Furthermore, the iPad’s size transforms the wallpaper into a . The iPhone is personal; its screen is often shielded from public view. But the iPad is frequently used in shared spaces—on the coffee table during family breakfast, propped up on a kitchen counter displaying a recipe, handed to a child to watch a movie. Thus, the Christmas wallpaper on an iPad is a semi-public declaration. It communicates the household’s aesthetic values and emotional state to anyone who glances at the screen. A chaotic, colorful, cartoonish wallpaper suggests a home with young children and high energy. A serene, monochromatic landscape suggests a home that values quiet and mindfulness. In this way, the wallpaper becomes a digital version of the wreath on the front door or the decorations on the mantelpiece—a small, curated signal of who we are and how we wish to celebrate.