How to install live wallpapers on iPhone

Note! Installation of live wallpapers is available on the iPhone SE first and second generation, 6S, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, XS, XS MAX, 11 and 11 Pro, as well as on newer models released after Publications of this article. The older devices considered the function is not supported.

Method 1: "Settings" iOS

The simplest method of installing live wallpapers on the iPhone is to access the corresponding section of the system parameters.

1. Open the "Settings" of iOS and scroll them a bit down to the second block of options.



2. Go to the "Wallpaper" section.



3. Tap on "Select new wallpapers".



4. Next, click "Dynamics".



5. Select the appropriate image and tap it.



6. Check out the preview, then use the Set button.



7. In the pop-up window, determine where the image will be installed:
   • Lock screen;
   • Screen "Home";
   • Both screens.



You can get acquainted with the result by coming out of the IOS settings and / or blocking the phone screen, depending on which options you choose.



This approach to the installation of dynamic wallpapers on the iPhone is extremely simple in its implementation, but not devoid of flaws - a set of animated images offered by the system is very limited, depends on the specific model of the device and version of the iOS, and cannot be expanded with standard means.

Method 2: Appendix "Photo"

An alternative to the previous method is the use of a standard "Photo" application for iPhone, in which not only pictures and video taken on camera are stored, but also other images, including animated.

Note! Graphic file that will be installed as living wallpaper should have a format MOV. (It has live-photos created on the basic iPhone chamber if this option has not been turned off manually).

1. Open the "Photo" program. Find the image in it that you plan to install on the screen and tap it to view.
2. Click the "Share" button below.



3. Scroll down the menu and select "Make Wallpapers".



4. Perform the steps from the last step of the previous instruction, that is, specify the screen or screens to which the image will be added.



5. You can get acquainted with the result by closing the photo application.



Obviously, this method provides more customization capabilities than the "settings" of iOS discussed above. The only difficulty lies in the need to search for graphic files in a suitable format.

It is easy to guess that this way can be installed as wallpaper absolutely any compatible image, for example, downloaded from the Internet. If such files are stored in you in iCloud, to move them to the iPhone memory, do the following:

1. Open the "Files" application and double click on the Overview tab.



2. In the side menu, select "ICLOUD DRIVE".



3. Lay the folder in which the suitable images are stored, and open it.



4. Next, tap the picture.

   

   Please note that if it is in the cloud, the download procedure will first be initiated.



5. After the image is open, click the "Share" button located on the bottom panel.



6. In the menu that appears, select "Save Image".



7. Repeat steps No. 1-5 from the previous instruction.



Note that the files application allows you to work not only with the data in the cloud, but also with those that are stored on the domestic drive of the phone. Plus, other cloud storage facilities can be connected to it, not only icloud. To do this, you need to either set the appropriate settings in its menu, or set the service application on the iPhone, run it and configure, after which it will automatically appear in the file manager.

Method 3: third-party applications

In the App Store you can find quite a few applications that provide the ability to install static and dynamic wallpapers, and many of them specialize only on the latter. All of them have not so much differences, and unfortunately, endowed with the same shortcomings - advertising and paid distribution (often, with the presence of a trial version, after which it will have to refuse to use or arrange not the cheapest subscription). But, since almost every similar solution allows you to save animated pictures in the device's memory, we will consider how to use two of them.

Option 1: Live Wallpaper on iPhone 11

A popular application for installing wallpapers, first of all, alive, highly appreciated by iPhone users.

Download Live Wallpaper on iPhone 11 from App Store

1. Use the link presented above in order to install the application to your iPhone.
2. Run it and scroll out welcome screens with informational information.

   

   Provide the necessary permissions.

   

   Next, or refuse to design a Premium subscription, closing the window, or use the proposed trial version.



3. Once on the main screen of the mobile program, call its menu, touching the three horizontal bands located in the lower left corner.



4. Scroll through the list of available sections and open "Live Wallpapers".



5. If you still have not issued a premium, the offer will appear again. We recommend using a trial version, to disable which you can at any time. This will open access to all the features provided by the application, and at the same time will allow you to download the desired number of live images from it.

   

   Option 2: Live Wallpaper 4k

   Another highly appreciated by users app for the installation of live wallpaper, which, like the absolute majority of representatives of this segment, is not much different from the above and has characteristic pros and cons.

   Download Live Wallpaper 4K from App Store

   1. Follow the link above and install the program to your iPhone.
   2. Run it and scroll through the introductory screens by clicking "Next".

      

      Pay attention instructions - besides how to install a dynamic image, a list of models that support this feature is specified. These are all iPhone, starting with the model 6S, but not previous versions - they also designated at the beginning of the article. For some reason, the application does not specify the SE model of the first and second generation, but this function also works on them.

   

   3. Once on the main screen of the application, select the live picture you like, sutting their list in the lower area.

   

   4. Deciding with the choice, tap the download button on the screenshot below.

      

      In order for this action to be completed, you will need to watch short advertising.

      

      Then provide permission to access photos.

      

      Once again, read the instructions and list of supported devices, then tap on the "Clear" button.

   

   5. To set the live wallpaper on the screen of your iPhone, follow the instructions from the "Method 2:" photo application "of this article.