I'm sure someone at some point in time since the launch of live wallpapers have asked this question. I wanna know how to close live wallpapers, especially since I am using my Xoom a lot. It's most annoying, I cannot seem to come up with a good solution. I've tried using task managers to close the live wallpapers but they always stay in the memory. The only way I know how to close down a live wallpaper is to replace it will a still wallpaper from the gallery. Is there a better or possibly other way to close down a live wallpaper without having to replace it with a non live wallpaper? Ideas would be most appreciated!
Surely someone might have an answer?
What are you asking? Do you want a live wallpaper, but have it stuck in a static position?
The live wallpapers can't be paused or whatever, you either have to choose live or static wallpapers.
Like you said, if you want to "close" the live wallpaper, just replace it with a normal one and it won't drain your battery anymore...
I thought maybe the live wallpaper would apply over the existing static wallpaper I had set just like a filter, instead of replacing it totally just so I wouldn't have to reset my static wallpaper. But I guess a wallpaper is the same... live or not.
diablo2224 said:
I thought maybe the live wallpaper would apply over the existing static wallpaper I had set just like a filter, instead of replacing it totally just so I wouldn't have to reset my static wallpaper. But I guess a wallpaper is the same... live or not.
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umm no... the live wallpaper isn't going to keep running in the background if you replace it with another wallpaper. It doesn't layar your wallpapers when you change them. Its either live or it isn't...
I knew that but needed to make sure. Thanks. I only asked because the live wallpapers run like an app because it appears in task killers unlike a normal wallpaper, but that's because it's not still but animated.
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Is anyone else facing a problem with the star field live wallpaper where you are searching through the Google widget and the keyboard disappears and the background is suddenly the default?
I wasn't able to recreate this.
flamerider88 said:
Is anyone else facing a problem with the star field live wallpaper where you are searching through the Google widget and the keyboard disappears and the background is suddenly the default?
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Sounds like you're using a task manager and it is ending apps. Some of the live wallpapers run a separate process that needs to be excluded from autoending. If the live wallpaper process ends, it reverts you wallpaper to the default Nexus wallpaper as you noticed.
I've had to do this with Advanced Task Manager.
I've had this issue come up before. Also, I think the Starfield wallpaper was killing my battery (maybe just paranoid about the app).
I loved the app, especially after its most recent update, but I've since reverted to a "dead" wallpaper since I feel like the Live's do take up too much RAM/Battery life for what they're worth.
Although seeing people's faces when we would turn up the warp drive on starfield is fun
No task manager, but it does seem like the process is ending is there a way to lock it in memory?
Do you run a lot of Widgets? They can definitely cause other apps to close.b
How do you get it to not force you to crop your wallpaper? I have a 720p wallpaper I would like to use but I have to pick 3/4 of the size. I really want to quit using my lwp for the extra battery life. Am I using the wrong res? I really want the picture to stay the same even when I swipe screens. Can someone help me out please?
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How do you get it to not force you to crop your wallpaper? I have a 720p wallpaper I would like to use but I have to pick 3/4 of the size. I really want to quit using my lwp for the extra battery life. Am I using the wrong res? I really want the picture to stay the same even when I swipe screens. Can someone help me out please?
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download Multipicture Live Wallpaper from the market, tons of ppl use this to fix that problem. Resizes the images perfect everytime.
Just add it from the live wallpaper list and set it to a single image source. Good to go.
p2flol said:
download Multipicture Live Wallpaper from the market, tons of ppl use this to fix that problem. Resizes the images perfect everytime.
Just add it from the live wallpaper list and set it to a single image source. Good to go.
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Cool! Forgot about this. I've been looking for a way to do this on my Xoom for awhile. Now my wallpapers look awesome because I can view the whole entire image now. Thanks!
I think there should be these kind of resize options as a part of the Android OS by default within the gallery app.
anyone have problems with the sizing of the wallpaper on adw? got the new update and now everything seems to be shifted down and cuts off the bottom of the wallpaper. the regular launcher works fine but can't seem to get my dl'ed wallpapers to work
Same issue for me and if I didn't like the dock so much I'd go back to stock. There is a partial work around by using an app called multiwallpaper (I think that's what its called).
This app is actually a live wallpaper that can provide a different wallpaper for each screen. As live wallpapers aren't affected by this size changing, you see the full thing. Unfortunately, even if you set to 1 image, it still puts a separate wallpaper with that image on each page so you don't get that moving effect you would normally get with one wallpaper stretching across all the screens. I might be missing something but that has been my experience.
Is there anyway I can just use the wallpaper I download without cropping?
I tried wallpaper slideshow but it like locked up when I set it up and when it applies wallpaper its shifted way to the right and part of the background is dark.
Any help thanks!
Did you try Multipicture Live wallpaper app?
I used the app called wallpaper wizardri. Just try to look for a picture of resolution (1200x800) i believe.
Google wiffed on the wallpapers having to be cropped, which i believe is bs and another pain users have to hurdle through.
Should I resize the image before trying to set it?
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Should I resize the image before trying to set it?
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You dont really have too, you either will be resizing it in honeycomb when you crop it but if you do it then, the resolution would suck
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I found that to have crisp unpixelted wallpapers I needed to get a much bigger image than I though as it needs to work both vertical / horizontal.
So i ended up downloading huge pictures to make it work - 1200x1920
^^ completely agree. This will give you the best results. Even over an app.
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miltipicture live wallpaper is the best bet. if you cant figure it out pm me and ill walk you through it.
Anyone know how to get live wallpaper on 8.9 or 7 without safestrap? How did Cpasjuste get it working for apex launcher in the thor-gapps-rom? I am going to guess that it was something built into CM 10 that carried over and there isn't anyone here who understands why it works? Cpasjuste had no reply when I PM'd him about it.
Got my live wallpaper working. Moved audible and amazonmp3 out of the system folder to make room because I don't use it. Ran stunt's wallpaper fix and installed kindlefree livewallpaper picker. Still force closes but if I setup the wallpaper using it's own app and then click apply in the wallpaper picker for the split second it's on screen I get live wallpaper. Hope someone can let me know if there is a way to make this work properly/cleanly without fc, but otherwise working.
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Got my live wallpaper working. Moved audible and amazonmp3 out of the system folder to make room because I don't use it. Ran stunt's wallpaper fix and installed kindlefree livewallpaper picker. Still force closes but if I setup the wallpaper using it's own app and then click apply in the wallpaper picker for the split second it's on screen I get live wallpaper. Hope someone can let me know if there is a way to make this work properly/cleanly without fc, but otherwise working.
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What live wallpaper are you using? I tried that using Phase Beam and ended up with a black background.
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What live wallpaper are you using? I tried that using Phase Beam and ended up with a black background.
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Gallery Free Live Wallpaper by Kittehface :good: