' and bingo !

Hope this helps,
Roger

 

[bennylava]

Thank you! Yes, I had set this on my M1 iMac back when Sonoma was released, and was just now trying to figure out how to do so on my M2 MacBook Air. I see now that I just had to scroll down further to see the Shuffle Aerials options.

 

[bennylava]

MBP w/ M2 (if it matters) running latest Sonoma release. Downloaded a few wallpapers/screensavers, but I don't have the option to shuffle them like I've seen in various YouTube summaries of Sonoma features. I've downloaded several Landscape options.

See image below - Wallpaper settings screen is identical, no option to shuffle.

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Have you tried scrolling down a bit?