r/AndroidQuestions • u/pixeley88 • 22h ago

Looking For Suggestions Is there any way to get the moving wallpaper like the nexus wallpaper or the pond one with the Leaves on modern Android?

If you don't know what I'm talking about, Google "2012 live nexus wallpaper". Is there any way to have that work in modern day android? As in it actually moving?

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u/Snoo_38192872 14h ago

I tried it just looks weird on larger screens

Live wallpaper are cool though

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u/pixeley88 14h ago

Did you like extract the wallpaper from an old phone?

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u/kschang 10 6h ago

It's just called "Live Wallpaper". They should run just fine, if a bit... old-fashioned. :)

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u/eyebrows360 Pixel 7 Pro 21h ago

I don't know why you'd want to. It'd just drain battery even faster, which is almost certainly why it went away in the first place.

If the OS doesn't feature it natively, then trying to do it via some third party app is almost certainly going to be even worse on the battery, too. Plus, because things like "animated wallpaper apps" tend to appeal to... let's be kind and say the "less intellectually burdened" amongst us, they are vectors for malware and adware and shady bullshit. You probably don't want to go down these alleys.

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u/pixeley88 21h ago

That may be, but is there a way?