![]() ![]() The blue line is with live wallpaper, the red is with static…. ![]() I wanted to prove this, so I picked one of my favourites from the top 5 below (‘Sunset Beach’) and recorded the battery status through a (deliberately) light day (so that other intensive tasks didn’t skew the results), then compared these to the same with a traditional ‘static’ wallpaper (i.e. They only run when you’re looking at your homescreens and they don’t burn processor cycles in the background. ![]() Given how mature the world of Android is these days, the vast majority of live wallpapers won’t affect your phone’s battery in any significant way. And, like any Android application, they can be well – or badly – programmed. There may be a normal application component, used for configuration, or there may not – many live wallpapers simply appear in the main live wallpaper selection lists. ![]() Live wallpapers are essentially standard Android applications that have been declared (by the developer) to the OS as suitable for use instead of other, existing wallpaper. Technology can take our minds off the fresh air around us, so why not bring a little of the outside world to your Android homescreens?īefore heading into the ‘top 5’ though, one of the biggest worries for the billion Android users across the globe is whether live wallpapers (in general) are a bad idea in terms of battery life? After all, keeping our phones going all day is a challenge for many of us – having something extra that’s purely ‘cosmetic’ dipping into those vital milliAmp-hours is definitely not going to be a good idea. Live wallpapers were introduced to Android with the Nexus One and v2.1 of the OS, back in 2010 – so we’ve had four years of data to work with in clearing up a few misconceptions and also delivering a top 5 that will bring a natural, earth-loving smile to your face each day. ![]()
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