Android phones come pre-loaded with a small selection of live wallpaper choices, but you can also make your own live wallpaper using a video you've shot or create animations with a photo. Here are ...

Animated live wallpapers have been around since the earliest days of Android, but I'll admit to having forgotten about them for several years. Here are the six best options I've found after giving ...

One great way to dress up and personalize your Android phone is to set up custom backgrounds for your phone’s homescreen. You can choose a static image as your wallpaper, or opt for something ...

If you’re tired of static wallpapers, you can add a bit of flair to your smartphone by choosing a live wallpaper—that is, using a Live Photo, gif, or short video as your wallpaper. Before you ...

Live wallpapers are animated and typically interactive backgrounds that provide ever-changing screens to keep your phone dynamic. A longtime Android feature, live wallpapers can change once in ...

Live wallpapers on Android phones and tablets can be quite nice. They’re not a reason to buy a phone, but they can give you typographic clocks, light grids, and other informative or attractive ...

You can use one of the platform’s millions of videos as a live wallpaper for your phone’s home and lock screens. Setting it up is easy.

That said, recently released Android devices—especially Pixel 3 models—should be up to the task. But even with the right hardware, the live wallpapers are finicky.

An update to Google Maps on Android phones lets you wallpaper the start screen with a real-time map, among other things.

Related: Best live wallpapers for Android A lot of live wallpapers have been developed for Android devices. Most of them can be used by both phones and tablets.

Summary Android 14 may soon allow users to set different live wallpapers for their lock screen and home screen background, according to a Google IssueTracker post.

How to make live wallpaper from a video To make your live wallpaper, choose the video you want to use. Once you have your video, using it for your wallpaper depends on your Android phone manufacturer.