Android guide
Moving wallpapers on Pixel and other Android phones
How 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.
Pixel phones and most Android phones outside Samsung do not have a setting for video wallpapers. Android 16 added wallpaper Effects on Pixel (Cinematic, shapes and weather) that animate your own photos, but they do not play a video. For a true moving wallpaper you need a video wallpaper app.
Steps
- Download the Android video (MP4) from a wallpaper page.
- Install a video wallpaper app from Google Play. Pick one with good reviews that asks only for access to your videos, and avoid apps that ask for contacts, location or accessibility access.
- In the app, choose the Wallmill MP4 and set it for the Home Screen, Lock Screen or both.
- Android shows a live wallpaper preview. Tap Set wallpaper.
Battery
A video wallpaper uses a little more battery than a still, mostly while the screen is on. The darker Wallmill loops (Black Ripple, Slow Starfield, Midnight Silk) are the gentlest on OLED screens.
If your phone is a Samsung, you do not need an app for the Lock Screen: see the Samsung guide.