Lock Screen Setup

Add a shortcut, then have it update the wallpaper from your current four quadrants whenever Yondo opens or closes. It takes about 3 minutes. Follow along with the “Set Lock Screen” screen in the app.

This is how your Lock Screen will look when setup is done.

• 1Add the shortcut
• 2Test image creation
• 3Create the automation
• 4Confirm it runs

1Add the shortcut

First, add the shortcut that lets your iPhone place Yondo’s image on the Lock Screen. Follow the screens below in order.

1. In Yondo's “Set Lock Screen”, tap “Open Shortcuts App”
2. When Shortcuts opens, tap “Add Shortcut”
   Note: On iOS 18, a share sheet appears first — choose “Shortcuts” there to reach this screen.
3. After adding it, tap the blue “Wallpaper” item inside the shortcut
4. Choose one Lock Screen where you want Yondo to appear, then tap the “✓” in the top-right
   Note: Dimmed wallpapers are Apple's built-in designs and can't be selected. If none can be chosen, long-press your Lock Screen and add a new wallpaper first (see the FAQ below).
5. Return to Yondo and tap “Done, Continue”

2Test image creation

Next, check that Yondo’s four-quadrant image appears correctly on the Lock Screen. The first time, Shortcuts asks for a few permissions — allow them all.

1. In Yondo, tap “Run Test”
2. For “…run actions from Yondo?”, tap “Allow”
3. For “…set a wallpaper?”, tap “Allow”
4. For “…output 1 wallpaper?”, tap “Always Allow” (so it won't ask every time)

3Create the automation in Shortcuts

Make the image-creation shortcut run automatically when Yondo opens or closes. Follow the steps below to create the automation.

1. Tap “Open Shortcuts” in Yondo
2. When Shortcuts opens, open the Automation tab at the bottom
3. Tap “New Automation” (or the + in the top-right if you already have automations)
4. From the trigger list, choose App
5. On the App row, tap Choose
6. Type “Yondo” in the search field
7. Check Yondo, then tap the “✓” in the top-right
8. Select both Is Opened and Is Closed, choose Run Immediately, and turn Notify When Run off
9. Tap Next, then choose “Yondo Lock Screen Wallpaper” as the shortcut to run
10. Confirm the automation has been created
11. Return to Yondo, then tap “Setup Done, Review”

4Confirm it runs

On Yondo's check screen, confirm the automation you created matches all six of these, then tap “All 6 Are Done, Continue”:

Finally, lock your iPhone to make Yondo count as closed, and the automation runs. Return to Yondo — setup is complete once “Last shortcut run” has updated to a new time.

Quick Add (Advanced)

Add a task with one tap — from the Action Button and more — without opening the app, and see it on your Lock Screen right away. Complete Steps 1–4 above first.

1. In Yondo, open Settings > Shortcuts > Quick Add, then tap “Add Shortcut”
2. Assign “Yondo Quick Add” to a trigger of your choice
   • Action Button (iPhone 15 Pro or later): in Settings > Action Button, swipe to “Shortcut” and choose “Yondo Quick Add”
   • Back Tap: in Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap, assign “Yondo Quick Add” to Double Tap or Triple Tap
   • Control Center (iOS 18 or later): in Control Center, tap “Add a Control”, choose “Shortcuts”, and assign “Yondo Quick Add”
   • Siri: say “Add a task to Yondo” (due to an iOS limitation, Siri can't update the wallpaper right away — it updates next time you open Yondo)
3. When you run it, enter the task name and choose one of the four placements — the Lock Screen updates as soon as the task is saved

FAQ

Quick Add creates the task, but the wallpaper doesn’t update

Check that “Yondo Lock Screen Wallpaper” hasn’t been deleted or renamed in the Shortcuts app — Quick Add calls this shortcut to update the wallpaper. If it was deleted or renamed, re-add the wallpaper shortcut from Yondo's “Set Lock Screen” screen (Step 1 of this guide) — you don't need to reinstall Quick Add itself. (If the “Lock Screen last updated” time on that same screen keeps advancing, wallpaper updates are working correctly.)

I completed a task from the pin on the Lock Screen, but it's still on the wallpaper

The task itself is completed — the wallpaper is just still showing an older image. The next time you open Yondo, the wallpaper is redrawn and the completed task disappears from it. Due to an iOS limitation, apps can't change the Lock Screen wallpaper directly, so Yondo's wallpaper is regenerated when you open or close Yondo. That's why tapping the check on the pinned banner doesn't change the wallpaper at that moment.

The wallpaper doesn't change when I lock the phone

Check that the automation is set to Run Immediately and that the shortcut it runs is “Yondo Lock Screen Wallpaper”. Also note that Apple's default wallpapers don't support custom images, so you may need to long-press an empty area on the Lock Screen and add a supported wallpaper.

“Couldn't Open Shortcuts” appears

Please update Yondo to the latest version from the App Store. This iOS 18 issue was fixed in version 2.4.0. In the latest version, the button in step 1 opens a share sheet — choose “Shortcuts” there to add the shortcut.

No selectable wallpaper appears

Apple's default wallpapers do not allow their image to be replaced. Long-press an empty area on the Lock Screen and add a new wallpaper that supports custom images; it will then appear as an option.

The photo on the chosen wallpaper changed to the four-quadrant image

Setup is working correctly. The blue “Wallpaper” field in Shortcuts chooses which Lock Screen will show Yondo. To use the photo behind the four quadrants, open Set Lock Screen in Yondo, choose Background > Photo, select the photo, and run the test again.

A confirmation screen keeps popping up while I use my phone

Check the Automation tab in the Shortcuts app — if the automation from Step 3 targets apps other than Yondo, it will run every time you use one of those apps. Also open “Yondo Lock Screen Wallpaper” for editing, open the details of the “Set Wallpaper” action, and make sure “Show Preview” is off. If it's on, a confirmation screen appears every time the shortcut runs.

“Stop and Output Wallpaper” appears in the shortcut

This is a completion and output setting shown by the Shortcuts app to control how the result is handled. It is not another wallpaper-changing step added by Yondo. Leave it as is; it does not undo the update or choose a different wallpaper.

It also changes my Home Screen

Yondo sets the image on the wallpaper you choose in the shortcut. iOS treats the Lock Screen and Home Screen as a wallpaper pair, so both may be updated. To use a different Home Screen wallpaper, open iPhone Settings > Wallpaper and customize the Home Screen separately.

Still not working?

• Try restarting your iPhone.
• If it still doesn't work, contact us from “Send Feedback” in the app.

Last updated: August 2, 2026