The iPhone is a fantastic device with loads of great features. It is also a very popular device and you’ll no doubt want to personalise your iPhone. One of the ways you can do this is to select from a range of iPhone backgrounds. Pick the one that suits you best. There are certainly plenty to choose from.

You could use a personal photo, a picture of your favourite celebrity or perhaps a landscape. There are movie themed wallpapers and game themed backgrounds. There are sports and music themed wallpapers and even abstract artworks. Whatever you are after you should be able to find it online. You can download and install wallpapers for free and you can even make your own wallpaper if you can’t find something suitable.

The website iPhone Backgrounds features a wide range of wallpapers for your iPhone. Each example is rated by users so you can see at a glance which are best and they even have a popular section which shows you which wallpapers were downloaded the most.

Categories include Anime, Apple, Babes, Cars, Gaming, Misc, Movies, Music, Sports and TV. You can also upload wallpapers to the website for others to download. There is also a page which includes detailed instructions on exactly how to download and install your chosen wallpaper using a Mac or PC.

Another great website which has loads of free wallpapers for download is iPhone Wallpapers. They have a wide variety of wallpapers which are also rated by users and there is a ‘Newest’ section so you can check out the latest additions and a Most Popular section for the most downloaded examples. The wallpapers are divided into categories which include 3D, Abstract, Cars, Computers, Female Celebrities, Games, Male Celebrities, Movies, Nature, Sports and Television amongst others. The best thing about this site is that when you click on a background they load a preview page which shows you exactly how the wallpaper will look on your iPhone.

You can find even more options at iDesign iPhone. It is a stylish website with too many categories to list and it is updated frequently. They have high quality iPhone backgrounds which are high resolution and crystal clear. The range on offer is absolutely huge and you can submit your wallpapers if you like. You can get the latest news about new releases from them through Twitter.

If you don’t want to spend ages browsing through pages and pages of potential wallpapers on websites there is a faster way to update iPhone backgrounds. You could use the Backgrounds Application which you can download for free from the iTunes App Store. This video shows you how to use the application to quickly and easily update your iPhone background. You can search for popular backgrounds or browse by category. It is much easier to decide with this app because you can preview the backgrounds in position to see exactly what they will look like.

If you want to make your own wallpaper for your iPhone then you will find it is fairly easy to do. You could crop a photo to the correct dimensions and use that or you could create your own artwork. This tutorial at PS Cloud shows you how to make a simple background using Photoshop. You can experiment with colours and effects to create your own designs and the creation process itself is a lot of fun. You will also end up with a completely unique and personal background.