How to Get Live Wallpaper Videos for Android: Simple Steps

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Download free moving wallpapers on your mobile phone
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Did you know that you can download an app to get a live wallpaper on Android? Live wallpapers are interactive wallpapers or moving backdrops on your home screens that trade optimization (your battery will drain much faster) for aesthetics. This isn't a built-in feature for many phones; the easiest solution is to download a third-party app. Read on to learn more.

Setting a Live Wallpaper on Android

  1. Open Google Play and search for “live wallpapers.”
  2. Install the live wallpaper app of your choice.
  3. Open the app and find a live wallpaper that you like.
  4. Download the live wallpaper and tap Set or Apply wallpaper .
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Downloading a Live Wallpaper App

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  1. Locate the Google Play icon on your home screen or app drawer. It’s a white shopping bag with the Play symbol on it. Tap to open.
    • Your phone most likely does not support live wallpapers by default. Instead, use a third-party app from the Play Store to get a live wallpaper on your home screen.
  2. Tap the search icon at the bottom of your screen, then enter “live wallpapers.” The results should display an extensive list of live wallpaper apps available on Google Play.
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  3. You will be taken to its information page, where you can also see information like reviews and ratings. Tap the Install button near the top of the page, and wait for the download and installation to finish.
    • Look for a live wallpaper app with 4.0+ ratings since those are more likely to work.
    • Read the most recent reviews, regardless of star rating, since these will most likely give you important information on whether the app works well or if there are a ton of ads.
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    Apply the live wallpaper. Open the wallpaper app that you just downloaded and find a live wallpaper that you like. When you do, you can press the option to download it. You might have to watch an ad before the live wallpaper downloads.
    • If you're asked to watch an ad first, you have the option to pay to unlock the Pro or Premium tier, where no ads are involved. In this case, you also have more options, like automatically changing the live wallpaper every hour and auto-downloading new wallpapers.
    • Once you download the image, tap Apply or Set wallpaper to set your live wallpaper. You can also choose to use the live wallpaper as your lock screen or home screen.
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Setting a Live Wallpaper as Lock Screen on Samsung

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    Open the video you want as a live wallpaper in your gallery. You can tap the camera icon, then tap the picture thumbnail in the bottom left corner to see the gallery, or tap the Gallery app icon (it looks like a flower on a red/pink background). [1]
  2. 2
    Tap ⋮ . It's in the top right corner and prompts a menu to drop down.
  3. 3
    Tap Set as wallpaper . It's near the end of the menu.
  4. 4
    Tap Lock screen . If the video is more than 15 seconds long, you'll need to trim it before you can use it. Trim it by following these steps:
    • Tap Trim , and a timeline will appear at the bottom so you can shorten the video.
    • Drag the selection left or right to change which 15 seconds of the video appear on your Lock screen. You can watch a preview of your Lock screen above the timeline.
    • Tap Done when you have the 15 seconds you want to appear on your Lock screen selected.
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    Tap Done . It's in the top right corner of your screen and will apply any changes.
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Setting a Video As a Live Wallpaper

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  1. 1
    Get a live wallpaper app from the Google Play Store. You can do this using an app that you already downloaded, such as any of the apps previously mentioned. However, Video to Wallpaper makes turning a video into a live wallpaper so much easier.
  2. 2
    Open the app and click + . You'll see this plus sign icon in the bottom right corner of your screen.
  3. 3
    Tap Choose . This lets you pick a video that you want to set as your wallpaper.
  4. 4
    Tap the video you want to use. You'll be able to rename it so you can easily find it again.
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    Tap OK . The video you selected will appear on the app's home screen, but you're not done yet!
  6. 6
    Tap Apply . You'll see a pop-up window with instructions to proceed.
    • Tap OK .
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    Tap "Video to Wallpaper" and Set wallpaper . Choosing the app means that you're allowing it to set your home screen wallpaper. When the preview appears, tapping Set wallpaper sets the selected video as your home screen!
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    Select Home screen or Home screen and lock screen . You can choose if you want both to show this video or if you only want to apply it to your Home screen.
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FAQ

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    How to set a video as live wallpaper on Android? Fortunately, this feature is built-in on many Samsungs ; however, you can only set video wallpapers as your lock screen, and they have to be less than 15 seconds long. Open the video in the Gallery, then follow these steps:
    • Tap ⋮ in the top right corner of your screen
    • Select Set as wallpaper and Lock Screen .
      • You can also set the video as a call or alarm background.
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    How to put a live wallpaper on a Samsung? By default, you can only set a video as your lock screen wallpaper. You need to download a third-party app from the Google Play Store to set a live wallpaper on your Samsung's home screen.
  3. 3
    Why does my phone not support live wallpapers? Live wallpapers take up a lot of resources and very quickly drain your battery. They are not good for optimization, which is why they aren't automatically supported. If you want a live wallpaper, you'll need to install a third-party app.
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    How to turn a photo into live wallpaper? Many live wallpaper apps in the Google Play Store, like Live Wallpapers, 4k Wallpapers , allow you to create your own live wallpapers. You can upload a photo, and the app will use AI to generate the live wallpaper.
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