Live Wallpapers for iPhone & Android

Differently, and ScreenLux ships a version for each. On iPhone, a live wallpaper is a Live Photo: you save it to Photos and set it as the Lock Screen wallpaper, where it animates when you wake the phone. iOS does not animate the Home Screen. On Android, ScreenLux installs a live wallpaper service that plays a muted video loop on the Home Screen, with a matching still for the Lock Screen. Same design, same 1080 × 2400 frame, two delivery methods.

Three worth knowing. Battery: motion costs more than a still, so iOS limits it to the moment you wake the Lock Screen, and Android pauses the loop whenever the Home Screen is hidden. Expectations: on iPhone the Home Screen never animates, and on Android the Lock Screen may show a still depending on the manufacturer. Distraction: a loop behind your icons is not for everyone. ScreenLux composes short, quiet loops and keeps a still of every design for that reason.

Previewing is free: every loop plays in the app, with Lock Screen and Home Screen mockups, before you decide. Saving or applying a live wallpaper needs ScreenLux+, which is $19.99 once for lifetime access, $14.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $1.99 a week with a 3-day trial when the store offers it. All 91 live wallpapers and every still are included; there are no individual purchases and no account to create.