How to Use a Video as a Wallpaper on Your Android Phone
The wallpaper is one of the first things you see after unlocking your phone, and by using videos as the wallpaper, you could give your screen a more dynamic look.
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How to Use a Video as Live Wallpaper
Samsung Galaxy phones have a built-in option for setting video wallpapers, but other Android phones don’t, so for them, you need to install athird-party live wallpaper appinstead. For this guide, we’ll useVideo Live Wallpaper, which is free from the Play Store.
After installing the app, follow these steps:
Available changes include:
The app doesn’t have any options for using video wallpaper only on the lock screen. If you want to apply it to the lock screen only, choose theHome screen and lock screenoption first, and then change the home screen wallpaper to what it was before.
Live wallpapers are resource intensive as they use the device’s chipset to render videos on the screen. While most Android phones can handle live wallpapers without any trouble, if you’re using them on devices with a weaker chipset, there’s a chance that the background animation may affect your smartphone’s performance and battery life.
Make Your Home Screen More Lively With Video Wallpapers
Live wallpapers not only give your smartphone an aesthetic appeal but are also the best way to relive memories from the past, as video recording replaces the still pictures on your device. Third-party video wallpaper apps have more advantages as they allow you to set videos of any length as wallpaper, along with an option to enable or disable sounds.
This is just one of many ways you can customize your Android device. There are lots of other apps you can use to help give personalize your phone.
The Play Store has a wide variety of apps when it comes to customization. Here are some of our favorites for customizing Android.
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