Install guides
Moving wallpapers work differently on every device. iPhones need a Live Photo, Samsung phones take a short video, Macs and Windows PCs need a small app. Pick yours.
iPhone
- How to set a live wallpaper on iPhoneSet a moving Lock Screen wallpaper on iPhone with a Live Photo: what works on iOS 26 and iOS 27, step by step, and what the motion looks like.
- Live wallpaper not moving on iPhone? The fixesWhy an iPhone live wallpaper stops moving and how to fix it: Low Power Mode, Reduce Motion, the Live Photo button, Motion Not Available and how the motion plays since iOS 17.
- How to save a Live Photo from a zip on iPhoneTurn a photo and video pair from a zip into one Live Photo on iPhone: open it in Files, select both files and Save to Photos. Includes what to do if it saves as two items.
- Change your iPhone wallpaper every day with ShortcutsUse a Shortcuts automation to set a new wallpaper from an album every morning on iPhone, step by step, and what it can and cannot do with Live Photos.
Android
- How to set a video Lock Screen on SamsungSet a moving video as your Samsung Galaxy Lock Screen wallpaper from Gallery or Settings, with the 15 second and 100 MB limits that One UI applies.
- Moving wallpapers on Pixel and other Android phonesHow to get a moving wallpaper on a Google Pixel or any Android phone without a built in video wallpaper setting, using a video wallpaper app and an MP4 loop.