macOS Sequoia Macintosh wallpaper getting stuck

Where are your photos located that the wallpaper app is using?

I found that if you have them in photos it is bound to jam up.

I put mine in a folder in the Picture folder and put them from there. Have been since 2010.

Same here. I'm only using the screensaver though, not as a wallpaper.

In my case, I'm on a Mac Mini with a single monitor.

I'd recommend anyone who's not done so already raises this using Feedback Assistant. The more it's reported, the more chance there is of it being fixed.

A third party app isn't needed anymore if you run on the latest macOS.

Those Aerials (the same as the ones proposed on Apple TV, + the Dynamic macOS wallpapers/screensavers) are already available in the Mac settings.

The thing that we all point out there is that there is an issue with those that get stuck at some point, and randomly.

This needs a fix from Apple, not a workaround from another third party app.

Hi there, quick head up:

It seems that the new macOS Sequoia update (15.1) fixes this issue.

What I did after the update though: I went to the screensaver settings and wallpaper settings to re-click on the Sequoia wallpapers/screensavers.

Tested on my external 4K display, no issue so far since yesterday morning (North America time).

Best answer, concise.

Log out, log back in, choose wallpaper, select display (if you have multiples). Set wallpaper to Sequoia basic. Repeat for other displays.

Choose screensaver, select which one, apply to all spaces.Z

Choose wallpaper, select other such as Macintosh, apply to each display, do not select use as wallpaper.

Same here on an M2 Mac mini with a HUION 24” 4K display tablet attached. I also have a Thunderbolt 4 dock from OWC attached. The controls jam as well — separate issue from the screen getting stuck. Screen getting stuck is only resolved by restarting. Setting the preferences for the Macintosh screensaver only gets resolved with toggling back and forth from the “use as wallpaper” option, and then going to your wallpaper, selecting a different one, and making sure it’s not being used as a screensaver as well.

So I just upgraded from my M2 MacMini — traded that in for an M4 Pro MacBook — the difference in fluidity of the OS is insultingly good. We’re talking about upgrading from a Mac that was just over a year old. A simple screensaver shouldn’t get bogged down on this tech.

I’ll report back if I can ever get the screen saver stuck on this 2024 MBP.

Revising my answer, eventually, it happened again. I've ended up using CC to an external and downgrading Migrating to 13.7.

On 13 everything works fine. Sonoma and Sequoia have bugs and use more processes.

I tried CC or reinstall on my MacStudio to 13 but it won't take anything other than Sonoma.

So, as we all know Apple needs to fix it.

There are other issues w Sequoia as well..

I am running Sequoia 15.1.1 on a MacBook Pro (M2 Pro chip) with an attached Studio Display and when I choose the Sequoia screen saver (the latest one with blue, orange, and green gradations) the screen saver stops moving. This happens consistently and has done so well before upgrading the MacOS. It does not seem to happen when I choose any other screen saver, however.

After a certain time it sometimes does the same thing for me, I simply unlock my Mac then it works fine

I have the same issue, and it's very frustrating. Hope apple fixes it soon!!

Same happens on mine. It works but like a silent picture rather than a video.

Your talking about the Screen Saver then. The question referred to Wallpaper.

I use a app for Screen Savers Aerial and Aerial Companion.